Category Archives: Energy

Renewable Heat Incentive

Menzies Campbell has signed EDM143. Motion reads: “That this House notes the major contribution that renewable heat can make in meeting the UK’s legally binding renewable energy target, creating green jobs and reducing dependency on imported fossil fue…

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Labour disregarding concerns over nuclear power

At Prime Minister’s questions today, Liberal Democrat Leader Ming Campbell attacked Tony Blair for disregarding concerns about risk, cost and toxic waste in relation to nuclear power. He said that the Government should instead invest in wave, wind and tidal …

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Liberal Democrat councils are showing the way forward on the environment (video)

Ming Campbell discusses his visit last Thursday to Beddington Zero (Fossil) Energy Development in Sutton (a.k.a. BedZED), as well as Sutton’s travel policies and the Liberal Democrats Green Tax Switch. You can see the local paper’s report on Ming’s visit …

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Righting Labour wrongs on the environment

During a visit to Sutton today, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Ming Campbell, spelled out four reasons why the Government should be condemned for its transport policies, contrasting Labour’s record with one of the leading Liberal Democrat local councils, Sutton, …

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Ming Campbell MP and Ed Davey MP discuss energy policy (podcast)

June 20, 2006: Ming Campbell MP and Ed Davey MP discuss energy policy and the environment during their return from visiting Woking’s Combined Heat & Power (CHP) Plant and Woking Park Fuel Cell. You can sign up for their podcast …

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