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Create positive energy

independent.co.uk     27-Aug-2008          

Rising utility prices are the ideal incentive to boost your home's green credentials, says Graham Norwood Wednesday, 27 August 2008 There has been much discussion of "eco-towns" and of green new homes, but in so many ways...                    

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Windfall profits?

bbc.co.uk     26-Aug-2008   25 related          

Political support for a windfall tax on the country's leading energy suppliers is growing. More than 80 MPs are now calling for a one-off tax on the profits of energy firms to be given to people struggling to cope with...                    

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Homecare specialists Progress Plus expand service portfolio

24dash.com     26-Aug-2008          

Homecare specialist Progress Plus has expanded its provision with a further two products. Progress Plus, part of Progress Property Services, based on Lancashire Business Park, Centurion Way, Leyland, provides boiler &...                    

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PRESS DIGEST - British business - August 26

finanznachrichten.de     26-Aug-2008          

LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - TESCO CASHES IN ON TASTE FOR LOCAL FOOD AND DRINK This year Tesco TSCO.L is set to generate more than 500 million pounds from the sale of locally produced food and drink as it cashes in on a...                    

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UK sees EDF as preferred British Energy buyer

ft.com     25-Aug-2008   16 related          

By Ed Crooks and Kate Burgess in London and Matthew Green in Lagos A takeover of British Energy by Electricité de France is still the UK government’s preferred option for the nuclear generator, the energy minister has...                    

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Comment: Sam Dunn: Never mind how much it costs: we need that fuel voucher

guardian.co.uk     24-Aug-2008          

And then there were two. Last week, Eon and Scottish & Southern became the third and fourth of the 'big six' fuel companies, after EDF and British Gas, to ratchet up the cost of heating your home - both by more than a...                    

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The heat is on

scotsman.com     24-Aug-2008   1 related          

As two energy suppliers hike prices again, the temperature is rising for households and firms, writes Nathalie Thomas WHEN, in the grip of the 1970s oil crisis, US President Jimmy Carter advised Americans to turn down...                    

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Carbon permit funds may go to poor

ft.com     23-Aug-2008          

By Jim Pickard and Ed Crooks Energy companies would have to pay up to £1bn for carbon permits to pay for help for vulnerable customers this winter under a plan proposed by Gordon Brown’s fuel poverty tsar on Friday night....                    

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In a fantasy world of his own

eureferendum.blogspot.com     22-Aug-2008          

Two events yesterday, each in their own way, struck chill in the hearts of ordinary mortals – as opposed to the increasingly vapid chattering classes whose detachment from reality seems to grow with each passing day. The...                    

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Ministers urged to intervene after household fuel bills soar again

guardian.co.uk     22-Aug-2008   73 related          

Campaigners yesterday urged ministers to intervene over soaring household fuel bills after two more energy suppliers announced rises in gas and electricity prices, affecting millions of customers. Scottish and Southern Energy,...                    

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