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United Kingdom: George Monbiot addresses Dame Helen Ghosh
2013-10-24 16:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: "It's not for me to judge the relative merits of fracking versus wind turbines." So said Dame Helen Ghosh, the National Trust's new director general. To this there are two obvious responses. The first is: yes, as the head of Britain's biggest conservation group, this is just the kind of judgment you should be making. You've been appointed to lead this organisation, and a crucial component of leadership is making judgments. Because it is a public organisation, these judgments should be explained...
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United Continental profit up, but shy of estimates
2013-10-24 14:44:33| Airlines - Topix.net
The parent of United Airlines is reporting a larger third-quarter profit Thursday, but its results are short of analyst expectations.
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Earnings Expected to Increase for United Parcel Service
2013-10-24 14:19:36| Air Courier - Topix.net
Analysts project a profit of $1.16 a share, a rise from $1.06 per share a year ago.
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United Kingdom: National Trust: We're still opposed to fracking... for now
2013-10-24 13:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The National Trust been forced to deny a U-turn on fracking, after its director general said the conservation charity was not necessarily opposed to shale gas exploration on its land. Dame Helen Ghosh told The Times that the Trust was keeping "an open mind" on whether to allow fracking on its land or support planning applications nearby. The former Defra permanent secretary said it would need to wait until studies had determined the full environmental impact of fracking activity before making...
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United Kingdom: National Trust may open up land to fracking, says Dame Helen Ghosh
2013-10-24 06:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Press Association: The National Trust has an "open mind" about fracking and would consider allowing it on its land, the head of the charity has said. Dame Helen Ghosh, the conservation trust's director general, told the Times it would make up its mind about the controversial gas extraction procedure after seeing the evidence on its environmental impact. It appears to be a move away from the trust's previous stance of a "presumption against fracking" on its land "because natural gas is a fossil gas", a position...
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