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Biomass fuels industrial rebirth in the UK
2013-10-13 18:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Financial Times: Ironbridge, the 18th century birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, and Drax, the UKs biggest coal-fired power station, are helping to change the shape of the countrys energy future. Both sites were developed as centres of coal-based power generation because of their proximity to a fuel source that was then cheap and in plentiful supply. Both have now emerged as 21st century centres of eco-friendly biomass burning. In the case of Drax, preparations are being made by the UKs biggest emitter...
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Harvard Finds Fossil Fuels Indispensable
2013-10-13 14:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Motley Fool: At $32.7 billion, Harvard's endowment is among the largest in the country. The strong returns of the assets owned within the endowment are the main reason it has grown so large. In fact, over the past two decades Harvard's endowment has returned 12% per year, with a portion of those gains fueled by the fossil fuel-related investments it has held. Some, however, have suggested that those fossil fuel investments ought not be held, as the emissions these create are what's driving climate change that...
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Tough Competition Fuels Deal for $850M Tysons Corner Refi
2013-10-11 17:50:00| National Real Estate Investor
Throughout the recovery from the recession, trophy properties in all commercial real estate sectors have been in high demand. Retail is no exceptionthose involved in the recent $850 million refinancing of Tysons Corner Center in Tysons Corner, Va., say the level of competition for the deal was cut-throat. read more
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VIDEO: Fracking 'cleaner than other fossils fuels'
2013-10-08 16:50:22| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Fracking sites takes up a "miniscule" area compared with wind farms, said the chief executive of IGAS, a firm wanting to extract shale gas using the fracking technique.
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Wendell Berry on Fossil Fuels, Sustainable Agriculture and Runaway Capitalism
2013-10-08 14:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Moyers & Company: This week on Moyers & Company in a rare television interview, Moyers talks to visionary author and farmer Wendell Berry to discuss a sensible, but no-compromise plan to save the Earth. We also examine the critical role of honey bees in our food supply and the threats they face in The Dance of the Honey Bee. And after the antics in Washington this week, Moyers shares his views on the government shutdown. Wendell Berry, one of Americas most influential writers who has written more than 40 novels,...
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