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United Kingdom: Sack all Cabinet climate change sceptics, say the Greens in 'quasi-fascist' policy
2014-02-14 20:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Express: CLIMATE change sceptics in the Cabinet should be sacked to show the Government is serious about tackling extreme weather events such as the recent flooding, the Greens said today. Green Party leader Natalie Bennett singled out Environment Secretary Owen Paterson, Chancellor George Osborne and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles as prime contenders for David Cameron's axe. Her comments, which have been branded "quasi-fascist" by opponents, came as the Party announced a 10-point plan to improve...
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United Kingdom: David Cameron halts Environment Agency job cuts amid floods clean-up
2014-02-14 17:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The prime minister has said the Environment Agency will not lose 500 members of staff amid its efforts to deal with Britains flooding. However, he has not said whether the job cuts will go ahead once the situation has been dealt with. David Cameron told BBC Breakfast, Those have never been announced plans. These arent plans that are going to put in place. Of course every organisation has to make sure it is efficient but nothing will be done at the Environment Agency that will hamper our...
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United Kingdom: Floods make climate sceptics sweat
2014-02-14 15:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The UK floods are not just causing misery for thousands of people around the country whose lives and livelihoods have been disrupted. They are also making a few climate change sceptics hot beneath the collar. No doubt they are finding it an uncomfortable experience to realise that their misleading attempts to inform the public into believing that climate change poses no threat to the UK are now being undermined by the irrefutable evidence provided by the record rainfall and storm surges. First,...
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United Kingdom: Experts warn global warming is making for volatile weather picture
2014-02-14 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: The tumultuous winter weather of the past few weeks could well become the "new normal" for us, a climate change expert has warned. Queen's University academic Dr John Barry said that the "abnormal, more extreme" weather events experienced this winter would become more frequent in the future. The cluster of storms that has battered Northern Ireland for weeks, along with the rest of the British Isles, has taken everyone by surprise. "We cannot conclusively say there is a 100% connection between...
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United Kingdom: Greens calls for clear-out of 'climate change deniers'
2014-02-14 14:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The Green Party of England and Wales has called for a purge of government advisors and ministers who do not share its views on climate change. Any senior advisor refusing to accept "the scientific consensus on climate change" should be sacked, it said. Party leader Natalie Bennett said the rule must apply to all senior advisors, including those with no responsibility for environmental issues. David Cameron says he suspects recent storms are linked to climate change. Speaking recently,...
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