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Anti-fossil fuels activists to shut down UK's biggest coalmine

2016-03-01 12:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Enterno: Activist group Reclaim The Power has pledged to shut down the UK's largest opencast coal mine in south Wales this May in protest against fossil fuels. Hundreds of people are planning to take part in a mass blockade of the UKs largest opencast coal mine Ffos-y-fran, near Merthyr Tydfil in south Wales. It will coincide with the Welsh Assembly elections on May 5. Reclaim The Power spokeswoman Ellie Groves said in a statement: "The only way we can stop catastrophic climate change is taking action...

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IoD laments UK's lack of broadband ambition

2016-02-29 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

Lobby group says govt should aim for 10-Gbps broadband coverage to all premises by 2030.

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Heathrow 13 likely to become UK's first climate change protesters to be jailed

2016-02-24 07:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: The 13 activists who chained themselves to Heathrows northern runway are likely to become the first climate change protesters to be jailed in the UK when they are sentenced on Wednesday morning, despite the support of prominent politicians. The shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, said it would be a disgrace and that he was shattered by the concept of the Heathrow 13 being imprisoned, while the Green MP Caroline Lucas said it would be deeply unjust. Heathrow executives said that the protesters...

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UK's RVEL selects ACIS' Ascribe technology for tracking stock

2016-02-24 01:00:00| Railway Technology

UK-based train refurbishment firm RVEL has selected ACIS' web-based Ascribe technology to improve efficiencies and cost management, as well as automate stock control across its coachbuilding operation.

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