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If your MP is on this list, they did something amazing this week

5 Jun 13

Wind turbines in Yorkshire

As you've probably heard, the big clean energy vote in parliament didn't go our way. In the end, we lost out by just 23 votes – one of the closest results since the coalition government came to power in 2010.

Carbon Brief and BusinessGreen have already published great pieces explaining What It All Means, and why this narrow margin of defeat means it's not the end of the road for the decarbonisation target quite yet.

So rather than rehashing their analysis or joining the chorus of shame, I want to show some love to the Lib Dem and Tory MPs who defied their party to vote in favour of the clean energy target.

When good things happen to good people: Tiny, amazing Pendock Primary crosses the finish line

19 Feb 13

The pupils of Pendock launch their Solar Schools effort

On Thursday 14 February, Mechteld Blake - the phenomenal driving force behind Pendock Primary's Solar Schools project - had the pleasure of telling 43 suitably chuffed pupils, that after just 18 weeks of hard work - highs and lows - their tiny school had raised a phenomenal £9,170. 

Alongside a plethora of events and community fundraising, the team invited businesses to do their bit to help the pupils of Pendock grow 
up in a clean, green solar school. And it's an opportunity that Good Energy wisely didn't want to miss. After the Pendock team got in touch with them to tell them what they were up to, they decided they wanted to do what they could to see the school succeed and donated an incredible £3050, which saw Pendock sail over their target.

In Vancouver, today's bathwater is tomorrow's central heating

31 Jan 13

Chimneys at the False Creek Energy Centre in Vancouver

Energy from wastewater can cover 70% of the community's heating. Photo: Eos Lightmedia

It's crazy when you think about it. From showering in the morning to draining the pasta for dinner, we each put gallons of hot water down the drain every day.

Mix it all up, and it's enough to keep our sewers flowing at a balmy average of 15C. That's a lot of energy babies being thrown out with our bathwater.

I've always thought there should be a way to re-use that heat, but I suspect the demand for lukewarm sewage-filled radiators is fairly modest. Luckily, there's another way.

Scotland calls time on fossil electricity

30 Jan 13

Waves along the Scottish coast

With strong winds and rough seas, Scotland has some of the best renewable energy resources in the world. Photo: Graham Robertson

Good old Scotland. While Westminster squabbles over whether we really need a clear plan for green electricity (clue: we do), Scottish first minister Alex Salmond has come out and adopted the most ambitous target anyone's ever suggested.