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United Kingdom: Cameron promises Heathrow decision by Christmas amid Tory civil war
2015-07-01 15:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: David Cameron will resolve his dilemma on whether to back a third runway at Heathrow by the end of the year, but faces the prospect of cabinet resignations and having to rely on Labour support if the government decides in favour. The prime minister said on Wednesday that he had yet to study the recommendations of the Davies commission, which strongly backed expansion at Heathrow. The decision is particularly difficult for Cameron because he has previously said there would be no ifs, no buts about...
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United Kingdom: Demonstrators celebrate Lancashire fracking licence rejected
2015-06-29 17:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Anti-fracking protesters cheer outside County Hall in Preston as news emerges that an application to frack in the area has been rejected. On Monday Lancashire County Council turned down a planning request to allow fracking on a site near Little Plumpton, prompting campaigners to parade through Preston city centre in celebration.
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United Kingdom: Hundreds protest against proposed fracking site in Lancashire
2015-06-23 16:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Hundreds of people protested against a proposed fracking site in Lancashire on Tuesday, as the county council considered whether to approve the project. Over 450 people massed outside the county hall in Preston while Lancashire County Council listened to representations for and against Cuadrillas bid to frack at Preston New Road in Little Plumpton, between Preston and Blackpool. Last week the councils planning officers advised members to approve Cuadrillas bid to start fracking at the site,...
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United Kingdom: 250 onshore windfarms will be scrapped as taxpayer subsidies axed
2015-06-23 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Express: She said about 2,500 proposed turbines in 250 projects are now unlikely to be built. The Renewables Obligation subsidy for new onshore wind farms is being scrapped a year early from April next year. Ms Rudd said this would save consumers cash by avoiding a surplus of state-funded windfarms and by helping newer green technologies compete. Ms Rudd, who has also announced plans to give local communities the final say over windfarms, said: We are reaching the limits of what is affordable, and what...
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United Kingdom: Climate change activists occupy Tate Modern's Turbine Hall
2015-06-13 13:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Activists have occupied Tate Moderns Turbine Hall with the aim of giving an all-night performance criticising BPs sponsorship of the gallery. The group intend to cover the halls 152-metre sloping floor, which once housed the oil-fired turbines of the Bankside power station, with thousands of charcoaled words of warning about climate change. The performers said the art work would take 25 hours to complete, if they manage to remain inside the building, and is timed to coincide with a full...
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