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United Kingdom: Frack Off protesters bring a little fire engine trouble to Balcombe oil site
2013-08-01 11:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Protests at a planned drilling site of a fracking company took an innovative turn on Thursday after activists stopped work by parking an antique fire engine outside the gates of the facility and locked themselves to the vehicle. The campaign group Frack Off said the fire engine, bought by some of the protesters involved, arrived at the site near Balcombe, West Sussex where the energy company Cuadrilla plans to drill wells in the hope of releasing oil from the rocks at about 7am. Two protesters...
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United Kingdom: Climate scientists must not advocate particular policies
2013-07-31 13:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: As a climate scientist, I'm under pressure to be a political advocate. This comes mainly from environmentalists. Dan Cass, wind-farm director and solar advocate, preferred me not to waste my time debating "denialist morons" but to use political advocacy to "prevent climate catastrophe". Jeremy Grantham, environmental philanthropist, urged climate scientists to sound a "more desperate note Be arrested if necessary." A concerned member of the public judged my efforts at public engagement successful...
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United Kingdom: Villagers' fracking revolt leads to arrests
2013-07-26 22:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: The protest against plans by the fracking company Cuadrilla to explore for oil and gas at a site just outside the sleepy village of Balcombe, East Sussex, began on Thursday. Local people, including mothers and children, set up gazebos and bunting by the roadside. Tea and cakes were handed out and there was even a singalong. Activists included Natalie Hynde, the daughter of Chrissie Hynde and Ray Davies of The Kinks. But the mood turned at midday yesterday as a hard core of activists refused...
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United Kingdom: Anti-fracking activists arrested at oil drilling site
2013-07-26 15:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: The demonstration, which began on Thursday, is against plans by fracking company Cuadrilla to explore for oil and gas in the area. Local residents, including mothers and children, set up gazebos and bunting by the roadside, while some protesters stopped lorries from entering the area by playing cricket outside the site in Balcombe, Sussex. However, at midday on Friday, 90 police arrived and told around 12 protesters, who had linked arms on a log across the entrance to the site, that they must...
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United Kingdom: Creating new life - and other ways to feed the world
2013-07-23 01:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: How best to feed a growing population in a changing climate is fiercely debated with many new and emerging research fields hoping to provide a solution. Estimates suggest that food production will have to increase by at least 60% by 2050 to feed a rapidly increasing population, which is expected to top nine billion. The UK government has announced it will put 160m into agricultural industries "to deliver sustainable, healthy and affordable food for future generations". Associate professor...
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