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United Kingdom: George Monbiot addresses Dame Helen Ghosh
2013-10-24 16:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: "It's not for me to judge the relative merits of fracking versus wind turbines." So said Dame Helen Ghosh, the National Trust's new director general. To this there are two obvious responses. The first is: yes, as the head of Britain's biggest conservation group, this is just the kind of judgment you should be making. You've been appointed to lead this organisation, and a crucial component of leadership is making judgments. Because it is a public organisation, these judgments should be explained...
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United Kingdom: National Trust: We're still opposed to fracking... for now
2013-10-24 13:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The National Trust been forced to deny a U-turn on fracking, after its director general said the conservation charity was not necessarily opposed to shale gas exploration on its land. Dame Helen Ghosh told The Times that the Trust was keeping "an open mind" on whether to allow fracking on its land or support planning applications nearby. The former Defra permanent secretary said it would need to wait until studies had determined the full environmental impact of fracking activity before making...
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United Kingdom: National Trust may open up land to fracking, says Dame Helen Ghosh
2013-10-24 06:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Press Association: The National Trust has an "open mind" about fracking and would consider allowing it on its land, the head of the charity has said. Dame Helen Ghosh, the conservation trust's director general, told the Times it would make up its mind about the controversial gas extraction procedure after seeing the evidence on its environmental impact. It appears to be a move away from the trust's previous stance of a "presumption against fracking" on its land "because natural gas is a fossil gas", a position...
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United Kingdom: Green energy levies: how much do they cost and will they be cut?
2013-10-23 16:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: What are the "green charges" that David Cameron wants to roll back? These are extra costs levied on household gas and electricity bills to pay for low-carbon energy sources such as windfarms and solar panels. The government has always insisted the charges will help cut energy bills in the long run by reducing Britain's dependence on fossil fuels at the same time as helping to tackle climate change. They currently make up 9% of household bills and are projected to make up 14% by 2020. What are the...
United Kingdom: How David Cameron is preparing to disappoint everyone on "green levies"
2013-10-23 15:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: David Cameron caused a furore at Prime Minister's Questions today by declaring that "we need to roll back some of the green regulations and charges". Leaving aside the wisdom of such a spectacular U-turn from a Prime Minister who once declared people should "vote blue, go green", the key question is whether such a move will work, both politically and economically. On both fronts the answer is a categorical no. As I've argued previously, axing green levies will do little to help those struggling...
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