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Shell's plans in Arctic at risk as Obama advisers call for halt to oil exploration
2013-01-18 21:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The entire future of Shell's drilling plans in the Arctic was put in doubt on Friday after two of Barack Obama's most trusted advisers called for a permanent halt to oil exploration. In a piece for Bloomberg news, Carol Browner, who was Obama's climate adviser during his first two years in office, and John Podesta, who headed his 2009 transition team, said they now believed there was no safe way to drill for oil in the Arctic. Their opinions come at a critical time for Shell, which has invested...
How green was my valley? Climate advisers praise Wales 'good progress' on emissions reduction
2013-01-15 01:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Wales is making "good progress" towards its goal of delivering three per cent year-on-year greenhouse gas emission reductions, according to a new report from the UK's independent Committee on Climate Change (CCC). The report, which was commissioned by the Welsh Assembly government, praised the country's emission reduction efforts and its climate adaptation plans, despite concluding that emissions rose in 2010 due to a unseasonably cold winter. FURTHER READING Plan to link offshore windfarms...
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