Fracking Definition Based on “Little Rational or Scientific Basis”, Scientists Warn
Two British scientists have warned that the UK Government’s definition of fracking could risk environmental harm.
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Stalled Agriculture Emissions Cuts Show Need for Green Brexit
The UK has failed to make any cuts to emissions from agriculture. Again.
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California auction raises $640 million for greenhouse gas fund.
By Carolyn Whetzel
California raised an estimated $640 million for its greenhouse gas fund by auctioning permits to curb carbon emissions—a result that analysts said...
Another Hurricane Andrew could be a $300 billion catastrophe for booming Florida.
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Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have upped their predictions of the number of and severity of upcoming storms during hurricane season....
UK Consumption of Renewable Energy Lags Behind Other European Countries
The UK consumes a smaller proportion of renewable energy than most of its European neighbours, new data shows.
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California proves that environmental regulations don't kill profits.
To anyone who believes environmental regulation is poison for profits, California must be infuriating. The state’s pollution policies rarely wilt its perennially blooming economy....
UK’s Largest Independent Oil and Gas Producer IGas ‘Poised’ for Fracking
One of the UK’s largest oil and gas companies has reiterated its optimism for the prospects of a UK shale gas industry. The statement...
Will the US ever build another big coal plant?
A small 17-megawatt power plant in Fairbanks, Alaska, is the only coal facility being built in the United States. University of Alaska Fairbanks
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'Urgent' need for rich world to help poor prepare for climate extremes: WMO head.
Weather agencies including Australia's must step up co-operation to close a "widening gap in capacity" with developing nations, with the urgency of action increasing...
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