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United Kingdom: Household energy use falls 24.7%

2013-08-16 13:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Families are using nearly a quarter less energy than in 2005 as household efficiency measures and rising costs have taken effect. The average home usage in England and Wales fell by 24.7% over the period to 2011, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The highest regional consumption levels, which were adjusted to take into account the variations in weather, were in the east Midlands, the data showed. It appeared that regions with the highest level of Economy 7 consumption...

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United Kingdom: Fracking protesters gather for six-day camp as Balcombe drilling suspended

2013-08-16 12:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Press Association: Anti-fracking protesters have welcomed the suspension of an exploratory oil-drilling operation in West Sussex, as the first of hundreds of extra activists started to arrive. Up to 1,000 more campaigners are set to descend on the outskirts of Balcombe, for the six-day Reclaim the Power camp. It has been organised in opposition to hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, which some fear the energy firm Cuadrilla will go on to conduct after it has completed its exploratory drilling. Campaigners were...

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United Kingdom: Law breaking fracking protesters 'heroic' like the suffragettes, says leader

2013-08-16 11:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Telegraph: Thousands of people are expected to take part in six days of "direct action" against Cuadrilla, a company that is currently digging for oil near Balcombe in West Sussex. Operations at the facility have been suspended while the protests are taking place, and hundreds of police have been drafted in. The parish council has urged the protesters to "stay away" if they are planning any illegal acts, and said that they have heard rumours of a "mass trespass". Jamie Kelsey-Fry, from the No Dash...

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United Kingdom: Drilling pause for Balcombe fracking protests is sensible move, say police

2013-08-16 10:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Cuadrilla has halted its oil-drilling operations in West Sussex in anticipation of an influx of anti-fracking protesters at the site this weekend. The company, which is pioneering the controversial process of hydraulic fracturing in Britain, said that after discussions with police it had doubled the height of its security fences and installed razor wire at the Balcombe site, and had called a halt to the drilling until further notice. A spokesman said this was owing to concerns "for the health...

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United Kingdom: Balcombe oil drilling stops in anticipation of weekend protest

2013-08-16 01:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Cuadrilla has halted its oil-drilling operations in West Sussex in anticipation of an influx of anti-fracking protesters at the site this weekend. The company, which is pioneering the controversial process of hydraulic fracturing in Britain, said that after discussions with police it had doubled the height of its security fences and installed razor wire at the Balcombe site, and had called a halt to the stopped drilling until further notice. A spokesman said this was owing to concerns "for the...

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