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Another 500 houses get flood help from the Environment Agency - 1 views

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Pickering is among 37 riverside communities where householders will get pumps, airbrick covers and doorguards to keep the water out The curious but so far effective defences of Eamont Bridge in Cumbria are serving as a model for other flood-risk areas which are getting £1,300,000 from the Environment Agency.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Pickering is among 37 riverside communities where householders will get pumps, airbrick covers and doorguards to keep the water out The curious but so far effective defences of Eamont Bridge in Cumbria are serving as a model for other flood-risk areas which are getting £1,300,000 from the Environment Agency.</div>

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New power plants and factories lock us into hot future - 1 views

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It may seem obvious, but negotiating cuts in emissions while building fossil-fuel power stations just won't work

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Rio Tinto blames carbon tax for 515 job losses - 1 views

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Rio Tinto says laws to reduce toxic emissions will make cost of running aluminium plant at Lynemouth near Newcastle too high Rio Tinto has become the latest multinational to blame a factory closure on new carbon taxes, after it announced that it was shutting an aluminium smelter near Newcastle upon Tyne with the loss of 515 jobs.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Rio Tinto says laws to reduce toxic emissions will make cost of running aluminium plant at Lynemouth near Newcastle too high Rio Tinto has become the latest multinational to blame a factory closure on new carbon taxes, after it announced that it was shutting an aluminium smelter near Newcastle upon Tyne with the loss of 515 jobs.</div>

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Background reading for HOMEWORK 'act local, think global' - 3 views

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exert "However, national-level efforts ... must be complemented by people-centred action at grassroots level"

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We know the terrible legacy of our love of fossil fuels. But will it stop us? No chance - 0 views

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Not a tonne of coal or a barrel of oil will be left in the ground if money can be made from extracting and burning it Build a bunker with a vegetable plot on some high but sheltered ground and leave it to your grandchildren: dangerous levels of climate change now look all but inevitable.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Not a tonne of coal or a barrel of oil will be left in the ground if money can be made from extracting and burning it Build a bunker with a vegetable plot on some high but sheltered ground and leave it to your grandchildren: dangerous levels of climate change now look all but inevitable.</div>

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Australia Senate backs carbon tax - 1 views

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Australia's Senate has approved a controversial law on pollution, after years of bitter political wrangling.

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Companies call for tougher climate action - 1 views

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Leaders of nearly 200 major companies around the world have called for tougher action on climate change.

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Climate Change Deniers vs The Concensus - 1 views

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Climate change carbon warming

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A visual map of the arguments for and against human-caused global climate change.

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Shell and SSE join forces for UK's first carbon-capture project - 0 views

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Firms announce CCS plans for Peterhead power station following collapse of £1bn proposals for Longannet Two major energy companies have combined forces to bolster the case to build the UK's first carbon-capture project at Peterhead power station near Aberdeen.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Firms announce CCS plans for Peterhead power station following collapse of £1bn proposals for Longannet Two major energy companies have combined forces to bolster the case to build the UK's first carbon-capture project at Peterhead power station near Aberdeen.</div>

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Flooding Forces Thousands to Evacuate in India, Vietnam - 4 views

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Flood

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Floods Continue to Wreak Havoc Across SE Asia Reported death toll from continued flooding in SE Asia now exceeds at least 1,000.

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Why is it so hard to stop climate change? - 1 views

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The science of global warming is clear and so are the solutions, yet the world is moving in reverse. Why? Emissions are rising by record amounts, and time is running out to avoid catastrophic warming. What is going wrong and how can the problems be solved?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The science of global warming is clear and so are the solutions, yet the world is moving in reverse. Why? Emissions are rising by record amounts, and time is running out to avoid catastrophic warming. What is going wrong and how can the problems be solved?</div>

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Giant asteroid passes near Earth - 0 views

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An asteroid that is 400m (1,300ft) wide has passed by Earth, much to the delight of astronomers.

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G20 commits to Green Climate Fund but no mention of Kyoto - 2 views

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The leaders of the G20 group of nations have re-affirmed their commitment to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) but failed to make any other targets for the upcoming UNFCCC climate talks in Durban.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The leaders of the G20 group of nations have re-affirmed their commitment to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) but failed to make any other targets for the upcoming UNFCCC climate talks in Durban.</div>

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Obama's envoy for climate change casts doubt on Kyoto protocol - 0 views

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President Barack Obama's chief climate change negotiator has issued a warning over the future of the Kyoto protocol, casting doubt on a key plank of international climate talks this December in South Africa.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">President Barack Obama's chief climate change negotiator has issued a warning over the future of the Kyoto protocol, casting doubt on a key plank of international climate talks this December in South Africa.</div>

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It's All Over: Kyoto Protocol Loses Four Big Nations - 3 views

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Saturday, 28 May 2011 16:58 Agence France-Presse DEAUVILLE, France: Russia, Japan and Canada told the G8 they would not join a second round of carbon cuts under the Kyoto Protocol at United Nations talks this year and the US reiterated it would remain outside the treaty, European diplomats have said.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Saturday, 28 May 2011 16:58 Agence France-Presse DEAUVILLE, France: Russia, Japan and Canada told the G8 they would not join a second round of carbon cuts under the Kyoto Protocol at United Nations talks this year and the US reiterated it would remain outside the treaty, European diplomats have said.</div>

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