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Shale gas extraction 'will transform Britain'
2014-01-17 23:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The UK's push for shale gas will result in unavoidable changes to the countryside, the US energy secretary has warned. Ernest Moniz, who took over as energy chief for President Obama's second term, has overseen arguably the biggest changes to US energy production since the discovery of oil. He said the exploitation of shale gas and oil on a vast scale in the US had been "transformative", vastly reducing energy prices, boosting industry and lowering carbon emissions as more electricity production...
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VIDEO: Does Britain still have military might?
2014-01-17 00:38:57| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Spending cuts to the UK's armed forces will prevent it having a full military partnership with America, ex-US Defence Secretary Robert Gates warns.
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VIDEO: Osborne: 'Britain is making things again'
2014-01-16 16:01:51| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Chancellor George Osborne has announced 30 million of funding to develop 3D printing and aerospace technology in Coventry
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UK Proposes to Frack One-Half of Great Britain
2014-01-13 17:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: As the rapid expansion of fracking in the U.S. has led to a growing chorus of concerned voices about the potential health and environmental repercussions of this activity, news has surfaced that the European Union (EU) is taking significant steps toward preventing fracking in Europe. However, in a conversation with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, British Prime Minister David Cameron confirmed that he will work to ensure that fracking comes to Europe. This acknowledgement comes at a time...
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Total deal speeds up shale gas race in Britain
2014-01-13 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Total has become the first major oil and gas company to strike a deal to explore for shale gas in Britain, boosting a technology which has brought cheap energy to the United States but which is bitterly opposed by environmentalists. The French group said on Monday it had bought a 40 percent interest in two licences in the so-called Gainsborough Trough area of northern England for up to $48 million. Total's involvement, which follows shale gas acquisitions by utilities Centrica and GDF Suez, puts...
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