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Ministers 'misrepresenting' the poor
2013-03-01 02:52:08| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The government is deliberately misusing evidence and statistics to misrepresent the plight of the poor, a report says.
United Kingdom: Ministers 'driving up bills by failing to commit to low-carbon energy'
2013-02-27 15:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Ministers are unnecessarily driving up energy bills for consumers by failing to fully commit to low-carbon energy production, the government's official advisers have warned the energy secretary, Ed Davey. Postponing a decision on whether to require electricity generation to be essentially emissions-free by 2030, ministers are undermining their own policies and will make energy more expensive, according to the Committee on Climate Change. "[Delay] will adversely impact on supply chain investment...
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EU ministers back fish dumping ban
2013-02-27 07:56:17| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
EU fisheries ministers agree at an all-night session to end the controversial practice of dumping unwanted fish - but with exemptions.
EU ministers set for horsemeat talks
2013-02-25 04:14:17| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
European Union agriculture ministers are to meet in Brussels, with the continent's growing horsemeat scandal high on the agenda.
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Obama speech to let Alberta move faster on climate change: ministers
2013-02-14 12:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Canadian Press: Alberta cabinet ministers are praising U.S. President Barack Obama's recent remarks on climate change. They say the president's state of the union address shows the U.S. is catching up to Alberta on the issue and allows the province to move even faster to combat the problem. Still, Environment Minister Diana McQueen says she has asked the group setting up a monitoring agency for the oilsands to speed up their work. She's also asked her staff to come up with a renewed climate change strategy,...
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