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United Kingdom: Plans for Atlantic Array wind turbines pulled by developer
2013-11-26 13:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Energy giant RWE has pulled the plug on plans to develop one of the world's largest offshore wind farms near the north Devon coast amid concerns that political pressure over household bills could stifle investment. The German group, which also owns Big Six supplier npower, said the costs of the Atlantic Array project in the Bristol Channel were "prohibitive in current market conditions" and it was not the right time to build the proposed farm. The Government said RWE's decision to shelve...
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United Kingdom: Police use cash and blackmail to recruit informers in political groups
2013-11-21 13:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Cambridgeshire Police appear to have said relatively little following the revelation that police attempted to recruit a young activist to spy on students and other campaigners. However Simon Parr, the Cambridgeshire chief constable, has intimated that his force was only doing what police forces across the country are doing. The BBC has quoted him as saying :"We are gathering intelligence from a number of sources as every force does, on things we believe may be of interest in keeping the public...
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United Kingdom: Energy bills rise by 36% in three years
2013-11-17 01:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Energy prices are rising at up to eight times the rate of earnings, according to research that will put suppliers under further pressure to justify their recent price increases. As the soaring price of energy starts a national debate on how to keep gas and electricity suppliers in check, analysis from Citizens Advice projects that by next month, the big six suppliers will have increased their prices by 36% since October 2010. During the same period, average earnings will have risen by 4.4%....
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United Kingdom: 'Jubilee deluge saved us from drought,' reveals Tory ex-minister
2013-11-16 19:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: It was the defining image of last year's jubilee celebrations a drenched Queen Elizabeth II, then 86, and Prince Philip, then 91, standing on a barge sailing down the Thames on a wet summer's day that was more like November than June. Now the image has taken on a new significance, with the revelation that the south-east was saved from a drought that would have forced residents to get their water from standpipes on street corners by the rain that soaked the royal couple. Richard Benyon MP,...
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United Kingdom: David Cameron says evidence is 'growing' for climate change link to storms after typhoon Haiyan
2013-11-16 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Evidence was growing that climate change was responsible for extreme weather disasters such as typhoon Haiyan, the Prime Minister said today. The Philippines government has blamed climate madness for the devastating super-storm that has killed more than 3,600 people and left more than 11 million displaced. Asked whether he agreed there could be a link, David Cameron said: Ill leave the scientists to speak for themselves about the link between severe weather events and climate change. The evidence...
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