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UK chief scientist: climate change will not be beneficial to the UK
2014-03-12 11:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The chief scientific adviser to the government, Sir Mark Walport, has told MPs not to expect any benefits from a warmer climate, adding that the effects in the long-term will be harmful. Walport was commenting on science journalist and climate denier Matt Ridleys book, The Rational Optimist, which argues that climate change will more beneficial to the UK than it will harmful. He said, Whilst there may be trivial benefits in some parts of the world for some of the time, the long-term direction...
50M investment by British Sugar in UK plants
2014-03-11 15:54:37| Sugar Industry News
British Sugar is investing 50M in its four existing UK sugar beet factories this year, a spokeswoman for the Associated British Foods (ABF) subsidiary has confirmed.
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NVM Private Equity-backed Kitwave Wholesale strengthens presence in UK
2014-03-07 01:00:00| Food Processing Technology
NVM Private Equity-backed FMCG products wholesaler Kitwave Wholesale has strengthened its presence in the UK with the takeover of Eden Farm, a frozen food and ice cream distributor.
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Shell boss: Scots should stay in UK
2014-03-06 02:48:18| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The chief executive of the oil company Shell says he would like Scotland to "remain part of the UK".
Scientists Need Your Help to Discern Global Warming's Role in UK Floods
2014-03-05 18:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mashable: A team of climate scientists in the UK has launched an ambitious citizen science effort to quickly assess the role that manmade global warming may have played in that region's extraordinarily wet winter. The program, known as the Weather@Home 2014 project, is part of a longer term and international push to develop scientific techniques to gain insight into the relationship between global warming and extreme weather events, from heavy precipitation events to heat waves. The winter of 2013-14...
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