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Protests disrupt Bangladesh power-plant plan
2016-03-13 16:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: Protests in the southern Bangladesh province of Khulna have forced the postponement of government plans to build a coal-fired power station near the world's biggest mangrove swamp. Campaigners insist on use of clean energy, arguing that the mangrove swamp, which is a World Heritage site, will be damaged by the smoke, ash and noise from the power plant. Coal is the cheapest option to provide energy to Bangladesh's population of 160 million, a third of which has no access to electricity. Sundarban,...
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Lebanese government approves plan to solve trash crisis
2016-03-12 20:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The Lebanese government on Saturday approved a plan to solve a seven-month garbage crisis that has fueled protests against the dysfunctional state and raised concerns for public health. Two landfills will be established near Beirut, and a third one south of the city will be reopened for two months to receive trash that has piled up since July, Information Minister Ramzi Jreij said after the cabinet meeting. The Lebanese trash crisis began when the landfill south of Beirut was closed with no...
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Doubts over EDF's Hinkley nuclear plan
2016-03-12 17:00:07| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Fresh doubts arise over French energy firm EDF's plans for an 18bn nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point in Somerset.
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Some MTA Honchos Are Not Happy with L.A.'s New Transit Plan
2016-03-12 16:57:48| Railroads - Topix.net
After years of planning and study, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority planned to finally release the spending plan this week for a new $120 billion sales tax. The agency's executives carefully orchestrated the roll-out, arranging confidential briefings for board members early in the week before the public release, set for Friday afternoon.
Ryanair says German market share push ahead of plan
2016-03-11 13:59:05| Airlines - Topix.net
Ryanair, Europe's largest low-cost carrier, is capturing market share quicker than expected in Germany, an executive told Reuters on Friday. Ryanair, which is expanding routes out of Cologne and Berlin in particular, ended 2015 with a 5 percent share of the German air travel market and expects that to rise to 8-10 percent this year, Kenny Jacobs, chief marketing officer, told Reuters on the sidelines of the ITB travel fair in Berlin.
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