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Friday, September 14, 2012

Energy Policy Divides Governing Coalition in France


Energy Policy Divides Governing Coalition in France
New York Times
But a series of compromises and back-room deals on nuclear power has placed the Green Party's leadership at odds with its activist, environmentalist base, and rising tensions are prompting some to wonder whether the alliance can survive Mr. Hollande's ...http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/15/world/europe/energy-policy-divides-governing-coalition-in-france.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all

France seeks ambitious EU carbon cuts

Oman Daily Observer -
PARIS — French President Francois Hollande yesterday called for deeper cuts in European Union carbon dioxide emissions as he sought to put the environment back at the top of the international agenda. Hollande recommended a 40 per cent cut in carbon ...

France's Hollande outlines 'green' energy policy

AFP -
(AFP) – 4 hours ago. PARIS — President Francois Hollande Friday pledged to close France's oldest operational nuclear plant in 2016 and rejected seven proposals for shale gas exploration on health and environment concerns. "The Fessenheim plant which ...

Hollande speeds up Fessenheim closure timetable

euronews -
The French president has said he wants to bring forward the closure date of the country's oldest nuclear power station. Francois Hollande said Fessenheim in eastern France should close at the end of 2016, several months earlier than planned. Last week a ...

Hollande rejects shale gas fracking

Financial Times -
François Hollande has slammed the door on the exploitation of France's big oil and shale gas deposits using “hydraulic fracking”, risking further tensions with business leaders anxious not to lose access to what they see as a potentially vital energy asset.

Hollande outlines green energy policy

Business Recorder (blog) -
PARIS: President Francois Hollande on Friday pledged to close France's oldest operational nuclear plant in 2016 and rejected seven proposals for shale gas exploration on health and environment concerns. "The Fessenheim plant which is the oldest in our ...

France to close oldest nuclear plant end 2016: Hollande

Business Recorder (blog) -
PARIS: France will close its oldest nuclear power plant, Fessenheim, at the end of 2016, President Francois Hollande said on Friday, bringing the closure date forward by a few months. "The Fessenheim power plant will close at the end of 2016, Hollande said, ...

France's Hollande outlines 'green' energy policy

Phys.Org -
Enlarge. French President Francois Hollande waves as he leaves an environmental conference at the Economic, Social and Environmental Council of France headquarters in Paris. Hollande pledged to close France's oldest operational nuclear plant in 2016 ...

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