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United Kingdom: Sack all Cabinet climate change sceptics, say the Greens in 'quasi-fascist' policy
2014-02-14 20:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Express: CLIMATE change sceptics in the Cabinet should be sacked to show the Government is serious about tackling extreme weather events such as the recent flooding, the Greens said today. Green Party leader Natalie Bennett singled out Environment Secretary Owen Paterson, Chancellor George Osborne and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles as prime contenders for David Cameron's axe. Her comments, which have been branded "quasi-fascist" by opponents, came as the Party announced a 10-point plan to improve...
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Lord Sterns climate change warning: warmer and wetter UK not a coincidence
2014-02-14 14:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The record-breaking weather and severe flooding currently affecting many areas of the UK are part of an escalating trend, a leading economist and expert on climate change has warned. Writing for the Guardian Lord Stern, the chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics, describes the possible consequences of ignoring this pattern. Four of the five wettest years recorded in the UK have occurred from the year 2000 onwards. Over...
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Courageous Women Challenge Climate Change And Global Warming Goliaths Say Friends Of Science
2014-02-14 04:31:18| pollutiononline News Articles
“Judith Curry’s January 16, 2014 testimony to theUS Senate, reviewing the President’s Climate Action Plan and global warming theory, is a model of sheer courage, backed up by solid scientific evidence,” says Ken Gregory, research director of Friends of Science
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Climate change: hard rain, hard truths
2014-02-14 00:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Editorial: Canoes, community spirit and sandbags; the very occasional watery tragedy, and heartening tales of rescued old ladies. These have been the currents of British conversation in recent days, or at least of those parts of it not directly dealing with the appalling realities of being submerged. Marvelling from a safe distance at Blackpool sea-foam that looks just like snow, or tittering at troops who turn up without knowing what to do, the general mood has been "oh, to be alive in such times". Meanwhile...
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Partisan politics put UK climate change policy at risk: minister
2014-02-13 11:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Britain's efforts to combat climate change are in danger of disarray because "partisan politics" may scare off investors, Energy Minister Ed Davey said on Thursday. Davey, a member of the junior coalition partner Liberal Democrats, criticized both Prime Minister David Cameron's ruling Conservatives and the opposition Labour party for endangering plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and encourage investment in cleaner energy sources. "If we are to persuade companies to make long-term investments...
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