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York floods: "I blame global warming – and the Government"


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“I blame global warming.” This was the first thing Tony, a neighbour in my street in York, said to me on Sunday.

Drinking water and national parks in fracking firing line


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The only way to protect our drinking water, national parks and climate from fracking is to stop fracking everywhere. In the face of Government further weakening fracking rules, we need to redouble our efforts to keep the UK frack free. ​

Paris: The Verdict


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Well that was quite a ride! I’ve been in Paris for the whole of the climate talks and its left me inspired, angry, hopeful and completely exhausted all at the same time.

From Cumbria to Chennai: Paris climate talks can give people more protection from floods


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The December 2015 floods in Cumbria are a shocking reminder of how even a rich, well-prepared country like the UK is at the mercy of extreme weather. The costs – emotional and financial – will be huge.

Paris climate talks: 1 week, 3 documents, little progress


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At the end of a frustrating first week, all the grand words from world leaders on Monday seem a long way off.  One week into the Paris climate talks, there has been very little concrete progress on the most critical aspects …

Paris climate talks: analysis and key issues, days 1-4


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Our campaigner Rachel Kennerley is in Paris, reporting from the climate talks. This is her diary of the first 4 days

Tell Barclays to stop fracking in North Yorkshire


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This morning, a group of us took to the streets of Manchester to send Barclays Bank a message that it’s not acceptable for them to be financing fracking in North Yorkshire.

Environmental and Energy Policy under the New Government


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On Wednesday 8th July, Manchester Friends of the Earth’s lead climate & energy campaigner, Ali Abbas, spoke at a pro-manchester Green Economy group event on Environmental and Energy Policy under the New Government.  This is what he said: Before I …

Lancashire fracking decision and Cuadrilla's charm offensive


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Whether or not fracking happens in Lancashire remains on a knife edge.  But while we wait for the decision, expected at a County Council meeting on Monday, it’s worth remembering just how much the Westminster Government and Cuadrilla have thrown …

Opencast coalmine decision derailed in South Wales


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Alyson Austin couldn’t quite believe it as she took the phone call: the councillors had voted to derail the proposed opencast coal mine that she’s been fighting against for years.

What election debates would you be having?


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The phoney war is over and the General Election campaign is in full swing. Perhaps not surprisingly I’m an avid follower of politics, so I take a keen interest in how the debates pan out each day. And, like many, …

What can businesses do when their trade bodies undermine EU climate policy?


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How some business trade associations are undermining climate policy. Ben Fagan-Watson is a Research Fellow at the Policy Studies Institute (PSI) at the University of Westminster and lead researcher of the report Lobbying by Trade Associations on EU Climate Policy.

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