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Published Aug 14 2012 by Telegraph

Climate committee chairman Tim Yeo under pressure over industry links

Conservative MP Tim Yeo is facing a backlash from his colleagues on the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee over his paid roles within the renewable energy sector, it was reported. MPs on the Government committee were said to be plotting to remove Mr Yeo as chairman over his 140,000-a-year...

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...the Daily Mail: "Not only have my interests been correctly registered at all times but... they were listed in full on the ballot paper circulated to all MPs when I was elected chair of the committee in June 2010. "Furthermore, Ive held the views Ive expressed regularly on renewable energy consistently and strongly since 1993, as many publicly available documents over the last 19 years show.""

Climate committee chairman Tim Yeo under pressure over industry links [Published Telegraph - Aug 14 2012]

...by saying: "Unsurprised by Tim Yeos comments. Im sure hes genuinely worried about the subsidies 4 green jobs, esp as he holds so many of them himself."

Climate committee chairman Tim Yeo under pressure over industry links [Published Telegraph - Aug 14 2012]

"We are seeking advice on how this can be done as select committee chairmen are now elected. But there is obviously a potential conflict of interest here" a source told the...

Climate committee chairman Tim Yeo under pressure over industry links [Published Telegraph - Aug 14 2012]

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Entities: Wind Farms, Wind Turbine

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 reports

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First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 reports

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First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 22 hours ago - 1 reports

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Entities: Climate, Ecosystem, Organism, Decomposition, Biomass

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

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Entities: Climate, Species, Botany, University of Arizona, UNACCOUNTED FOR

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

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Entities: Tim Yeo, Global Warming/Climate Change

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