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United Kingdom: Cameron pushes energy for green growth
2013-02-04 17:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The UK must prioritise growth in "green industries" such as energy efficiency and renewable energy, David Cameron said on Monday. The remarks are likely to antagonise those Tory MPs who have campaigned for cuts to green energy subsidies and the watering down of climate targets. The prime minister has come under fire from environmentalists for a perceived lack of leadership on environmental issues, with the chief executive of WWF UK, David Nussbaum, warning in November "he seems to have lost his...
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United Kingdom: Many more seabirds may be affected by English Channel pollution, RSPB says
2013-02-04 12:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The RSPCA is continuing to care for 237 seabirds washed ashore following last week's mystery oil spill in the Channel. Thirty-one birds have had to be put down and another eight have died, the animal charity said on Monday. The vast majority of the birds 257 are guillemots, long-lived birds that spend most of their time out at sea, only coming to shore to breed. The other 19 are razorbills, another member of the auk family. Environment Agency scientists are still trying to establish...
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United Kingdom: The battle for Combe Haven
2013-02-04 12:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ecologist: Its a huge waste of public money and an environmental disaster A luta continua!: the struggle continues. After battling with security, bailiffs and the police, this remains the message of activist group Combe Haven Defenders. Combe Haven Defenders have been fighting the hugely controversial Bexhill-Hastings Link Road (BHLR) by literally attempting to stop it in its path. In spite of tree houses, tunnels and lock-ons to trees in one of the most beautiful areas of Sussex, their third and final...
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United Kingdom: Nuclear renaissance under fire as Centrica mulls project exit
2013-02-04 10:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The UK's plans for a new fleet of nuclear reactors have received a triple blow over the past few days, after Centrica confirmed it is to shelve its nuclear investment plans, MPs published a report slamming Sellafield's waste management efforts, and Cumbria County Council last week blocked plans for a new radioactive waste storage facility. The Financial Times reported today that Centrica would not exercise its option to take a 20 per cent stake in EDF's plans for two new reactors at Hinkley Point...
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United Kingdom: Friends of the Earth says George Osborne creating 'bonanza' for oil firms
2013-02-04 10:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Friends of the Earth has accused George Osborne of creating a bonanza for Britain's big energy companies by providing almost 1bn of tax breaks designed to boost North Sea oil and gas production. FoE said the chancellor was going against the advice of Jim Yong Kim, the president of the World Bank, in providing subsidies designed to ensure "every last drop of oil" is extracted from the UK's rapidly declining reserves. It said Osborne had hugely expanded field allowances, introduced by Alistair...
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