Belfast Telegraph  Thursday 13 March 2014  Energy bills 'could
rise by £300'  Friends of the Earth claims energy bills could
rocket if more investment is given to fossil fuel-reliant power
plants rather than renewables   Friends of the Earth hit back at
claims that "green taxes" were causing energy bills to rise with
a report which suggests that investment in fossil fuel plants
rather than renewables would leave British households footing
the bill for the increasing costs of coal and gas to make
electricity.  The report said that if the Big Six energy
companies were to abandon building new renewable energy sources
such as wind power and forged ahead with new fossil fuel plants
in order to bridge the looming energy gap, householders would
see rises in bills.  According to the report, electricity bills
rose by 30% in real terms between 2000 and 2010, while gas bills
jumped 78%. The rises were largely due to increased costs of
coal, which rose by 71%, and natural gas, which rose 90%, in the
decade, Friends of th