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United Kingdom: Labour dismisses claim of Heathrow third-runway U-turn
2013-12-12 02:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Labour played down reports last night that Ed Miliband is set to abandon his opposition to a third runway at Heathrow, but he is under pressure from the shadow chancellor Ed Balls to be more supportive when the airports commission reports next week. The prospect of political assent for a third or fourth runway at Heathrow however appeared to increase further, ahead of an interim report from commission chair Howard Davies which is set to announce a shortlist of options for expansion in the south-east....
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DTS Announces Distribution Agreements for the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada
2013-12-10 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Seal Beach, CA – DTS (Diversified Technical Systems), a leading US-based manufacturer of data acquisition systems and sensors for crash, blast and safety testing, including a helmet smart-sensor that was named by the U.S. Army as one of “The Greatest Inventions,” has signed with two international distributors to represent the DTS product offering in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada.<br /> <br /> “DTS is continuing to expand sales channels around the world to ...
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United Kingdom: Boris Johnson vows to continue London's 'cycling revolution'
2013-12-09 13:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has promised to continue a "cycling revolution", predicting that London will become as welcoming to bikes as cities like Amsterdam or Copenhagen despite recent safety worries. Speaking at City Hall, Johnson also gave updated figures from a major police traffic operation launched following six cyclist deaths in less than two weeks, saying more than 2,000 motorists and cyclists had been stopped by officers in the past fortnight for infractions such as jumping...
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United Kingdom: Drax steams ahead 700m biomass conversion
2013-12-09 11:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Drax power station is set to transform from the UK's biggest carbon emitter into its largest green electricity generator following a 700m coal-to-biomass conversion project. The Yorkshire site is currently the largest single emitter of carbon dioxide in the UK and provides about seven to eight per cent of the UK's total power. But the planned conversion of three of its six generating units to sustainable biomass will see its emissions reduced by about 10 million tonnes against today's levels,...
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United Kingdom: Government cracks down on illegal car pollution
2013-12-09 01:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Air quality campaigners and green businesses have welcomed a government pledge to crack down on the increasing number of drivers who are illegally taking their cars on the roads after removing mandatory soot filters. Roads minister Robert Goodwill announced last week that from February next year cars will fail the MoT if a diesel particulate filter that was fitted as standard has been removed. Most diesel cars sold after 2009 come with built-in particulate filters that claim to trap up to 99...
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