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Fossil record shows seas around Britain were once tropical
2016-06-21 13:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EENews: Some 210 million years ago, Britain consisted of many islands, surrounded by warm seas. Europe at the time lay farther south, at latitudes equivalent to North Africa today. Much of Europe was hot desert, and at this point was flooded by a great sea the Rhaetian Transgression. Published in Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, the Bristol team's work is the most extensive study yet, based on more than 26,000 identified fossils, of the Rhaetian shallow sea sharks, bony fishes, marine reptiles,...
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Brexit would make Britain like Guernsey, says French minister
2016-06-18 15:26:38| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Leaving the EU would turn the UK into an island as significant as Guernsey, French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron says.
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Britain might leave the European Union. Heres what that could mean for the climate
2016-06-16 10:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: On June 23, British voters will head to the polls to decide whether their nation should exit the European Union -- or Brexit, as it were. Most of the discussion about the referendum has centered on the economy, jobs, and immigration. But what about the impact on the climate and the broader environment? Opinion is divided. Here are arguments from the two camps. Remain! Many environmental leaders are pushing to stay in the EU, including those at Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace. John Sauven,...
Oil prices decline after Germany announces to cut Britain off from EU
2016-06-14 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Oil prices have dropped after Germany said that it would cut Britain off from the European Union (EU) single market if it votes to leave this month.
Zambian villagers win right to have pollution case heard in Britain
2016-05-27 18:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Eighteen hundred Zambian villagers claiming to have had their water supplies polluted and their health affected by a giant mining companys subsidiary have won the right to have their case heard in the British courts rather than in Zambia. Vedanta, which is headquartered in London, had argued strongly in the high court that the villagers case against them and their subsidiary, KCM, should be heard in Zambia, where the alleged pollution took place near the town of Chingola and the giant Nchanga...
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