BusinessGreen.com Most Read - 18 June 2010

From BP's travails to the furore over Green Britain Day, we run down the top stories from the past week

By BusinessGreen.com staff

18 Jun 2010

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Gulf oil spill: BP faces $34bn in fines as Senate smashes estimates

Deepwater Horizon disaster costs for clean up and damages had been previously estimated at closer to $5bn

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Gates and co demand Manhattan project for energy

America's top business leaders launch American Energy Innovation Council with calls for increased investment in energy R&D

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Former Chief Scientist lends voice to "Peak Oil" warnings

Sir David King says politicians have "heads in the sand" over oil supply risks

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Dong Energy opens UK's latest offshore wind farm

Danish energy giant cuts ribbon on 172MW Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm

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Carbon Trust launches new footprinting guide

Free guide aims to provide easy-to-use introduction to carbon footprinting

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European wind industry predicts bumper 2010

Study reveals strong project pipeline, despite weak economic backdrop

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EDF faces accusations of Green Britain Day 'greenwash'

Row between Ecotricity and EDF reignites over French energy giant's green claims

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Property sector fears 'unrealistic' zero-carbon building targets

Government definition on what constitutes a zero-carbon home expected this summer

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EDF to invite business community to join Team Green Britain

High-profile campaign to debut new services for small and medium-sized businesses from this autumn

Solar plant

Egypt confirms 2010 launch for first solar plant

Announcement comes just days after Abu Dhabi also reveals plans for 100MW solar farm

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