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Renewable energry favoured by UK population
- 25th April 2012
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Almost nine in 10 people want to see the government substantially increase the UK’s use of clean domestic energy sources and reduce the country’s reliance on imported gas, a new YouGov poll reveals. Just under two-thirds of the 2,884 people in the survey, carried out on behalf of campaign group Friends of the Earth, listed ...
Carbon measuring centre to improve ‘climate future’
- 26th March 2012
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A new UK facility aimed at improving measurement of carbon emissions and boosting development of clean technology is due to open. The Centre for Carbon Measurement will be based at the National Physical Laboratory in south-west London. It will raise accuracy of climate data, support better emissions monitoring to ensure a fair carbon market, and ...
Climate changes poses risk of increased disease
- 29th February 2012
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Climate change is raising the risk of diseases such as Schmallenberg in the UK and northern Europe, say scientists. Schmallenberg virus affects sheep and cattle, and is probably carried by midges. It was identified in Germany last year, and in the UK in January. Until 1990, Europe’s midge-borne viral diseases were found only in Spain ...
Apple HQ to go green?
- 28th February 2012
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Last year, the late Steve Jobs revealed plans for Apple’s new ‘Spaceship’ building to be located in Cupertino City, California. The futuristic structure should be completed in 2015 and will house approximately 13,000 employees. It may look like it’s been plucked from the imagination of Philip K Dick, but what was previously the realm of ...
Teak forestry investment shows money really can grow on trees
- 31st January 2012
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Emerald Knight delivers fixed annual returns of up to 12.5% on timber investment, plus 1.5% bonus from thinning proceeds Emerald Knight, the ethical investment specialist, has delivered a fixed annual return of between 10 and 12.5 per cent, depending on the size of the initial investment, to investors in its exclusive Brazilian Teak Forestry project. ...
Will carbon emissions defer next ice age?
- 11th January 2012
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Human emissions of carbon dioxide will defer the next Ice Age, say scientists. The last Ice Age ended about 11,500 years ago, and when the next one should begin has not been entirely clear. Researchers used data on the Earth’s orbit and other things to find the historical warm interglacial period that looks most like ...
