UPDATE: EU Commission Agrees Specific CO2 Value For Oil Sands - Source - WSJ.com

BRUSSELS (Dow Jones)--The European Union executive body has agreed to propose that oil extracted from sands should be treated as a dirtier fuel when compared with conventional oil, in a move set to add to an ongoing spat with Canada, a major producer of oil extracted from sands in Alberta.
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The agreement signals a breakthrough on the issue in the EU, as the commission itself was bitterly divided on the issue, with trade and energy officials opposing a separate reference to oil sands, and climate change [scam] officials in favor.

Struan Stevenson MEP: The Rape Of Britain

Wind Farms and the Destruction of our Environment

Today at the Conservative Party Conference, my Scottish colleague Struan Stevenson MEP launches his new booklet, The Rape of Britain. It is, as the title suggests, a passionate plea for an urgent reassessment of our manic renewables policies, which propose to generate around 30% of UK electricity from wind by 2020. Bizarrely, the Scottish government has set itself a target not of 30%, but of 100%.

EU Carbon Costs May Force Refiners To Relocate Or Close

European Union plans to make oil refiners pay for carbon emissions from 2013 could accelerate European refinery closures and encourage them to relocate outside the EU to avoid higher operating costs that could run into millions of euros a year.

Soaring Energy Prices 'Force UK Manufacturers Abroad'

Despite government hopes that manufacturing will lead the UK recovery, there are fears some energy-intensive industries may be forced to leave the UK as prices rocket.