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Britains Plans for New Nuclear Plant Approach a Decisive Point, 4 Years Late

2013-03-15 21:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

New York Times: If all goes according to plan, the British energy minister on Tuesday will formally approve construction of the countrys first new nuclear power plant in nearly two decades. But little has gone according to plan in this ambitious project, which is already more than four years behind schedule. Although envisioned as a big bet on Britains clean-energy future, the project has been bogged down in months of dickering between the British government and EDF Energy, the French state-controlled power company...

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All in this together: rewards slashed for Britain's top bosses

2013-03-07 14:53:12| Airlines - Topix.net

BOSSES from three of Britain's biggest companies have had their pay packages for the last year slashed.

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All in this together: rewards slashed for Britain's top bosses

2013-03-07 14:17:52| Biotech - Topix.net

BOSSES from three of Britain's biggest companies have had their pay packages for the last year slashed.

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Growing taste for Fairtrade shows it's Britain's cup of tea

2013-03-02 08:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Have you eaten a banana today? Last year Britain imported an extraordinary 4bn bananas from some of the poorest parts of the world. But in a triumph for campaigners, one in three bananas consumed in this country is now certified as Fairtrade, guaranteeing fair prices for farmers. While sales of organic food are sagging, Fairtrade is booming. Sales in 2012 were 1.57bn, up 19% on the year before. In what has mushroomed into a mainstream sector, more than 4,500 items registered with the distinctive...

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