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Cameron and Salmond focus on energy
2014-02-23 10:29:43| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
David Cameron says the UK's "broad shoulders" will support investment in the North Sea oil and gas industries, while Alex Salmond says independence would bring "enormous" potential to the sector.
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United Kingdom: Cameron vows visit every flood-hit part of country to 'learn lessons'
2014-02-17 13:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The prime minister, David Cameron, will aim to visit every flood-hit area around the country "to try and learn lessons" after speaking with residents in one of the country's most flooded towns. Cameron defended the government's handling of the crisis and hit back at criticism that he was visiting places such as Upton-upon-Severn in Worcestershire, where the army was deployed after the town was cut in two by floodwaters, only after the damage had already been done. Earlier, he described the...
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Flooding crisis likely to get worse, warns David Cameron
2014-02-16 02:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: David Cameron has warned that the flooding crisis is likely to get worse even though Britain is set for a respite from the devastating winter storms. The prime minister said while the weather was due to improve, the sheer volume of rain over recent weeks meant groundwater levels would keep rising in many places. The comments came as power firms struggled to reconnect tens of thousands of homes after the latest downpours and high winds. Despite weather forecasters predicting an "improving...
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United Kingdom: Climate change and its risks are not going away, Mr Cameron
2014-02-16 02:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: A scientist who co-wrote a report seven years ago predicting current levels of flooding says that ministers are still disinclined to do what is needed. The PM must show leadership as much as sympathy The current flooding crisis is one of a succession to hit England. After the widespread flooding in 2000, the Department of Trade and Industry commissioned the Foresight Future Flooding study which involved some 90 national experts. The reports covered how flood risks would change up to the 2080s...
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United Kingdom: David Cameron has fumbled the flooding crisis voters' verdict
2014-02-15 21:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: More than twice as many people think David Cameron has mishandled the flooding crisis as think he has responded well, according to the latest Opinium/Observer poll. The survey will also alarm the Tories Labour has increased its lead by two points to 9% and Ed Miliband's personal ratings have improved markedly to a level close to those of the PM. Some 51% of people say Cameron responded badly to the floods, with 28% of these saying he reacted "very badly" and 23% "quite badly". Some 23% say...
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