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United Kingdom: Fracking firm was barred from using chemical, Balcombe meeting told
2013-10-10 20:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The UK's fracking pioneer Cuadrilla was prevented by the Environment Agency from using a hazardous chemical at its drilling site in Sussex, local residents have been told. But permission was granted for another chemical despite concerns over its safety. Chris Wick, of the Environment Agency, told a packed meeting of residents in Balcombe's church on Wednesday night that "we stopped Cuadrilla using one or two things". The chemical that was banned was antimony trioxide. The Environment Agency told...
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United Kingdom: The green taxes that add 112 to your energy bill
2013-10-10 06:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Spectator: At PMQs yesterday David Cameron said Ed Miliband was suffering 'complete amnesia` over his time as energy secretary. Ed might have forgotten some of his climate change policies that put money on your energy bills -- but it doesn`t matter -- they might not be around for long. As James Forsyth said at the weekend, George Osborne wants to get rid of some of them in his autumn statement. The Department of Energy and Climate Change says there are seven green taxes that put 112 on the average energy...
United Kingdom: Fresh coalition battle looms over attempts to water down low carbon policies
2013-10-07 11:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Downing Street is reportedly putting pressure on ministers to dilute green energy commitments as the government looks to respond to calls to reduce energy bills. Senior Conservatives are thought to have been prompted into action by Ed Miliband's conference pledge to freeze energy bills for two years from 2015 should Labour win the next general election. According to reports in the Financial Times, the policies likely to be under the microscope as part of a new green policy review are the 1.3bn...
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United Kingdom: Endangered bird halts wind farm proposal
2013-10-04 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: The judge ruled that ministers had failed to follow an EU birds directive when considering the potential threats the Viking wind farm project would pose to the whimbrel. The whimbrel, an endangered wader that nests almost exclusively on the island, breeds only in north Scotland when in the UK. Slated for 2018, the project would see the installation of 103 turbines covering 50 square miles on Shetland's main island, and is expected to power up to 175,000 homes, making it one of the biggest wind...
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United Kingdom: Coal seam gas opponents to challenge federal approval of Santos project
2013-10-04 07:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Anti-coal seam gas campaigners are gearing up to launch legal action over the decision by the federal government to approve an exploration project in the Pilliga forest in New South Wales. The federal environment minister, Greg Hunt, has decided that the Santos-led development does not require full assessment under the national Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act. Hunt has, however, added several conditions for the coal seam gas pilot project, requiring that construction...
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