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UK government's fracking definition 'could allow drilling without safeguards'
2016-04-13 13:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The UK government has been accused of including a large loophole in its legal definition of fracking which could enable companies to bypass safety regulations, according to a leading geologist. In rules that came into force on 6 April, fracking is defined by the amount of high-pressure fluid used to fracture shale rocks and release gas or oil. However, the only well fracked in the UK so far, which caused small earthquakes near Blackpool in 2011, would not qualify as fracking under the definition....
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An urgent plea for governments to stem the murder of forest guardians
2016-04-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: In early March, Indigenous Honduran activist Berta Caceres was gunned down in her own home in response to her protests against a dam that threatens to displace hundreds of her people. A few weeks later, another member of her community, Nelson Garcia, was murdered for the same reason. Berta received the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2015 in recognition of her efforts, and was an inspiration to Indigenous Peoples around the world. During my official visit to Honduras last November, she facilitated...
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UK and Scottish governments announce plans for new high speed rail link
2016-03-23 01:00:00| Railway Technology
The UK and Scottish governments have agreed to jointly improve rail links between London and Scotland.
VIDEO: What businesses need from governments
2016-02-26 13:48:57| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Colm O'Regan looks at what it takes to enable businesses to flourish.
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UN Climate Chief Christiana Figueres To Step Down, Praises Governments For Paris Pact
2016-02-20 04:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Tech Times: Christiana Figueres announced that she will step down from her post as the executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UFCCC) in July and will not consider an extension. This marks the end of a six-year term that was concluded with the adoption of the Paris Agreement in December 2015. Figueres, a civil official from Costa Rica, was appointed the agency since 2010. She helped draft the Paris agreement along with other leaders from across the globe. The Paris Agreement...
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