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United Kingdom: Locals can now veto windfarms: so what about fracking?
2013-06-06 12:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Power to the people! That, say ministers, is what changes to windfarm rules announced on Thurday deliver. What they fail to say is it only applies to the minority of people who live in Conservative constituencies where the Tories feel compelled to out-loony the climate change deniers of UKIP. The majority of the British public who support renewable energy are left powerless. But giving local communities a veto on wind farms raises an intriguing question: will the same apply to those who oppose...
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United Kingdom: Locals given more ground to block wind farms
2013-06-06 11:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Residents will be able to block the construction of wind farms under tough new rules that could seriously curb the growth of onshore wind power generation. The move signals a new approach from the Government, which will give local peoples concerns about nearby wind farms precedence over the need for renewable energy and afford greater consideration to the impact of the turbines on the landscape and heritage. However, in an attempt to ensure new wind farm developments dont dry up altogether,...
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Wind farm incentive boost for locals
2013-06-06 01:09:27| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Local communities in England are to be given more powers to resist onshore wind farms, but also offered greater incentives to accept them, ministers say.
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Mozambique mines 'hurt locals'
2013-05-23 18:44:06| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
International mining companies operating in Mozambique are failing in their obligation to people displaced by coal mining, says Human Rights Watch.
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ExxonMobil Arkansas oil spill poses health risks for locals
2013-05-14 21:59:26| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
After 210,000 gallons of heavy crude spilled into an Arkansas community, ExxonMobil assured residents that toxic chemicals have remained at safe levels.
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