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United Kingdom: Sad to see the tide turn against the otter
2013-01-20 01:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: I love otters. I recall my father's excitement at seeing one glistening on a rock beside the sea on the west coast of Scotland in the summer of 1982. When I lived in a cottage beside the river Usk in my 30s, I used to rise before dawn in the hope of glimpsing the resident otter bitch teaching her pups to fish. Even now, I still get a thrill stumbling across a fish carcass, the debris of an otter's dinner, rotting on a riverbank. I was surprised to learn recently that otters are now so numerous...
United Kingdom: Battle for soul of the Lakes pits unspoilt nature against the lure of more jobs
2013-01-19 15:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: From the soaring crags of Scafell Pike to the black depths of Wastwater, the Lake District is one of Britain's most beguiling destinations. Yet its landscape is now at the centre of an increasingly fractious dispute between those who insist that preserving the pristine qualities of the fells is the best blueprint for economic development and a group who say that new developments in the area would create more jobs and growth. Britain's best-known mountaineer, Sir Chris Bonington, fired the first...
United Kingdom: Backing energy efficiency would help stave off a triple-dip recession
2013-01-18 19:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: New figures from Britain's leading economists suggest the UK could be heading for a triple-dip recession. The chancellor should use his budget to announce that he will provide additional support for energy efficiency providing a triple boost for jobs, growth and energy bills. Earlier this week, the Treasury's comparison of independent forecasts showed an average prediction of flat growth (ie 0%) in 2012. If they are correct, growth in the fourth quarter will have been -0.2% and the UK will be half...
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United Kingdom: Road protesters' last stand against eviction
2013-01-18 16:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Environmental campaigners explain why they are protesting against the building of a link road between Bexhill and Hastings across the East Sussex countryside. The protesters secure themselves to tree houses, road obstacles and tunnels using locks and concrete before being evicted by police. The new 86m road will be more than three miles long
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United Kingdom: Road-building protesters score first victory in the second battle of Hastings
2013-01-18 16:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: King Harold's loss to Duke William of Normandy back in 1066 did a good job of putting Hastings on the map. Now the quiet countryside of the south coast is once again the scene of a great battle, and perhaps the start of a conflict that could last years. In the trees of Combe Haven, on the proposed site of a new link road between Hastings and Bexhill, protesters have been bravely battling East Sussex council. Campaigners argue that the proposed road will be expensive, unnecessary and ineffective...
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