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Britain becomes haven for U.S. companies keen to cut tax bills

2014-06-09 08:33:10| Energy - Topix.net

Nothing about the narrow cream-colored lobby at 160 Aldersgate Street in the City of London financial district gives a hint of its role at the center of the offshore oil industry.

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VIDEO: Is 'made in Britain' bouncing back?

2014-06-01 13:49:10| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

The BBC's Emma Simpson says there are signs that textile businesses are shifting back to the UK.

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Totally rubbish: Britain risks turning into a nation of waters

2014-05-27 00:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Independent: For evidence that confusion about dustbins may have reached some sort of tipping point, note two things: the worrying report this week that an unprecedented fall in recycling, blamed on "green fatigue", could mean Britain misses EU waste targets; and the results of a Google News search for "recycling bins". Bin wars have broken out in parts of Brighton, Brighton and Hove News reports, between residents who welcome the removal of individual recycling bins from pavements and those who can't be bothered...

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Britain Proposes Easier Access to Tap Shale Rock Energy

2014-05-24 21:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

New York Times: While most western European governments are opposed to developing oil and gas from shale rock through hydraulic fracturing, the British government continues to plug away at the obstacles inhibiting the countrys fledgling shale industry. The government on Friday proposed giving companies the right to drill laterally under land without seeking the consent of each landowner as long as the wells were at least 300 meters, or about 985 feet, deep. It also endorsed industry proposals that operators make...

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