Robert Brown, Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP for Glasgow, has called for the promotion of domestic wind turbines to guarantee Scotland's position at the vanguard of the renewable energy industry.
The Green Liberal Democrats have decided to back the Corporate Responsibility Coalition's Corporate Responsibility Bill in light of last week's publication of the Private Members Bill ballot in the House of Commons.
Commenting on reports that British Gas is to raise its prices by 5.9% in the new year, Andrew Stunell MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Energy Minister, said:
The Food Standards Agency (FSA), representing the British Government, today voted in favour of licensing the import of GM sweetcorn, despite serious scientific and public concerns.
The agreed five-year moratorium on GMs in the EU could be ended today by a European Standing Committee, if they grant a licence for the import of GM sweetcorn.
Norman Baker MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, has welcomed today's High Court ruling that the licence allowing the ghost fleet to be broken up in Hartlepool 'cannot stand'.
