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United Kingdom: UKs Fracking Dilemma Continues
2013-09-03 20:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: According to Friends of the Earth (FOE), the UK government plans to end people`s right to be notified about plans to drill for gas and oil beneath their homes and on their land, amongst other changes in the law for onshore oil and gas planning applications. "It`s little wonder communities don`t trust the Government over fracking when their rights are so clearly being bulldozed aside to smooth the path for the big fracking firms," said Andrew Pendleton, head of campaigns for FOE. Anti-fracking...
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VIDEO: UK's first carton recycling plant
2013-09-03 14:57:52| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
BBC business correspondent Steph McGovern tours the UK's first recycling plant for cartons - and hears how it could protect the planet and create jobs.
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The UK's first dedicated beverage carton recycling facility to open in West Yorkshire
2013-09-03 01:00:00| Packaging Gateway
The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) UK and paper and packaging producer Sonoco Alcore have opened a facility capable of recycling up to 40% of the cartons manufactured by the UK food and drinks industry each year.
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Decommissioning the UK's ageing nuclear facilities
2013-08-21 01:00:00| Power Technology
With a new generation of power plants waiting in the wings, decommissioning the UK's ageing nuclear facilities represents a critical long-term challenge to the industry and not a cheap one. Dr Gareth Evans reports on the scale of current decommissi
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UKs Network Rail developing a prototype battery-powered train; trying Li-ion and sodium-nickel batteries
2013-08-20 13:30:18| Green Car Congress
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