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Civil society leaders call for a new energy future
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Justin Woolford of The Change Co., on behalf of The Co-operative, introduces the inaugural meeting of a new group of civil society champions who today launch their vision for community energy in the UK with Chris Huhne, the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. The group has been brought together by The Co-operative, Forum for the Future and Carbon Leapfrog and coincides with The Co...
The renewable energy explorers return home
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Justin Woolford, Senior Campaigns Manager - Social Goals, at The Co-operative, updates us on the last day of the 'Discover Community Energy' tour, summing up what he has learnt and giving his hopes for the future. The tour, part of a wider project for The Co-operative, is being jointly run by Forum for the Future and Carbon Leapfrog. This fact-finding mission seeks to discover what made...
In the city of short distances, impossible is nothing
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Justin Woolford, Senior Campaigns Manager - Social Goals, at The Co-operative, tells what he's been seeing on the penultimate day of the 'Discover Community Energy' tour currently underway in Germany. The tour, part of a wider project for The Co-operative, is being jointly run by Forum for the Future and Carbon Leapfrog. This fact-finding mission seeks to discover what made the...
Waking up to an alternative energy future
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Justin Woolford, Senior Campaigns Manager - Social Goals, at The Co-operative, introduces us to the 'Discover Community Energy' tour currently underway in Germany. The tour, part of a wider project for The Co-operative, is being jointly run by Forum for the Future and Carbon Leapfrog. This fact-finding mission seeks to discover what made the communtiy energy revolution possible in...