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Two British Greenpeace activists to appear in Russian court
2013-09-29 01:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Two environmental campaigners are due to appear in court in Murmansk, Russia, today after being arrested during a Greenpeace protest on an Arctic oil rig. Anthony Perrett, 32, and Frank Hewetson, 45, are among 30 people, including four other Britons, taken into custody seven days ago when armed Russian officials stormed their vessel, Arctic Sunrise. Along with other members of the group, Mr Hewetson, a father of two and logistics co-ordinator from London, and Mr Perrett, an activist from Newport,...
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British plan to avert climate disaster using sun power
2013-09-29 01:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Two of Britain's leading scientists have urged the setting up of a world Sunpower Programme to deliver solar electricity that is cheaper than fossil fuel power by 2025. All countries should be invited to participate, say Sir David King, a former government chief scientific adviser, and the economist Lord Richard Layard in an article in the Observer online today. The programme's target would be the development of techniques that see solar electricity generate at least 10% of the world's total energy...
British Pork Supplier Assures Customers of Integrity of Pork
2013-09-27 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - Following an announcement on the BBC 'Farming Today' programme about the mislabelling of pork chops on 16 September, F.A. Gill announced the results of isotope testing to prove that its own on site slaughtered pork when independently sampled was shown scientifically to be 100 per cent British.
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British rail operator National Express wins regional rail contracts in Germany
2013-09-26 01:00:00| Railway Technology
UK-based transport company National Express has signed a 1.6bn deal to operate two regional train services in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
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British Green MP charged over part in fracking protest
2013-09-25 15:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Britain's only elected member of parliament from the Green Party, Caroline Lucas, was charged with public order offences on Wednesday after taking part in a protest last month against the shale gas extraction process known as fracking. Lucas was among 36 activists arrested on August 19 as they tried to block access to an exploration site operated by Cuadrilla Resources near the picturesque village of Balcombe in Sussex, southern England. The Crown Prosecution Service said there was sufficient evidence...
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