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United Kingdom: Eric Pickles apologises over floods & blames Environment Agency advice
2014-02-09 13:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The communities secretary, Eric Pickles, has said the Environment Agency made a mistake in not dredging the rivers in the Somerset Levels, and warned that flooding is likely to extend to the Thames valley by the middle of next week. Speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr programme, Pickles apologised on behalf of the government while continuing to pin blame on the EA. He said: "We made a mistake, there's no doubt about that and we perhaps relied too much on the Environment Agency's advice." Asked...
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Australia: War on environment a distraction from climate change policy
2014-02-09 12:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Conversation: After almost six months in office, it seems that the Abbott governments reputation for action on climate change and the environment in general is in tatters. Overseas, condemnation has been directed at a government now labelled as the most hostile to its nations environment in history. And that assessment is made with scant attention to what the Coalition government is doing on climate change, where it has pulled out all the stops to bring climate change policy to heel before the interests...
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Environment Agency uses remote control boat to survey flooding areas in UK
2014-02-07 01:00:00| Ship Technology
UK-based Environment Agency is using a new remote controlled boat to survey the river breaking banks in the UK. The boat is equipped with a SonTek M9 acoustic doppler profiler (ADP) tool featuring HydroSurveyor software.
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David Cameron overrules Environment Secretary Owen Paterson to order urgent dredging in Somerset to c
2014-02-05 19:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: David Cameron has seized control of the flooding debacle, ordering the Environment Agency to abandon its opposition to river dredging as he pledged to spend an extra 100 million on flood defences this year. In a bid to reassure voters that he would get the flooding under control, Mr Cameron sidelined his Environment Secretary, Owen Paterson, replacing him at the helm of the Governments emergency flood committee. He also strongly criticised the Environment Agencys response to the disaster. ...
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Cable Pathway provides sealing against environment and noise.
2014-02-05 14:30:43| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
To improve how cables are pulled through non-fire-rated barriers, including smoke-resistant partitions, EZ-Path® Smoke and Acoustical Pathway provides smoke, air, and environmental sealing in addition to optimal acoustical performance. Solution facilitates smooth cable changes while offering maximum cable protection and management. Improving appearance of walls by eliminating holes that transmit smoke, noise, and odor, product suits healthcare, business, and education applications. This story is related to the following:Material Handling and Storage Sponsored by: Dalmec Inc - Tile AdSearch for suppliers of: Cable & Hose Carriers
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