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United Kingdom: Environment minister accused of conflict of interest over farm subsidies
2016-08-04 10:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: One of Theresa Mays new environment ministers has been accused by campaigners of a conflict of interest over tens of thousands of pounds he receives annually in EU farming subsidies. Lord Gardiner is parliamentary under secretary of state and the House of Lords spokesperson for the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), which will be heavily involved in plans for replacing EU farming support. But he is a partner in a family farm in Buckinghamshire, which received nearly...
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United Kingdom: Theresa May delayed Hinkley Point to revisit Chinese involvement
2016-07-31 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Theresa May raised objections to the Hinkley Point C nuclear power deal during the coalition government, the former business secretary Sir Vince Cable has claimed, in remarks that will throw fresh doubt over the projects future. Cable said that as home secretary, May had been unhappy about the former chancellor George Osbornes gung-ho attitude to Chinese investment. Speaking after May unexpectedly delayed signing-off on government support for the new power station, Cable described the late...
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United Kingdom: Fears grow over danger of flooding around the UK as inquiry is shelved
2016-07-30 22:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: On Boxing Day last year, Colette Jones was warned by neighbours that flood water was pouring across parkland near her house in Bury, Greater Manchester. The river Irwell had burst its banks as torrential rain swept the area. Within an hour, her house and hundreds of others nearby were inundated. Colette and her husband, Graham, had to struggle through water up to chest height to reach safety. It was terrifying, she recalls. It was also horrible. The water was mixed with sewage. Our house was...
Flint Group Acquires Druckfarben in the United Kingdom
2016-07-12 17:49:00| Coatings World Breaking News
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United Kingdom: Thousands Got Naked and Painted Their Bodies Blue for Climate Change
2016-07-11 20:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Time: If you were taking a morning stroll through the British town of Hull over the weekend, you might have been shocked to find a surreal, Smurf-like scene: a crowd of roughly 3,200 completely nude people gathered in the streets, all clustered together and painted bright shades of marine blue. The art installation was the brainchild of U.S.-based photographer Spencer Tunick, who was asked by a local museum to create one of his iconic large-scale works. Tunick put out a call for volunteers to participate...
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