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Energy
Energy
The government is missing while 35m people face cost of living catastrophe - CounterBlast
The zombie Tory government is sitting on its hands and the leadership contenders offer no solutions as energy companies rake in record profits at working people's expense, writes Terina Hine
Exxon marks the spot: Workers at the UK's biggest oil refinery walk out
Outsourced workers at Fawley refinery in Southampton began strike action on Friday in response to a real-terms pay cut, reports Julie Hope from the picket line
Energy security strategy: disingenuousness wrapped in a Union Jack
In the same week as the IPCC's stark warnings, the Tories have presented a cynical response that offers no actual solutions, only nationalist bluff, writes Elaine-Graham Leigh
Whatever happened to taking back control? Brexit and the cost of living crisis
As gas and electricity prices rises this month by 54%, the Tories refuse to take control of the energy crisis, argues Martin Hall
1 April energy price hike: the joke's on us
Soaring energy prices are pushing millions into poverty while energy companies are raking in the profit. Enough is enough, writes Shabbir Lakha
Russia, Nato and climate change: ‘green’ imperialism is no solution
We should reject any attempt by Western governments to greenwash the rivalry with Russia, argues Elaine Graham-Leigh
The cost of living crisis is a political choice
As bills rocket and poverty increases, Terina Hine explains why it doesn’t have to be this way
Climate change and the cost of living: why we must nationalise energy
Don’t blame green policies for market failure, argues Elaine Graham-Leigh
Energy prices and the real cost of inflation
Contrary to what the Bank of England Governor thinks, higher wages are not responsible for the cost of living crisis, argues Dominic Alexander
Super-rich Sunak says ‘adjust’ to poverty. We say: hit the streets
The government's energy price hike is an outrageous assault on working people that the movement has to fight, argues Chris Nineham
Gas and greed: Why Britain faces a special crisis
As the UK's energy crisis deepens, Chris Nineham looks at the roots of the gas shortage in the neoliberal economic system
Gas shortages ignite Tory crisis - CounterBlast
The UK's gas crisis is one part of what looks like a major political storm for the Tories, writes Terina Hine
People's Power: Reclaiming the Energy Commons - book review
Dawson’s
People’s Power
argues for localised renewable infrastructure, but central, collective and democratic planning is what is needed, argues Elaine Graham-Leigh
UK councils invest over £9bn in fracking industry
Newly released data shows that councils in the UK are investing billions in fracking, we need to keep pushing for divestment commitments
The Secure and the Dispossessed: How the Military and Corporations Are Shaping a Climate-Changed World
Climate change is driven by the demand for profits, but the ruling class is recasting it as a security issue, finds William Alderson
The Burning Answer. A User’s Guide to the Solar Revolution
The Burning Answer
shows that all our energy could come from clean, renewable sources without much technical difficulty, but getting there is a political problem, argues Elaine Graham-Leigh