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United Kingdom: Green MP charged over anti-fracking protest
2013-09-25 14:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Dr Lucas was arrested in August when she joined hundreds of other activists staging a series of protests in the West Sussex village of Balcombe, against the controversial method of extracting shale gas. Activists allegedly blockaded the road leading to the drilling site to prevent traffic moving in and out of the area. The protests, which were largely organised by the No Dash for Gas group, sought to raise public awareness of the controversial method of gas extraction that involves pumping...
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United Kingdom: Lord Stern: IPCC report will underestimate climate change
2013-09-24 18:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Important factors like the melting of frozen Arctic soil, which are expected to contribute significantly to global warming, have been left out of scientists' calculations because the size of their impact remains unclear. It means that models which will be used to inform the latest international assessment of climate science, to be revealed on Friday, "substantially underestimate' the scale of the problem, Lord Stern of Brentford claimed. The former World Bank chief economist, who authored an...
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United Kingdom: Fracking protests restart after Cuadrilla seeks new drilling rights
2013-09-23 22:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The company at the heart of the anti-fracking protests in West Sussex on Monday confirmed that its exploratory drilling outside a village had discovered the presence of hydrocarbons, which can be used for fuel, and said further testing would be needed to ascertain flow rates. After more than two months of operations at Balcombe, Cuadrilla said that it would be clearing the site by the weekend and would be closing it off for the next few months while it applies for planning permission to measure...
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United Kingdom: Green Deal is damp squib as only 12 homes take up energy-saving offer
2013-09-22 08:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The government has billed its Green Deal as "the most ambitious home improvement programme since the second world war", but it has now been revealed that just 12 homeowners are making repayments through its finance package for energy-efficient work carried out on their property. Since the scheme's launch in January, householders have been able to sign up to the deal, which allows them to pay for energy-efficiency improvements to their home with no upfront cost. Work is funded by a loan repaid...
United Kingdom: Up to two-fifths of fruit and veg crop is wasted because it is 'ugly', report finds
2013-09-19 06:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Press Association: Up to two-fifths of a crop of fruit or vegetables can be wasted because it is "ugly", a report on food waste has shown. Produce grown in the UK that does not meet retailer standards on size or shape or is blemished is often used for animal feed or simply ploughed back into the ground even though it is edible, with as much as 40% of a crop rejected. The report, commissioned by the UK's global food security programme, also showed that the average household throws away more than 5kg (11lbs) of...
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