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  1. RT @UKERCHQ Geothermal energy could meet a fifth of UK's power needs – report gu.com/p/38xj4/tw via @guardian #geothermalenergy
  2. Us shale gas has driven down global coal prices, so the EU has burnt more coal bit.ly/MdYeXO
  3. Good Polly rant. Queen's diamond jubilee: a vapid family and a mirage of nationhood. What's to celebrate? gu.com/p/382yd
  4. #leveson Cable describes his office as 'open plan' sitting next to his special adviser, question for Hunt, is his office open plan?
  5. And on that... Imperial professors explain how you manage the on/off nature of wind. bit.ly/JP5Ivb
  6. Onshore wind, the cheapest form of clean energy by far, takes a hit as judge rules local views trump climate bit.ly/JP5e8m
  7. Uswitch warns rising gas prices will make bills 'unaffordable', but it is Uswitch bit.ly/M5QJCl
  8. @alannogee @dbiello indeed, though burning gas and climate change are not entirely unrelated
  9. Gas lobby benefits from clean energy subsidies @guardian bit.ly/LbdGPn
  10. The IEA also concludes EU shale will cost 50% more than US, and prices will rise 40% on 2010 - even with lots of global shale.
  11. IEA outlines two options for gas extraction, then says both cause catastrophic climate change bit.ly/JKiL5N
  12. @GeorgeMonbiot takes apart the energy bill as a blank cheque for new gas and coal bit.ly/JKeNdo
  13. No benefit of switching from coal to gas for the climate, due to lack of sunlight blocking particles & leaks bit.ly/JKeAXD
  14. On a sunny day, solar meet's half of Germany's energy needs. Odd UK energy policy largely ignores it. bit.ly/KZYC7u
  15. @JessicaBG There must be something about bunting, good or bad, in there somewhere...
  16. Accountants EY warn that UK may be set for new dash for gas bit.ly/K46rMW
  17. Gypsy jazz on a sunny day, looking out on a peaceful garden, researching human rights abuses in the middle east #dissonance
  18. How have we got to the stage where opinion polls in Greece move global markets? bbc.in/KWbmeD