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Thames flood: army and Environment Agency's response leaves locals divided
2014-02-15 23:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Neil Lemon stood at the end of his back garden and shrugged his shoulders. "Nervous? No, not really. Well not with that there," he said, nodding at the glistening steel barricade that had materialised on a nearby patch of grassland bordering the Thames. Through the night and during Saturday morning, soldiers from the Gurkhas and the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment had erected the barrier in a race to save Penton Avenue, in the Surrey town of Staines. This is the frontline in the battle with the swollen...
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'Worse than useless': Flood-affected locals on the Somerset Levels blame plight on Environmental Agency
2014-02-04 20:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Like most of the residents of Muchelney, farmer Graham Walker has had enough of the floods that have left his fields underwater and his sheep scattered for six weeks. The village in the middle of the Somerset Levels has been cut off from the mainland since the New Year and, like most of his fellow residents, Mr Walker puts the blame squarely with the Environment Agency (EA) for its failure to dredge... local rivers. [It] has been worse than useless, he said. Weve told them for years...
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The True Character of Memphis: Locals Find and Return Rolex Watches to REEDS Jewelers
2014-01-27 20:39:04| Jewelry - Topix.net
These sorts of incidents arouse people's worst fears about humanity, but also present them the opportunity to show moral character in response.
Natural Gas Suppliers Encourage Locals to Turn Down the Heat
2014-01-27 08:08:26| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Hundreds of thousands of people are being asked to turn down their heat and to avoid using natural gas appliances all together tonight.
VIDEO: 'Zimbabwe laws protect locals'
2013-12-30 11:52:33| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Foreign businesses in Zimbabwe have until the end of 2013 to meet new ownership rules giving locals a majority stake.
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