Energy firms warned on complaints
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Gas and electricity suppliers must take complaints more seriously, a consumer watchdog says.
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The growing popularity of hi-tech devices threaten to undermine efforts to save energy, a report says.
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Npower must do more to help customers who struggle to pay their energy bills, warns the regulator Ofgem.
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Lingering concerns about the job market, geopolitical turmoil and soaring energy prices did unexpected harm to consumer confidence in August, according to a report from an independent economic watchdog.
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An advocacy group criticized the Consumer Product Safety Commission yesterday for sometimes taking six months or more to notify the public about dangerous products, and complained that it took some companies nearly three years to report hazards to the agency.
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Britain's leading scientific academy has accused oil company Exxon Mobil Corp. of misleading the public about global warming and funding groups that undermine the scientific consensus on climate change.
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Scotland's eight fire services have been criticised in a review by a public sector watchdog.
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Opponents to a massive wind farm proposed for the Western Isles are threatening court action.
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Top environmental groups warned Tuesday at an international conference on climate change that governments must work more aggressively to cut greenhouse gases that cause global warming.
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Energy firm Centrica warns of tough conditions after higher wholesale prices but says it will meet earnings targets.
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The suit accuses oil companies and gas stations of overcharging customers at the pump by failing to compensate for changes in gasoline volumes when temperatures rise.
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An influential committee of MPs will investigate gas prices after complaints from business and consumer groups.
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Concerns about safety and the care of dying patients dominate complaints to an NHS watchdog.
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Business & money: Bank admits it was warned on more than one occasion amid fierce criticism from shareholders
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The Royal Society, Britain's premier group of scientists, has written to the British arm of energy giant ExxonMobil, demanding the company withdraw support for groups that attempt to undermine the consensus relating to climate change, The Guardian reported.
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WASHINGTON -- BP executives received stern warnings Thursday from members of Congress outraged at the company's admittedly deficient maintenance of leak-prone Alaskan oil pipelines.
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Some of the biggest Western oil   companies are urging consumers to use less energy to bring down   prices and slow rising global demand.