EU premiers were in the dark: now we all will be A former chief scientific advisor to the government has said that EU renewable-energy quotas will cause widespread fuel poverty. Sir David King believes that European heads of state, in agreeing the... ...full story at the register (uk)
from the register (uk) on Thu, Sep 04 2008
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