One less "green monster!"
2/3/12, "Chris Huhne resigns as Energy Secretary, saying he is innocent of all charges," UK Mirror,
"Chris Huhne resigned as Energy and Climate Change Secretary today after being charged with perverting the course of justice over allegations that he asked his ex-wife to take a speeding penalty for him.
Mr Huhne and his former wife, economist Vicky Pryce, who faces the same charge, will appear before Westminster Magistrates' Court on February 16.
The charge - which carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment - will eventually be heard by a judge at Crown Court.
Speaking at his London home less than an hour after the decision to prosecute was announced, Mr Huhne, 57, said he was quitting David Cameron's Cabinet in order to fight to clear his name.
"I am innocent of these charges and I intend to fight this in the courts and I am confident that a jury will agree," he said.
Mr Huhne's resignation will trigger what is expected to be a limited Cabinet reshuffle, with fellow Liberal Democrat business minister Ed Davey tipped by senior sources as most likely to take his place....
Under the terms of the coalition agreement between Conservatives and Lib Dems, Mr Clegg's party is guaranteed a fixed proportion of Cabinet places, and it is expected that Mr Davey's place would be filled by a Lib Dem if he is promoted.
Mr Huhne made clear that he will remain MP for Eastleigh in Hampshire while he awaits trial.
"So as to avoid any distraction to either my official duties or my trial defence, I am standing down, resigning, as Energy and Climate Change Secretary," he said.
"I will of course continue to serve my constituents in Eastleigh.""...
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Huhne cared only about the completely crime ridden CO2 racket, was big with the slugs and profiteers at the UN. UK citizens were dying because they couldn't afford the high cost of keeping the heat on in cold months.
UK's Huhne says: EU could "increase the price of carbon by requiring firms to purchase more allowances." UK plans already call for energy costs to "rise significantly."
11/25/11, "Carbon markets plumb new depths as price falls below €8 a tonne," BusinessGreen.com, Will Nichols
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