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Britons 'take more and shorter breaks' than in mid-1990s

2017-08-07 12:36:20| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Visits to Spain have also shot up over the last 20 years along with Germany, Iceland and Dubai.

U.K. Considering Directly Paying Britons Affected by Fracking

2016-08-07 19:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Bloomberg: Britons living close to fracking wells could be paid some of the proceeds under proposals being considered by the U.K. government. Prime Minister Theresa May has added an option to proposals to be consulted on this week that money from the fund set up to compensate areas hosting shale gas extraction sites be paid directly to residents , the government said in a statement. The Shale Wealth Fund was previously expected to share proceeds from revenues only with community trusts and local authorities....

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Net overload 'sparks digital detox for millions of Britons'

2016-08-04 01:02:20| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

More than half of people in the UK feel hooked by digital devices, leading many to take days, weeks or even months away from their screens, says a study.

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Few Britons have ever heard of ocean acidification

2016-05-27 08:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: If youve heard of ocean acidification, youre in the minority. If you know that ocean acidification is caused by carbon pollution from burning fossil fuels and cutting down rainforests, youre practically a scholar. A new poll published in Nature Climate Change finds that around 80% of the British public has never heard of ocean acidification. It is sobering to think that few people are aware of this process given its widespread risks for the natural environment, and the potential knock-on effects...

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