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United Kingdom: Budget 2014: investors say shelving low-carbon policies would be reckless
2014-03-18 09:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The trade body for the sustainable investment industry has called on George Osborne to deliver a budget statement on Wednesday that supports long-term investment and keeps in place economic measures to boost the low-carbon economy. The UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) said the chancellor must avoid bowing to pressure from groups that were calling for social and environmental policies to be shelved. It described such demands as short-termist, shortsighted and reckless....
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United States' Largest Fluoride Treatment Plant Chooses Severn Trent Services to Supply Its ...
2014-03-17 05:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
FORT WASHINGTON, Pa., USA – Severn Trent Services, a leading global supplier of water and wastewater treatment solutions, was selected to provide its SORB 09™ fluoride removal system to the Andrews Fluoride & Arsenic Treatment Plant, located in Andrews, Texas. The new system will have a capacity to treat up to 5,000 gallons of water per minute, enabling the city to remove elevated levels of both fluoride and arsenic to below minimum drinking water standards of 2.0 ppm. The system ...This story is related to the following:Sensors, Monitors and Transducers Sponsored by: BEI Sensors (BEI Industrial Encoders) - Cat Sponsor Jan 2014 Water Treatment Systems | Water Treatment Equipment | Wastewater Treatment Systems | Wastewater Treatment Equipment | Water Quality Monitors |
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United Kingdom: Floodwaters recede but life is still on hold for villagers of Somerset Levels
2014-03-16 21:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Bryony Sadler was picking her way through the damp, cold, jagged mess that used to be her beloved kitchen, the heart of her family home. "It's difficult to see it like this," she said. "This was our home and look at it now. It's horrendous. We will be back. It will be a special place for the children again. But it's going to take a long time." The Sadler household is one of scores that suddenly had to pack up and go when the floodwaters swamped the villages of Moorland and Fordgate on the Somerset...
United Kingdom: Osborne expected to freeze controversial carbon tax in Budget
2014-03-16 16:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: The Chancellor will reignite the row over green taxes on energy bills this week when he is expected to curb to his controversial carbon tax -- easing consumer bills but infuriating green groups. Critics of the "carbon price floor', which increases the costs of burning fossil fuels, say it is a pointless "stealth' tax that will increase the risk of blackouts by forcing coal plants to switch off before new power plants are ready to replace them. The tax will push up UK electricity prices, leading...
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United Kingdom: How winter storms have left our heritage at the mercy of the tide
2014-03-16 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Britain has long been proud of its island history, a history exemplified by the castles, monasteries and settlements dotted dramatically around its 11,073 mile coastline. But those historic buildings and battlements are under threat as never before, as the same seas that have protected us for centuries eat away at the land. English Heritage has identified 25 sights of historic interest it believes are now at significant risk from flooding, coastal erosion -- or both. They include Dunstanburgh...
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