This is an early release for a report that is due on Wednesday. Many a knicker in all quarters is sure to be in a twist. Given that most of the suppliers are heavily invested in "clean coal", wind, and nuclear alike, there is a certain humorous quality to some of the quibbles.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8146824.stm">Energy policy 'too wind focused'The UK must invest more in nuclear and clean coal energy and put less emphasis on wind power if it wants a secure low-carbon future, business leaders say.
The CBI says government energy policy is "disjointed" and it is urging a "more balanced" energy mix.
The current approach means the UK might miss climate change targets, it added.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8146824.stm">There's more ... And here is a quote that leaped out at me, after hearing constant assertions to the contrary:
"While we have generous subsidies for wind power, we urgently need the national planning statements needed to build new nuclear plants.
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The Beeb appears to have a distinct anti-nuclear bias; the antis may want to scan through it more often for bad nuclear news.
Well, happy unrec-ing.
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