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INDIA' RELIANCE ON COAL
According to the latest inventory, India relied on coal for 90% of its electricity, which accounts for more than a third of the country's emissions.
Heresy of the Greeks
As Britain’s political class pretends that its arranged marriage of Tweedledee to Tweedledum is democracy, the inspiration for the rest of us is Greece.
UNITE SAY THEY STOPPED TORY MAJORITY
In the many inquests into the Labour defeat, the one inside Unite will be specially worthwhile, more than £2m worthwile, roughly the amount the union spent to fund the Labour campaign.
US FALLS BEHIND CHINA IN CLEAN ENERGY
Many U.S. investors were reluctant to plough money into big solar, wind and other clean energy sectors until they knew what technologies U.S. government policy was going to favor, he said.
COURT VICTORY FOR UNITE
Fresh BA strikes are set to go ahead next week after a panel of judges overturned a ban on industrial action.
Annual Bentley Memorial
Scottish Coal cuts 600 jobs.
Scottish Coal announced on Friday that it had gone into liquidation. Almost 600 jobs were lost as KPMG were called in. Scottish Coal operates six open cast mines in Scotland. The NUM and other Unions will seek discussions with KPMG and interested parties to retain as many jobs as possible going forw
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GERRY GIBSON INQUEST
The five day inquest into the death of Gerry Gibson who died aged 49 at Kellingley Colliery when a section of the roof in the tailgate of the 502 coalface collapsed on 27th September 2011 has concluded with the Coroner instructing the jury to return a narrative verdict.
Our thoughts and sympathies
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FUNERAL FOR THATCHER
Margaret Hilda Thatcher divided the country while alive and it would appear so in death. The decision by the British Government to hold a ceremonial funeral with military honours, a tribute usually reserved for senior members of the royal family, can only be seen as divisive.
To cap it all th
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DEATH OF THATCHER
Margaret Hilda Thatcher (13 October 1925 – 8 April 2013)
The former UK Prime Minister who held office from 4 May 1979 until 28 November 1990 died 8 April 2013. To her family our condolences.
The legacy of what the Conservative Government did to British Industry under Thatcher is not one to
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