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It's just hot air: Britains low-carbon economy turns off irate investors
2013-08-05 20:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Government policies to tackle climate change are so inadequate and inconsistent that jobs and pensions are being put at risk across the world, an influential group of investors has warned. With global warming set to wreak accelerating devastation on the global economy, the worlds biggest fund managers who between them control $14trillion of investments in everything from wind turbines and agriculture to property and manufacturing say they are considerably more worried about the issue than...
Will fracking in Lancashire's green hills solve Britain's energy crisis?
2013-07-07 01:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: For a site symbolising a future that will either poison our countryside or bring us unlimited amounts of cheap, pollution-free energy, Elswick is a distinctly underwhelming destination for a visit. The gas-power station, owned by the UK drilling company Cuadrilla, lies in the Fylde area of Lancashire and consists of a large square of cleared ground, a few cabins and some metal pipes. For most of the week, the site surrounded by farmland is unmanned. Yet according to Cuadrilla, Elswick is a...
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China probes staff of Britain's GlaxoSmithKline
2013-07-01 21:53:43| Biotech - Topix.net
Chinese police are investigating senior staff of British drug firm GlaxoSmithKline in China for suspected "economic crimes", according to a statement.
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Britain's deposits 'could supply country for 25 years'
2013-06-27 16:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Britain is sitting on shale gas deposits that could supply the UK for 25 years, suggests an independent report that ramps up previous estimates for the controversial energy source. New figures published on Thursday by the British Geological Survey indicated that the amount of shale resources, mainly sitting under the north of England, will trigger a new dash for gas. BGS published a long-awaited report that suggested an area stretching from Lancashire to Yorkshire and down to Lincolnshire could...
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Wild weather: Met Office asks scientists what is causing Britain's strange seasons
2013-06-16 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: They have faithfully provided predications about Britain's notoriously variable weather for more than 150 years, but even the Met Office has been forced to admit that it is baffled by the recent unseasonable conditions to have hit the UK. Experts from around Britain are being brought together by the Met Office next week for a special meeting in an attempt to unpick what has been causing the spate of unusual seasons. They will examine what may be responsible for the cold winter of 2010, the...
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