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United Kingdom: Labour calls on government to end zero-carbon homes "dithering and delay"
2013-02-18 04:38:20| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Labour has urged the government to confirm its commitment to making all new homes meet "zero carbon" standards by 2016 and end the "dithering and delay" around new Building Regulations. An open letter to Communities Secretary Eric Pickles signed by Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls, Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary Caroline Flint, and Shadow Housing Minister Jack Dromey was released late last week, calling for clarification on when the policy details surrounding the zero carbon home target...
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United Kingdom: Government to relaunch bidding for flood defence
2013-02-18 04:38:20| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: The Environment Agency will re-launch the bidding process for a lucrative flood defence contract after fears that the original tender suffered similar technical flaws to those that caused the West Coast Mainline fiasco. The rail-franchise failure, which saw Sir Richard Branson nearly sue the Government for awarding the 5bn contract to FirstGroup before that decision was overturned, sparked a review of wider government procurement. This is understood to have led to the flood defence process...
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United Kingdom: Wales urged to beef up climate resilience
2013-02-18 01:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The Welsh government will today be urged to step up efforts to tackle climate change and adapt to the effects of global warming, in a new report which warns major challenges remain for the nation if it is to meet its ambitious environmental goals. The Climate Change Commission for Wales - a cross party and industry group that helps to drive Wales' climate change strategy - will today outline its priorities for the coming year as it aims to meet its ambition of delivering three per cent year-on-year...
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United Kingdom Iced/Rtd Coffee Drinks Category Profile
2013-02-15 13:39:11| Beverage industry market research - from just-drinks.com
A competitively priced comprehensive overview of the Iced/RTD Coffee market.
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United Kingdom: After the horsemeat scandal, are you still a meat-lover?
2013-02-15 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Unless you've eaten a lukewarm, soil-like bowl of Beanfeast, cooked over a single gas ring stove on a windy beach in Scotland, you will never understand the drudgery of being a vegetarian in the 1990s. Back when Portobello mushroom burgers and halloumi skewers sounded more like elocution exercises than dishes, I was being brought up by a vegetarian mother and, well, let's call him a hungry father. We rarely ate meat at home, choosing instead those delicious packets of Beanfeast, Quorn chunks and,...
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