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UK future food security threatened complacency, MPs warn

2014-07-01 07:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: The UKs ability to feed itself is threatened by complacency over the extreme weather driven by climate change and increasing competition for food as the worlds population grows, MPs warned on Tuesday. The environment, food and rural affairs (Efra) select committee said ministers must put plans in place to secure supplies of fruit and vegetables and the soya needed to feed the nations dairy herds, noting that the UKs self-sufficiency for food that can be grown domestically has fallen from...

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United Kingdom: MPs condemn exemption of small retailers from plastic bag charge

2014-06-17 15:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Government plans for a 5p charge on single-use plastic bags, aimed at discouraging their use, have been sharply criticised by MPs for not going far enough. The influential environmental audit select committee published its report on the plans on Tuesday, accusing the government of ignoring calls to force all retailers to apply the charge. Ministers have decided to exempt small retailers, arguing it would be unfair and costly to small businesses such as corner shops. But the MPs said that excluding...

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Oil and gas fields in UK could become CO2 dumps, say MPs

2014-05-21 01:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BBC: The UK's exhausted oil and gas fields in the North Sea could be transformed into a lucrative dump for Europe's CO2 emissions, MPs say. The Energy and Climate Change Committee says nearby nations could capture the emissions from their power stations, then transport the CO2 offshore in pipes. North Sea rocks that have been sucked dry of oil and gas could be pumped full of the unwanted CO2. Critics say the idea is fanciful. But Tim Yeo, the committee's chair, told the BBC that "the key to...

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Positive Reception for New EB and EF Flexo Presses during MPS Open House

2014-05-20 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

MPS attracted numerous visitors to its successful open house held May 14, 15 and 16th at company headquarters in Didam.<br /> <br /> DIDAM, The Netherlands – MPS today announced a successful open house held May 14, 15 and 16th at company headquarters in Didam, The Netherlands. Live demonstrations of the new EB flexo and EF multi-substrate presses were held to show how the two presses can benefit label print production processes, and both received a very positive reception from visitors. ...This story is related to the following:Labels, Tags, Signage and EquipmentSearch for suppliers of: Label Presses | Printed Labels |

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