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Government energy adviser recommends targeting fracking in 'desolate' North East

2013-07-30 14:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BusinessGreen: A former senior energy adviser to the government has argued that fracking in the UK should be focused on the "large, desolate and uninhabited areas" of the north east, contrasting the region with the "beautiful rural areas" where concerns over the environmental impact of shale gas exploration are justified. The Conservative Peer Lord Howell, who advised Foreign Secretary William Hague on energy and resource security and is also father-in-law to George Osborne, argued in the House of Lords today that...

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South Africa's sugar industry invites government to incentivise cogen projects as power shortages loom

2013-07-30 09:22:49| Sugar Industry News

South Africa's sugar industry has proposed an investment of 20.4 billion rand ($2.1 billion) for bagasse-based cogen projects in the country's 14 mills to address power shortages.

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Ford Motor Co. fuels profits with innovation, not government bailouts

2013-07-29 09:41:16| Automakers - Topix.net

About the only good news in Detroit these days is coming from Ford Motor Co., which last week reported significant profits in the second quarter and record sales in North America and Asia.

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China orders government debt audit

2013-07-29 03:00:03| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

China orders a nationwide audit of all government debt, underlining fears that the recent slowdown in its economy may impact the financial sector.

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Government action on climate change

2013-07-27 04:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Seattle Times: Good news For climate activists, the last few weeks have been exciting. President Obama finally laid out a plan to address climate change. [Obama rallies faithful ahead of August recess, seattletimes.com, July 22.] Another bit of good news is the confirmation of Gina McCarthy as the new administrator at the Environmental Protection Agency. As an air-pollution expert, McCarthy will be at the helm of implementing rules to help protect our planet from climate change. Now is the time we all...

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