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Energy

Thank God for the Glory of Gas
Britain takes for granted the benefits that natural gas has brought but they are miraculous
Patrick Heren

Renewables Won’t Keep the Lights On
If you thought that wind power would be affordable, think again
John Constable

Beyond Climate Hubris
An open letter to Chris Huhne calls for a new pragmatic approach to rebuild public trust
Gwyn Prins

After the Crash: A New Direction for Climate Policy

A radical and pragmatic approach in accelerating the decarbonisation of the global economy is the only way forward

Gwyn Prins

Powerful Attraction
A new British-pioneered nuclear reactor can help cut our reliance on fossil fuels
David Wark

Global Warning

An Appeal to Reason: A Cool Look at Global Warming by Nigel Lawson, and Blueprint for a Safer Planet by Nicholas Stern

Myron Ebell

The Anti-Green Ecologist

The Vanishing Face of Gaia by James Lovelock
He Knew He Was Right by John Gribbin and Mary Gribbin

Myron Ebell

Bearhugged by Uncle Vlad
Germany's fawning attitude towards Putin stems from a belief that Russia is the nearest thing it has to a colony
Edward Lucas

A Norwegian Thatcher?
The leader of Norway's Progress Party, Siv Jensen, has a good chance of winning next year's election. In an interview with Standpoint editor Daniel Johnson, she explains her views; Bruce Bawer explains the background to her meteoric career
Siv Jensen and Bruce Bawer

The British Gas Man Cometh (Not)

Standpoint senior editor Miriam Gross tries seven times in vain to negotiate the hopeless beaurocracy of British Gas's customer service department

Miriam Gross

Underrated: Abroad
The ravenous longing for the infinite possibilities of “otherwhere”
Stephen Bayley

The king of cakes
"Yuletide revels were designed to see you through the dark days — and how dark they seem today"
Carolyn Hart

A tripod in the sky
The view from above
Christian House
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