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Defra Publishes Guide to Farm Inspections in England

2013-08-19 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

UK - Defra’s guide to farm inspections in England has been created in response to the recommendations of the Farming Regulation Task Force.

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United Kingdom: Middle England and the eco-warriors say victory is theirs in the battle for Balcombe

2013-08-17 19:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Some had travelled the length of the country, determined to fortify the new frontline in the ongoing struggle to shape Britain's future energy supply. By Saturday, hundreds of protesters had convened in a camp straddling the B2306 outside the village of Balcombe. Many are prepared to dig in for what has been described as a six-day campaign of "civil disobedience". Few aligned to the burgeoning No Dash For Gas anti-fracking coalition are contemplating anything other than victory, an assessment...

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Fracking campaigners like MMR scaremongers, says Church of England

2013-08-16 23:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Telegraph: It also publicly accused opponents of shale gas exploration of ignoring the interests of the poor, who might benefit from cheaper energy bills and jobs. And while strongly denying seeking to gain financially from fracking by reasserting centuries-old mineral rights, it refused to rule out the possibility of drilling on Church-owned land. In signs of a growing split within the Church over its approach to the controversial technique, senior officials also appeared to criticise one diocese that said...

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Church of England in 'fracking land-grab'

2013-08-15 22:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Telegraph: Residents across England have started receiving letters from the Land Registry, informing them that the Church is seeking to register the mineral rights to the earth beneath their property. Lawyers believe that the Church's claim could allow it to profit from fracking, the controversial method of extracting oil and cash by fracturing underground rocks with water and chemicals. Responding to residents' worries, the Church insisted that it has "no particular plans to mine under any property'...

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