{"id":140308,"date":"2010-01-05T07:02:12","date_gmt":"2010-01-05T12:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/climaterealists.com\/index.php?id=4803"},"modified":"2010-01-05T07:02:12","modified_gmt":"2010-01-05T12:02:12","slug":"gas-supplies-running-out-as-britain-faces-big-freeze-by-louise-barnett-daily-express","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/140308","title":{"rendered":"GAS SUPPLIES RUNNING OUT AS BRITAIN FACES BIG FREEZE by Louise Barnett, Daily Express"},"content":{"rendered":"

Article Tags: Front Page News<\/a>, Met Office<\/a>, UK Winter Forecast 2009\/10<\/a>, World Temperatures<\/a><\/p>\n

\"ImageSHIVERING Britain faces the prospect of gas supply shortages as the worst cold spell in 30 years keeps a stranglehold on the country. <\/p>\n

The National Grid yesterday issued only its \u00adsecond-ever warning that demand for energy is threatening to outstrip available supplies unless industry quickly slashes its consumption and more gas is rushed in from abroad. <\/p>\n

The alert prompted the wholesale cost of gas to rocket by 70 per cent and raised fears that businesses and households could soon be hit by power cuts if the freezing weather persists as forecast for the rest of the month.<\/p>\n

Shadow Energy Secretary Greg Clark warned: \u201cFor 12 years the Government has had its head in the sand about Britain\u2019s precarious energy security. <\/p>\n

\u201cToday\u2019s alert is a taste of what is to come as a result of Labour\u2019s negligence \u2013 gas supply shortages and regular power cuts. I have repeatedly warned that Britain lacks the back-up plans that France and Germany have for these situations.\u201d National Grid issued its warning \u2013 known as a gas balancing alert \u2013 because an unexpected shortfall meant Britain\u2019s demand was at risk.
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\nSource: express.co.uk<\/p>\n

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