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UK Parliament Environmental Audit Committee calls for fracking ban
2015-01-27 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
A group of UK legislators have proposed a moratorium on shale gas fracking in the country, saying that there are huge uncertainties about its impact on water supplies, air quality and public health.
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UK State Environmental Watchdog Calls for Moratorium on Fracking
2015-01-26 15:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sputnik: Fracking is the process of extracting gas and oil from shale rock by drilling into the earth. "We cannot allow Britain's national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty to be developed into oil and gas fields ... Parliament should protect the rights of citizens by throwing these changes [eased fracking laws] out when they are debated later today,' EAC head Joan Walley, was quoted as saying in a statement published on the parliament's website. According to the report, the proposed infrastructure...
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EU paper calls for binding CCS targets by 2030
2015-01-26 13:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: European countries should be given binding targets for installing technology to capture and store carbon emissions, according to a new report for the European commission. The UNs climate science panel says such technology could have to account for over a fifth of the worlds carbon cuts by 2050 and the new paper, produced by consultants for the EC, says there is a genuine and urgent need for it in Europe. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is an experimental technology that traps emissions...
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Coalition calls for Congress to act on COOL
2015-01-26 01:58:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, D.C. Members of the COOL Reform Coalition is asking the 114th Congress to address the negative impacts that the existing country-of-origin labeling requirements will have on the U.S. economy as a result of the World Trade Organization rulings. read more
Narendra Modi dismisses calls for India to match China's climate goal
2015-01-25 19:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: The United States and India sought to put a contentious history behind them Sunday by declaring a new partnership on climate change, security and economic issues, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi rejected calls for India to match China`s commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. As President Obama opened a three-day visit to New Delhi aimed at underscoring the two democracies` shared ideals, Modi`s blunt dismissal of a sweeping climate agreement reflected the limits of Washington`s assiduous...
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