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Using the selection of topics on the left, you are able to navigate the website to find news and resources for the topics that are of interest to you. If there are any topics not included here, which you would like to see featured. Please contact us and we will endeavour to accommodate your request. Impacts Of Climate ChangeAfrica's rich abundance of life seems inexhaustible, but growing pressure on animals and plants could lead to greater poverty, more wars and migration to other continents, experts ... Read More Vanishing African wildlife threatens livelihoods: scientists - New AfricanWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joe Biden and Sarah Palin agreed that climate change is real, but differed on whether human activity was its root cause in Thursday's U.S. vice presidential ... Read More Does climate change's cause matter? Not to Palin - Reuters UKConventionally created plants such as these tomatoes don't need to undergo any kind of testing regime, whereas GM foods do. Photograph: Macduff Everton/Getty Last week's big food ... Read More The war over GM is back. Is the truth any clearer? - Guardian UnlimitedRegulator Ofwat said water bills are set to increase by an average of £29 before inflation between 2010 and 2015. The average water bill in 2015 will be £355 before any ... Read More Water bills to rise - In the NewsNEW YORK, NY -- As Zimbabwe lifts its ban preventing work in the country by outside humanitarian agencies, global agency Church World Service announced today a national fundraising ... Read More A typical dual fuel customer on a standard tariff consumes 3,300 Kilowatt hours a year of electricity and 20,500 Kilowatt hours of gas a year. A pioneering idea to store electricity, has led to EDF Energy Networks planning engineer Allan Boardman, who is based at the company’s offices at Barton Road in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, said: “I am delighted to learn that our submission has been chosen as a finalist. The price increase is driven by three factors. First, the wholesale price of energy has doubled over the last year. Second, the distribution costs of transporting and metering energy from power stations and gas fields to homes and businesses has also risen. This increase is about £4 pa for an electricity customer and around £32 pa for a gas customer. Finally, the costs of meeting our environmental obligations have also risen for renewables, emissions trading and energy efficiency. The doubling of the energy efficiency programme, now called the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT), will cost our customers up to £100m pa over the next three years. EDF Energy is committed to remaining competitive in the energy market whilst continuing to provide excellent customer service. Fixed Price 2010 tariff is not available in the Northern, Yorkshire and Southern regions. The prepayment offer for this tariff only applies to electricity customers in London, the South East and the East of England Energy Group. EDF Energy continues to lead the way through some pioneering initiatives:
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