je.st
news
Tag: kingdom united
United Kingdom: A county divided: is Lancashire ready for its fracking revolution?
2015-01-17 21:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Robert Sanderson, a strapping dairy farmer, is standing in his muddy yard. He is in tears. Sandersons family and his Lancashire farm have, thanks to geological chance, ended up on the frontline of fracking in the UK. Ive never wanted to do anything but farm, says Sanderson, part of the third generation of his family to farm near Kirkham. All my young lad dreams about is farming. Last night he said to me, When I grow up I want to have the biggest tractor in the world. How can they just take...
Tags: its
united
kingdom
ready
United Kingdom: Regulators grant environmental permits Lancashire fracking site
2015-01-16 15:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A proposed site for controversial fracking for shale gas has been granted environmental permits by regulators. The permits set out the conditions that shale company Cuadrilla must follow to protect groundwater, surface water and air quality and safely manage and dispose of waste at Preston New Road, Plumpton, in Lancashire, the Environment Agency said. It is one of two new sites in Lancashire where Cuadrilla is seeking permission to drill, frack and test gas exploration wells, with Lancashire...
Tags: site
united
kingdom
united kingdom
United Kingdom: Ed Davey voices concerns over likelihood strong climate change agreement
2015-01-09 13:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Energy and climate change secretary Ed Davey has revealed that the UK will be seeking a legally binding climate change agreement at negotiations later this year. However, he has also voiced concerns that the deal will not go far enough to avert dangerous levels of climate change. Daveys comments come after policymakers met in Lima, Peru, in December to lay the groundwork for the agreement. Late this year at UN climate change negotiations in Paris they will reconvene to agree on a universal treaty....
Tags: change
united
kingdom
agreement
United Kingdom: Labour seeks fracking restrictions to protect drinking water
2015-01-08 16:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The Labour Party is seeking to ban fracking for shale gas on land that collects Britains drinking water in proposed amendments to the governments infrastructure bill. A campaign group has said such a move is basic common sense. Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is gradually becoming more widespread in the UK although the method of extracting shale gas remains controversial. Those supporting fracking claim it can be used as a transition fuel towards a low-carbon economy and that with the...
Tags: united
water
kingdom
united kingdom
United Kingdom: Badger culls will take 20 years to eliminate bovine TB, says environment secretary
2015-01-07 15:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Culling badgers will not get rid of bovine TB in the UK for more than two decades, the environment secretary told farmers on Wednesday. The controversial cull is part of a package of measures championed by the coalition government, including controls on the movement of cattle and better monitoring. But these are still unlikely to bring the disease under control for many years. Elizabeth Truss, secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs, said: This government is taking action...
Tags: years
united
kingdom
environment
Sites : [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42] [43] [44] next »