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United Kingdom: Biscathorpe protest over oil drilling plans
2013-10-13 06:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Residents in Lincolnshire are holding a protest walk against a company's plans to drill for oil in a field close to their homes. Egdon Resources Ltd wants planning permission for an exploratory well at land at Biscathorpe, near Louth. The firm said it was "always open and transparent" with planned operations and stated that "no fracking would take place" in the area. Lincolnshire County Council is due to consider the application next month. 'Democratic processes' Local environmental...
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United Kingdom: Wind farms are 'value for money', Ed Davey says
2013-10-13 04:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: A growing public backlash against green energy levies on household bills, and the spread of wind turbines across the countryside, has led senior Tories to plot radical steps to protect the landscape and cut costs for customers. Conservative ministers have drawn up a four-point plan to prevent the growth of wind farms and other forms of renewable energy such as solar power plants from blighting the countryside. David Cameron used last week's Cabinet reshuffle to promote a leading critic of wind...
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United Kingdom: Fracking firm was barred from using chemical, Balcombe meeting told
2013-10-10 20:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The UK's fracking pioneer Cuadrilla was prevented by the Environment Agency from using a hazardous chemical at its drilling site in Sussex, local residents have been told. But permission was granted for another chemical despite concerns over its safety. Chris Wick, of the Environment Agency, told a packed meeting of residents in Balcombe's church on Wednesday night that "we stopped Cuadrilla using one or two things". The chemical that was banned was antimony trioxide. The Environment Agency told...
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United Kingdom: The green taxes that add 112 to your energy bill
2013-10-10 06:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Spectator: At PMQs yesterday David Cameron said Ed Miliband was suffering 'complete amnesia` over his time as energy secretary. Ed might have forgotten some of his climate change policies that put money on your energy bills -- but it doesn`t matter -- they might not be around for long. As James Forsyth said at the weekend, George Osborne wants to get rid of some of them in his autumn statement. The Department of Energy and Climate Change says there are seven green taxes that put 112 on the average energy...
United Kingdom: Fresh coalition battle looms over attempts to water down low carbon policies
2013-10-07 11:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Downing Street is reportedly putting pressure on ministers to dilute green energy commitments as the government looks to respond to calls to reduce energy bills. Senior Conservatives are thought to have been prompted into action by Ed Miliband's conference pledge to freeze energy bills for two years from 2015 should Labour win the next general election. According to reports in the Financial Times, the policies likely to be under the microscope as part of a new green policy review are the 1.3bn...
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