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South Korea cuts future reliance on nuclear power but new plants likely
2014-01-14 04:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: South Korea has revised down its future reliance on nuclear power, although growing energy demand and the shutdown of aging reactors mean it is still likely to need more nuclear-fired plants over the coming two decades. Asia's fourth-largest economy has been under pressure to curb its use of nuclear power in the wake of a safety scandal that led to the shutdown of some nuclear reactors to replace parts supplied with fake safety certificates. The energy ministry said on Tuesday it has changed...
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Scottish Power confirms price cuts
2014-01-06 13:04:43| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Scottish Power has become the fifth energy supplier to announce a cut in tariffs, following changes announced by the government.
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Britain hit by floods, power cuts at Christmas
2013-12-25 11:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Thousands of Britons woke up to flooding and power cuts on Christmas morning after torrential rainfall and hurricane-force winds battered the country. Three severe flood warnings are in place along with over 350 secondary warnings and alerts, largely across southern and central England, Britain's environment agency said on Wednesday. Tens of thousands of people, mostly in southern England, had no electricity late on Christmas Eve and engineers were working on Christmas Day to restore power....
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Americans back greenhouse gas cuts from power plants
2013-11-13 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
USA Today: The vast majority of Americans in each of 40-plus states surveyed say global warming is real, serious and man-made, and the concerns tend to be slightly higher in coastal or drought-stricken areas, says an analysis out today. At least 75% of U.S. adults say global warming has been happening, but the Stanford University research found that 84% or more took that view in states recently hit by drought Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas or vulnerable to sea-level rise: Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts,...
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Super typhoon cuts power, unleashes landslides in northern Philippines
2013-09-21 09:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The year's most powerful typhoon slammed into the Philippines' northernmost islands on Saturday, cutting communication and power lines, triggering landslides and inundating rice fields, officials said. Packing winds of 185 kph (114 mph) near the center and gusts of up to 220 kph, Typhoon Usagi weakened after hitting the Batanes island group, and is moving slowly west-northwest at 19 kph towards southern China, the weather bureau said. Usagi, which has been labeled a super typhoon, made landfall...
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