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United Kingdom: Fracking protesters march in Sussex in biggest show of strength so far
2013-08-18 21:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Thousands of people marched through the Sussex countryside on Sunday in the biggest show of strength to date for the UK's anti-fracking movement, the start of a three-day campaign against exploratory drilling near the village of Balcombe in west Sussex. Organisers had hoped to attract about 1,000 people but as supporters from around the country arrived in coaches and by train, police estimated that there were more than double that number. The march comes before direct action demonstrations that...
United Kingdom: Coastal city flooding could cost more than 600bn a year
2013-08-18 18:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Flooding of major coastal cities could cost the world economy more than 600bn a year by 2050, say scientists. Three cities in the US Miami, New York and New Orleans and Guangzhou in China are together expected to shoulder 43 per cent of the burden. Other cities facing the highest flood losses in 2050 included Mumbai, Jakarta, Boston, Bangkok and Abidjan, while in Europe, the cities of Marseille, Naples and Athens were also at risk. The loss estimate is based on projections of climate change,...
United Kingdom: No place for mob rule over fracking
2013-08-18 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: When British energy company Cuadrilla announced that it was going to start exploratory drilling for oil and gas on the outskirts of the sleepy West Sussex village of Balcombe, the residents were understandably concerned -- and they voiced their objections in a peaceful and responsible manner. They set up gazebos and bunting at the roadside; there was tea, music and even a cricket match. But then a hard core of outside activists turned up who transformed the protest into something quite different....
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United Kingdom: Anti-oil drilling and fracking demonstration: Crowds to march through Balcombe
2013-08-18 05:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Metro: Campaigners will attempt to get their voices heard today, when a legion of impassioned activists take to the streets in protest against gas and oil exploration in the English countryside. Anti-fracking and oil drilling demonstrators will march at 3pm in Balcombe, West Sussex, the town near to a site on which energy firm, Cuadrilla Resources Ltd, is hoping to stage a test drill. Masses of environmental activists, local Sussex residents and even perhaps a few celebrities Vivienne Westwood was...
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United Kingdom: Middle England and the eco-warriors say victory is theirs in the battle for Balcombe
2013-08-17 19:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Some had travelled the length of the country, determined to fortify the new frontline in the ongoing struggle to shape Britain's future energy supply. By Saturday, hundreds of protesters had convened in a camp straddling the B2306 outside the village of Balcombe. Many are prepared to dig in for what has been described as a six-day campaign of "civil disobedience". Few aligned to the burgeoning No Dash For Gas anti-fracking coalition are contemplating anything other than victory, an assessment...
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