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Summers Mediterranean weather brought rare birds & insects to Britain
2014-08-10 20:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Exotic and colourful bee-eaters snatching dragonflies out of mid-air. Black-winged stilts birds with legs as long as supermodels bringing a touch of class to a coastal marsh. And continental butterflies swarming across the Channel to surprise Britains lepidopterists. This summer has certainly brought a touch of the Med to our shores. Britains usual wildlife has been joined by a host of new and unusual species, with many creatures staying on to breed. The news of a pair of bee-eaters nesting...
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A nation prepares to turn off the lights to mark a century since Britain went to war
2014-08-04 04:24:39| Biotech - Topix.net
Wales joins rest of nation to switch off lights at 10pm tomorrow to mark a century since Britain declared war on Germany The lights will go out across Wales tomorrow as the nation marks the centenary of the moment Britain went to war in 1914.
Half of Britain to be opened up to fracking
2014-07-26 22:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Ministers are this week expected to offer up vast swathes of Britain for fracking in an attempt to lure energy companies to explore shale oil and gas reserves. The Department for Energy and Climate Change is expected to launch the so-called "14th onshore licensing round', which will invite companies to bid for the rights to explore in as-yet untouched parts of the country. The move is expected to be hugely controversial because it could potentially result in fracking taking place across more...
VIDEO: PM: '1.1bn 'will keep Britain safe'
2014-07-14 14:23:45| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The prime minister has announced 1.1bn will be spent on defence - including 800m on a surveillance package.
Britain 'faces blackouts' unless green balance improves, leading engineer warns
2014-07-13 01:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Britain risks widespread electricity blackouts unless it improves the network's ability to balance intermittent supply from renewable energy sources, a leading engineer has warned. The UK is legally bound to produce nearly a third of its electricity from renewable sources such as wind and solar by 2020, requiring a large number of rapidly deployable gas-fired power stations to be on standby to pick up the slack at times when the sun and wind are insufficient. Hugh Sharman is an engineering...
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