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United Kingdom: Government frees up fracking rules, despite 99 per cent opposition
2014-09-26 13:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The government is pressing ahead with plans to allow shale gas companies to drill under people's homes without their consent, despite 99 per cent of respondents opposing the consultation proposals. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) yesterday confirmed it would change the trespass laws for shale and geothermal developers, arguing the controversial underground drilling access regulations were necessary to accelerate the shift to a low carbon economy. According to the response...
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United Kingdom: Friends of the Earth denies dropping nuclear power opposition
2014-09-10 15:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Friends of the Earth has denied dropping its opposition to nuclear power after the BBC reported that the green group had made a huge and controversial shift in its stance. A news bulletin on Radio 4s Today programme said that the group had revealed it was no longer opposed to nuclear power in principle, describing as a significant shift for the organisation, which has campaigned against nuclear power since it was founded in 1969. Roger Harrabin, the BBCs environment analyst, reported:...
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Bag Alliance Continues Opposition of California Bag Ban Bill
2014-09-05 18:58:00| Waste Age
The American Progressive Bag Alliance (APBA), the group representing plastic bag manufacturers and recyclers in the United States, is continuing its strong opposition to the legislative move in California to ban single-use plastic bags statewide in certain uses. read more
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Plastic bag ban stalls in California amid manufacturers' opposition
2014-08-26 22:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Prospects are dimming for a ban on plastic grocery bags in California, as the legislative session winds down and supporters remain three votes short of a majority in the face of strong opposition from manufacturers. A number of cities in California and other states, including Hawaii's Maui County, have made it illegal for grocery stores to pack consumer purchases in plastic. But at the state level, support has generally crumbled because of opposition from plastic bag makers. California's ban,...
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Huge utility line upgrade faces opposition
2014-08-18 17:56:10| Energy - Topix.net
The $4 billion to $6 billion PPL Corp. project is designed to take electricity generated near Pennsylvania's booming shale gas region and deliver it to New York, New Jersey, and Maryland.
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