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Brighton Energy Coop Launches New Share Offer - Support New Solar in Our Community!We're very pleased to announce that we've just kicked off our latest set of solar builds in Brighton. And of course we don't do this sort of thing without community ownership - no. So...

Extinction Rebellion in London October 2019 | An image Gallery In October 2019 thousands of people took to the streets to protest the climate emergency. More fantastic images here. The struggle continues...Photo credits: Joe Taylor Daniel Burke Christaina Vysotsaya...

Extinction Rebellion in London October 2019 | An image Gallery In October 2019 thousands of people took to the streets to protest the climate emergency. You may say they were making history - but you can only make history if you have a future to have it in. The battle...

Hi folks, Welcome to our new members newsletter. Read on for what BEC has been up to over the past few months, including new solar builds, our exciting new electric car charge point programme, BEC members at Extinction Rebellion in London - not to forget our AGM!...

Support for Extinction Rebellion is found in surprising places After the internet shouting, Westminster was tranquil. A bunting of high-vis policemen lolled about Whitehall. "We're holding it as a contingency", said one. For what? "For the Extinction Rebellion." Soon,...

Last month, the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) suspended beleagured fracker Cuadrilla after the Lancashire earthshaker caused a 2.9ML earthquake. The OGA - the industry regular - says it's considering the 'appropriateness' of Cuadrilla's hydraulic fracture plan. That's...

It's likely a general election is just around the corner. Boris Johnson's government hangs by one seat; if we get a no-deal Brexit then Johnson will surely go to the public riding on his success. "Either way," says the Economist, "a vote is coming." An election is a...

  As the millions of people planting trees in Ethiopia this week showed (see above), with enough will power, there's plenty that people can do about climate change. Here in Brighton we're doing our bit. With the support of people like you, since November £800,000...

Poisoning Poseidon with Plastics - We are the Sea's Disease Brighton and the 'Seaside' go together like 'fish and chips'. Brighton & Hove people know they are so blessed to be living close to the ocean. Most Brighton & Hove residents love the ocean! As well as...

Brighton Energy Coop's salute to our Brighton & Hove home as a green, caring, conscious city - Part 2.   We hear a lot about the terrible trouble we are all in. The climate crisis, plastic pollution, environmental destruction, this governments energy policy...

The UK government is intent on removing planning permission requirements surrounding fracking. Yet with Energy Minister Claire Perry demanding a "line of sight to commerciality", evidence from the US shows fracking almost never makes any money. The Economist put it...

Brighton Energy Coop's salute to our Brighton & Hove home as a green, caring, conscious city - Part 1.   We hear a lot about the terrible trouble we are all in. The climate crisis, plastic pollution, environmental destruction, this governments energy policy...

With the sun recovering its boldness today, solar rays have provided 76% of the energy at one of our biggest community-owned solar builds - Ore Valley College near Hastings. BEC's 1000-odd BYD solar panels at Ore Valley have been flexing their muscle all day today...

From Divest East Sussex - add your signature here Dear friends, With polls showing a sharp increase in public concern over the environment, Mark Rylance resigning from the Royal Shakespeare Company over its continued sponsorship by oil giant BP, and Theresa May...

Interesting from Environmental Finance: The combined total of all green and sustainability-linked loans issued to date has reached about $111.5 billion, according to figures compiled by Environmental Finance. The analysis reveals a market that exploded into action...

On 4th May the British Geological Survey (BGS) received more than 100 reports of an earthquake near Gatwick Airport. Measuring 2.5 on the Richter Scale, the tremor is the latest of 34 earthquakes in the area in the last 12 months. Oil company Horse Hill Developments...

Dear All, The call to action is in response to GTRailways (Southern, Thameslink, Gatwick Express) who have are now consulting on their £15m Community Benefit Fund which they have had to set-up to compensate for all the delays and disputes etc over the four years! The...

We recently received this in our inbox and thought it worth passing on... Dear Supporter Our campaign for the Local Electricity Bill continues to gain support in Parliament and across the country. If made law the Bill will give a huge boost to community-scale...

Great news! BEC recently polished off phase 1 of our solar schools programme: solar panels on five new educational buildings - including: - Woodingdean and Coldean Primary Schools (60kWp each) - Ore Valley College (250kWp) - and 240 panels the Uni of Brighton's Grand...