1. uk could face blackout by 2016

    BBC NEWS (Sep 14 2009)

    1. uk could face blackout by 2016 The government's new energy adviser says the UK could face blackouts by 2016 because green energy is not coming on stream fast enough. Ministers have previously denied that the UK is heading for an energy gap. But David MacKay, who takes up his post at the Department of Energy on 1 October, says that the public keep objecting to energy projects. This, he says, is creating a huge problem, which could turn out the lights. Professor MacKay is a researcher at Cambridge University. His recent book, Sustainable Energy - Without The Hot Air, won applause for its examination of current government plans to keep the lights on whilst also cutting carbon emissions. (Read Full Article)

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