uk could face blackout by 2016

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1. “ We've got to stop saying no to these things and understand that we do have a serious building project on our hands. ”

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• Department of Energy

1. 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 ... (Read Full Article)
   
   

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