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United Kingdom: Public support for renewables remains as solid as ever
2013-09-03 12:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Over a year of stories attacking clean energy policies and technologies has had only a minor effect on public opinion, according to the latest survey from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) showing that more than three quarters of people in the UK support the use of renewable energy. The sixth quarterly tracker survey polled 2,124 households in early July, confirming once again that the department's clean energy strategy enjoys broad support among the public. Asked whether they...
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United Kingdom: How the Pacific has put global warming on hold (but not for long)
2013-09-01 21:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Changes in the flow of heat between the atmosphere and the Pacific Ocean could help to explain the recent "pause" in global warming that has seen a fall in the rate at which global surface temperatures has risen over the past 15 years or so, a study has suggested. The current global warming hiatus, where the increase in global temperatures has levelled off, can be explained at least in part by natural changes to a cold Pacific Ocean current called La Nina which may have helped to absorb excess...
United Kingdom: Ancient woodland vs dual carriageway
2013-09-01 19:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: The future of large swathes of Britain's ancient woodland is hanging in the balance, as the government nears a landmark ruling on whether to turn a tree-surrounded road to Pembury in Kent into a dual carriageway. The public inquiry into the development wrapped up early this month with the ruling expected any time in the next few weeks. It will determine whether nine hectares of ancient woodland will survive or perish to make way for the road development. But the decision will also have implications...
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United Kingdom: Fracking debate brings climate change closer to home
2013-08-30 08:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Many of those who deny that climate change is taking place reached that position as a result of their opposition to windfarms. This, for example, was the route taken by David Bellamy, who stumbled disastrously into the debate a decade ago. During one of our discussions, he set me the following challenge: "Why are the so-called greens backing a cartel of multinational companies which are hell bent on covering some of the best of our countryside with so-called windfarms, which can neither provide...
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United Kingdom: Green groups signal willingness to defy campaigning crackdown
2013-08-30 02:35:44| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Some of the UK's green NGOs could be willing to break the law if the government passes its controversial Lobbying Bill in its current form. Fears are mounting across the NGO and think tank sector that the new legislation, which receives its second parliamentary reading next week, will place draconian restrictions on their activities in the year before an election. The proposed regulations were originally designed to require corporate lobbyists to sign up to a public register, but they were subsequently...
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