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United Kingdom: Government hails fracking report as step towards unlocking shale gas "prize"
2013-12-17 14:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The government has once again welcomed the "exciting prospect" presented by the UK's nascent shale gas industry, after a major new independent report predicted new fracking activity could deliver up to 25 per cent of the UK's current gas demand in the 2020s while supporting between 16,000 and 32,000 additional jobs. However, opponents of fracking were quick to seize on the report's admission that fracking would bring with it "significant negative effects", including a potential increase in greenhouse...
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United Kingdom: Anti-fracking protesters clash with police at drilling site near Manchester
2013-12-13 21:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Anti-fracking protesters clashed with police on Friday in demonstrations against shale gas drilling in Greater Manchester and against an application made for the first new well site since the South Downs national park was established. There were scuffles between police and protesters at the IGas Barton Moss exploratory drilling site near Manchester. IGas, an independent oil and gas company, insisted the wider public was beginning to understand the benefits of shale. "We support a right to protest...
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United Kingdom: Prince Charles tells business leaders that nature's 'bank' is being depleted
2013-12-13 10:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Prince of Wales has warned that the world is fast consuming its grandchildren's inheritance in the pursuit of short-term "untenable economic growth". Charles said the "bank" of the natural world was being depleted and was in the red, as he launched a network that aims to put environmental and social issues at the heart of corporate decisions. In a speech to senior business executives, he criticised those who ignored the evidence of climate change, saying the situation was like the moment...
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United Kingdom: Why the fracking industry admits it is 'getting smashed' by public opposition
2013-12-13 02:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Mate, came the admission of the week so far, we are getting smashed. It was delivered by Allan Campbell, the Australian (as you might have guessed) founder of Caudrilla Resources, the leading fracking firm, who has been described as the godfather of Britain's nascent shale gas industry. Confessing he had underestimated the political aspect of the company's operations in Britain by 100 per cent, he was expressing his frustration at being routed by public opposition, not least by a combination...
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United Kingdom: Poll: Public prefers green energy investments to fossil fuels
2013-12-13 01:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Renewable energy is the nation's second most popular investment category after property and is number one among young people, according to a new survey released today. When questioned by One Poll on their preferred investment areas, a third of the 2,000 respondents chose renewable energy, while 43 per cent named property. However, these positions were reversed when the question was posed to 18 to 24 year olds, where 39 per cent plumped for green energy and 36 per cent for property. Overall,...
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