Tuesday, 27 November 2007

Between the Broadsheets

Plans for a new generation of nuclear power stations will take a significant step forward today when British Energy names four sites in the south of England as the first it wants to link to the National GridFinancial Times

Britain's green energy companies could be among the biggest winners under new legislation to streamline the planning system, Hazel Blears, Communities Secretary, claimed yesterday – Financial Times

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has promised that a decision on whether Britain should build new nuclear power stations will be made early next year - Daily Telegraph

Gordon Brown should approve a new generation of nuclear power stations immediately and give active government backing to genetically modified crops, the departing Chief Scientist said today - The Times

President Sarkozy helped to clinch the world's largest commercial nuclear power contract yesterday, winning an agreement to sell French-designed reactors and atomic fuel worth nearly £6 BILLION to China - The Times

Oil eased back in afternoon trading yesterday, having earlier touched a record high in London, as traders once again booked profits just shy of the US$100 mark - Financial Times

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