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Colyrood to vote on fracking ban in environment debate
2016-06-01 04:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The Scottish Parliament has voted to support an outright ban on fracking after SNP MSPs abstained. Labour tabled an amendment saying there "should" be a full ban as part of an environment debate headed by new cabinet secretary Roseanna Cunningham. After SNP members abstained, the motion was passed by 32 votes to 29. Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse said there needed to be proper research and a public consultation before a decision was taken on fracking. Which way did your MSP vote? Scottish...
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From cookstoves to forests, UN puts eye on mending global environment
2016-05-28 07:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: For millions of people across the planet, environmental degradation is a daily reality thats also a serious threat. Air pollution causes the premature death of around 7 million people each year, the World Health Organization estimates. The number goes much higher when other environment-linked challenges, from chemicals exposure to poor sanitation, are factored in. A new UN report released this week, documents the problem. With this in mind, representatives of more than 170 countries gathered...
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Farmer Ian Turnbull convicted of murder of NSW environment officer Glen Turner
2016-05-27 07:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: An 81-year-old farmer farmer has been found guilty of the murder of a New South Wales environment officer he shot after a long-running dispute over land clearing. A jury found Ian Turnbull guilty in the NSW supreme court of murdering Office of Environment and Heritage compliance officer Glen Turner, 51, at his Croppa Creek property in the states north in July 2014. The five-week trial heard Turnbull shot Turner three times in July 2014 with a rifle used to kill vermin, after a lengthy legal...
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Report: Iraqs oil sector plagued by volatile oil market and uncertain political environment
2016-05-27 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
The oil production in Iraq will continue to suffer owing to the problems being faced by the country, according to a GlobalData report.
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Jerry Brown interview: The long struggle for the environment
2016-05-26 12:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
UCLA: It can seem that Jerry Brown has always been governor of California. First elected in 1974, he served two eventful terms -- securing rights for farmworkers, balancing the state budget, navigating a tax revolt and the Medfly -- before unsuccessfully running for the Senate in 1982. He left politics for a time, traveled and worked with Mother Teresa, learned Spanish and then returned. He served as mayor of Oakland for two terms, was elected attorney general and then, an astonishing 28 years after leaving...
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