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United Kingdom: Labour seeks fracking restrictions to protect drinking water
2015-01-08 16:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The Labour Party is seeking to ban fracking for shale gas on land that collects Britains drinking water in proposed amendments to the governments infrastructure bill. A campaign group has said such a move is basic common sense. Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is gradually becoming more widespread in the UK although the method of extracting shale gas remains controversial. Those supporting fracking claim it can be used as a transition fuel towards a low-carbon economy and that with the...
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United Airlines attendants claim fired over their security concerns
2015-01-07 23:58:02| Airlines - Topix.net
A group of 13 flight attendants say they were illegally fired by United Airlines after refusing to fly on a Hong Kong-bound plane last July that had a "threatening" message scrawled under its tail engine, according to a complaint filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. In the complaint, filed Tuesday, they said the words "Bye Bye" and two faces, one smiling and the other "devilish," were found finger-drawn in oil grime under the auxiliary engine of the Boeing 747-400 plane at San Francisco International Airport.
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Why 13 United Airlines flight attendants are claiming wrongful termination over security threat
2015-01-07 23:58:01| Airlines - Topix.net
Graffiti found on the tail cone of United Flight 869 were of concern to flight attendants working the flight last July 14. For years the threat of terrorism - and the fear that threat often engenders - has loomed large in the airline industry both for passengers and airline staff. That fact was made clear yet again Tuesday when 13 flight attendants for Chicago-based United Airlines filed a complaint with the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration claiming they were unfairly fired from their jobs on Oct. 9 and 10 of last year.
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United Kingdom: Badger culls will take 20 years to eliminate bovine TB, says environment secretary
2015-01-07 15:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Culling badgers will not get rid of bovine TB in the UK for more than two decades, the environment secretary told farmers on Wednesday. The controversial cull is part of a package of measures championed by the coalition government, including controls on the movement of cattle and better monitoring. But these are still unlikely to bring the disease under control for many years. Elizabeth Truss, secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs, said: This government is taking action...
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Heineken silent on United Breweries stake hike rumours
2015-01-07 13:28:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Heineken has declined to comment on reports that it is looking to raise its stake in India's United Breweries.
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