British Gas workers vote to strike in pay and conditions dispute, threaten festive season walk out

British Gas workers vote for strike action in dispute over pay and conditions threatening walk out by engineers over festive season The GMB union said members backed industrial action by almost 9 to 1 British Gas parent company Centrica said the action did not have a strong mandate as only 52 per cent of eligible … Read more

Ministers plan ban on gas boilers in new homes from 2025

Boris Johnson’s green energy revolution could spell the end of gas boilers in new homes from 2025 as the Government aims to replace them with hydrogen and heat pumps.    Business Secretary Alok Sharma today published the Government’s long-awaited Energy white paper which provides a road map for achieving net zero emissions by the middle of the … Read more

Huge gas explosion destroys Lincolnshire house as owner somehow escapes with minor injuries 

Huge gas explosion destroys house in Lincolnshire village as owner somehow escapes with minor injuries Explosion on Holly Close in Bourne on December 13 caused house to collapse The occupants are safe and well, a man has minor injuries and is a little shaken  Building has been severely damaged, fire and gas services are in … Read more

Boris Johnson plan to replace gas boilers by 2023 is ‘impossible’

  ELECTRIC VEHICLES  PM’S PLAN: Boris Johnson has vowed to ‘ban new sales of petrol and diesel cars by 2030’ . He announced £2.8billion in funding as part of his ten-point green plan, including £1.3billon on the rollout of electric car charging points. REALITY: The 2030 target is viewed by the industry as ‘incredibly ambitious’ with … Read more

PM’s plan to replace gas boilers by 2023 is ‘impossible’

  ELECTRIC VEHICLES  PM’S PLAN: Boris Johnson has vowed to ‘ban new sales of petrol and diesel cars by 2030’ . He announced £2.8billion in funding as part of his ten-point green plan, including £1.3billon on the rollout of electric car charging points. REALITY: The 2030 target is viewed by the industry as ‘incredibly ambitious’ with … Read more

SMALL CAP MOVERS: Pfizer’s vaccine news prompts stocks sell-off; Victoria Oil & Gas rockets

The market narrative changed this week after Pfizer and its partner BioNTech went public with a Covid-19 vaccine candidate was effective in 90 per cent of cases. Approval for the drug will be sought next week, which doesn’t mean the pandemic is over, though the knee-jerk reaction of London’s traders seemed to suggest this was … Read more

Ending greenhouse gas emissions ‘may not stop global warming’

If humans ended greenhouse gas emissions tomorrow we would still see global temperatures continuing to rise for several centuries, a new study claims.  Scientists used a computer model called ESCIMO to simulate the effect of different greenhouse gas emission reductions on changes in the global climate between now and they year 2500, based on records spanning … Read more

Alessandra Ambrosio stops for gas in LA wearing eye-catching purple tie dye top and pale blue jeans

Alessandra Ambrosio stops for gas in LA wearing eye-catching purple tie dye top and pale blue jeans By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 04:10 GMT, 30 October 2020 | Updated: 04:10 GMT, 30 October 2020 She’s been a regular at the beach volleyball courts near her Santa Monica home for weeks now. But on Thursday, … Read more

The cars that sip fuel and the gas guzzlers that will demolish your bank balance

When it comes to buying a car – new or used – one of the most important factors for many drivers is how quickly it will empty its fuel tank. With many motorists looking to reduce their costs as much as possible, particularly during this period of financial hardship brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, … Read more

‘Anonymous’ Miles Taylor says Trump wanted to ‘gas, electrify and shoot migrants at the border’

Former Department of Homeland Security chief of staff and author of the infamous ‘Anonymous’ 2018 New York Times op-ed Miles Taylor revealed that Trump once said he wanted migrants to be ‘gassed, electrified and shot’ at the border. Taylor made the claim during an interview with Chris Cuomo on CNN Wednesday night, hours after he revealed … Read more