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    Choose the right bulb

    With the Parliament currently considering a written declaration, proposed by the Greens, for an immediate ban on the sale of incandescent light bulbs in the EU, Green MEPs hosted a stand offering the possibility to compare the currently existing light bulbs.
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    Nuclear power

    The new report says that the construction costs for recent nuclear power plants have gone up as much as 300% over the budget and the average construction time has risen to almost 10 years. It concludes that nuclear power isn't an economically viable solution to climate change.
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    Conference on plant fuels

    Alain Lipietz, Greens/EFA MEP and the news magazine Politis invite you to the conference "Trees of evil. The production of agro fuels from palm oil". It will take place on Wednesday 9 May 2007 from 9.30 am to 1 pm in the European Parliament.
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    EU-Russia Summit in Samara on 18 May 2007

    Greens/EFA point out that democracy and human rights must be at the core of any future agreement with the Russian Federation and regret the timid reaction by the EU Presidency and the Commission at the Moscow and Saint Petersburg events. They also express their concern about Russian state re-taking control of all resources, including ener…
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    Residual risk

    This study, commissioned by the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament, outlines the accidents in nuclear power plants since the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. From minor incidents to major problems, it shows that nuclear power is a very dangerous source of energy.
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    UN Climate panel

    Top climate experts and officials from around the world meet in Bangkok this week to discuss a draft report on how to fight climate change. They examine a summary for policy makers to be formally adopted on Friday.
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    Nuclear

    Today, exactly 21 years after the Chernobyl nuclear accident, Greenpeace activists' from all over Europe occupied the place where the construction of the new EPR reactor in France already started. They managed to stop the work process.
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    European Parliament climate change committee

    The European Parliament decided in Strasbourg to set up a temporary committee on climate change due to start its work in May.The Greens/EFA group will be represented on the temporary committee by 3 MEPs on a total of 60.
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    European Parliament two-seat operation

    An independent study, commissioned by Green MEPs Caroline Lucas and Jean Lambert, reveals the climate impact of the EP's travelling circus (pdf).
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    Renewables development

    The wind and photovoltaic sectors registered record growth levels in 2006 according to new figures published by the renewable energy consortium Eurobserver. Germany is still a leading country but other markets are expected to take off quickly like in France, UK or Italy.