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United Kingdom: Fracking: the Battle of Balcombe is far from over
2013-08-20 14:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: What do bloody clashes on the streets of Cairo have in common with anti-fracking protests against the Cuadrilla exploration rig in rural West Sussex? At a stretch, what links the Battle of Balcombe, which so outrages Tory Fleet Street, with harassment of the Guardian over Edward Snowden's data-mining disclosures? In terms of substance, not a lot connects a constitutional battle for the Egyptian presidency, an environmental tussle in a prosperous corner of Britain and a debate over national security,...
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United Kingdom: Green deal: just 123 households have signed up for energy efficiency scheme
2013-08-20 13:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The UK has completed its first Green Deal package, marking a milestone for the government's flagship energy efficiency policy. Government statistics released today also revealed 123 households had signed up to the Green Deal by the end of July and 286 homes are poised to embark on a Green Deal plan after obtaining a quote. The figures showed that one Green Deal Plan went live in July, with energy efficiency measures installed in the property and loan repayment information attached to the household's...
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United Kingdom: Lucas: Anti-fracking demo action decision 'not taken lightly'
2013-08-20 12:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Green Party MP Caroline Lucas was among more than 30 people arrested when anti-fracking campaigners staged a series of protests around the country. Dr Lucas said her decision to take direct action and join the Balcombe demonstration "wasn't taken lightly". She told ITV's Daybreak: "I do have a very privileged voice and taking this kind of action isn't something I do lightly but this comes at the end of having tried many, many different ways of raising this issue in Parliament - I've managed to...
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United Kingdom: Caroline Lucas released on bail after arrest
2013-08-20 11:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Caroline Lucas, the Green party MP, has been released on bail after being arrested with dozens of other people for an anti-fracking protest that she attended because she felt the government "isn't listening" to opposition to the controversial technology. The former Green party leader said she would find out next week whether she would be charged for her part in a blockade of the energy company Cuadrilla's site in Balcombe, West Sussex, where it is undertaking exploratory drilling for oil. Her son...
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United Kingdom: Go back to the drawing board on climate policy, business tells politicians
2013-08-19 23:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Big business wants the main parties to go back to the drawing board on climate policy after the election to try to come up with an agreed plan for an economically efficient way to reduce Australia's emissions and offer investment certainty. In what amounts to a vote of no confidence in the environmental policies of both major parties, the Business Council of Australia says the government's independent research body, the Productivity Commission, should be asked to have another look at the cheapest...
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