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Why is the National Trust investing in renewables while fighting a windfarms
2013-04-19 13:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: All praise to the National Trust for announcing on Thursday it would increase the use of renewable energies at its properties. The promise to produce over half its power and heat from heat pumps, wood, solar and hydro-electric power by 2020 is a model for all organisations. But at the same time as cutting its use of fossil fuels it is actively opposing others who want to do the same on land adjacent to its own. As the largest environmental organisation in the UK with four million members its overall...
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Is the Australian Defence Force fighting climate change or just adapting?
2013-04-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Spectator: Analysts from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) have recently published a special report on Climate and the Defence Force. To those concerned about human-caused climate change, this report could be viewed as a welcome turnaround. Thus, the report opens by noting that the 2009 Defence White Paper had, by contrast: dismissed climate change as an issue for future generations, judging that strategic consequences wouldnt be felt before 2030. The reason the ASPI Report gives for...
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Fighting hunger among older adults
2013-04-11 17:59:22| PortlandOnline
On Tuesday, The Oregonian published a story about the crisis of nutrition and hunger among older adults in our community.
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Focus - Fighting Alcohol Harm: The European Union's Strategy Under Review - Part III
2013-04-11 16:51:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
The third and final part of EurActiv's analysis of the European Union's alcohol harm reduction strategy focuses on the different positions being taken on different issues in different regions.
Focus - Fighting Alcohol Harm: The European Union's Strategy Under Review - Part II
2013-04-11 16:29:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
In the second part of this analysis of the European Union's review of its strategy to combat alcohol harm across the region, EurActiv details the issues that have to be considered.
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