Solar protesters lobby MPs to oppose feed in tariff cuts

Jessica Shankleman
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Shadow Energy Secretary Caroline Flint, Solar Century founder Jeremy Leggett,and former MP Alan Simpson rally together to prevent deep cuts to incentives

Around 500 people yesterday protested and lobbied their MPs in Parliament to vote against government plans to slash feed-in tariffs for solar power with effect from next month. BusinessGreen caught...

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