Government to sell 25% stake in Nuke Power Firm

The Government yesterday confirmed that it is planning to sell a 25 per cent stake in British Energy after the nuclear power firm posted a 44 per cent rise in underlying profit and announced its first dividend since a state bail-out.

Birmingham Post 31st May 2007

Nuclear power, dirty, dangerous and expensive

Green Party Principal Speaker Siân Berry today commented: "If the Government do go down the nuclear route, they will be committing the UK to a dirty, dangerous and astronomically expensive future. eGov Monitor 23rd May 2007

Nuclear power is not the answer to climate change – and will hasten the chances of devastating nuclear war, terrorist attack or accident, Green Party MEP Caroline Lucas has warned ahead of the publication of the Government’s latest Energy White Paper tomorrow.
eGov Monitor 23rd May 2007

Hands Off Iraq Oil - Get your MP to sign EDM 1180

EDM in British Parliament
Katy Clark has tabled Early Day Motion 1180 with cross-party co-sponsorship, please encourage your MPs to sign it: "That this House notes that Iraq's economy is heavily dependent on oil and that decisions about the future of Iraq's oil industry will have a major bearing on that country; further notes that the constitution of Iraq states that oil and gas are owned by all the people of Iraq; expresses concern that the British Government, in its involvement in the drafting of Iraq's new oil laws, has sought the views of international oil companies regarding the possible types of contracts that the Iraqi Government should offer; believes that decisions on the Iraqi oil industry should be made by the Iraqi people without outside interference; and calls on the Government to disclose to the House all representations it has made in relation to the oil law."