Eco

Never mind the Turkey Twizzlers: Jamie Oliver's pasta sauce has twice as much salt

earthwireUK - Fri, 07/04/2008 - 7:00pm
Health experts criticise TV chef's confusing message to parents as sauce range is found far saltier than rivals
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Farmers threaten court action if badger cull is abandoned

earthwireUK - Fri, 07/04/2008 - 7:00pm
Farmers have threatened legal action if the Government decides not to allow a cull of badgers to tackle tuberculosis in cattle.
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Farmers threaten legal action over badger culling

earthwireUK - Thu, 07/03/2008 - 7:00pm
Farmers tonight threatened legal action if the Government decides not to allow a cull of badgers to tackle tuberculosis in cattle.
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Fears over Bulgarian nuclear boom

earthwireUK - Thu, 07/03/2008 - 7:00pm
Bulgarians largely back plans for a new nuclear plant - but there are safety concerns, reports the BBC's Oana Lungescu.
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Q&A: Iran and the nuclear issue

earthwireUK - Thu, 07/03/2008 - 7:00pm
BBC News examines the escalation of Iran's nuclear crisis, which has culminated in sanctions over Tehran's nuclear programme.
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Ron Oxburgh: The century of cheap energy is behind us

earthwireUK - Thu, 07/03/2008 - 7:00pm
The green squeeze: Ron Oxburgh: The century of cheap energy is behind us – in the future we are all going to have to work longer and harder to pay for it.
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Andrew Simms: The New Green Deal aims to cut fossil fuel use and create green-collar jobs

earthwireUK - Thu, 07/03/2008 - 7:00pm
Andrew Simms: A translation of Roosevelt's 1930s policy aims to tackle climate change, unemployment and the credit crunch
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Time to put the brakes on biofuels

earthwireUK - Thu, 07/03/2008 - 7:00pm
Robert Bailey: How much more evidence of the impact on biofuels needs to emerge before politicians realise the path they are taking is immoral and unjustifiable?
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Curbing climate change and sustaining economic growth

earthwireUK - Thu, 07/03/2008 - 7:00pm
To tackle the current global challenge of climate change, the world must balance two crucial objectives: stabilising atmospheric greenhouse gases while maintaining economic growth, argue a group of consultants from the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) in a June 2008 report.
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Nuclear debate continues to stir up controversy

earthwireUK - Thu, 07/03/2008 - 7:00pm
Therole that nuclear should play in the EU's energy mix was the topic of heated debate at a 2 July Brussels conference thattackled a number of issues, including nuclear financing, safety and waste management.
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Arctic foxes at risk as polar ice recedes

earthwireUK - Thu, 07/03/2008 - 7:00pm
Foxes survive harsh Arctic winters by wandering hundreds of miles across the frozen sea ice looking for seal carcasses left by polar bears
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Gordon Brown: West must not give up on aid and climate change

earthwireUK - Thu, 07/03/2008 - 7:00pm
World is suffering triple challenge of higher fuel prices, higher food prices and a credit crunch says PM
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TB: Farmers ready for fight unless badgers culled

earthwireUK - Thu, 07/03/2008 - 7:00pm
As number of slaughtered cows rises, farmers grimly await decision from environment secretary, Hilary Benn
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Bad science: Plagues of wasps, squirrels, rats? Let's see the data

earthwireUK - Thu, 07/03/2008 - 7:00pm
Ben Goldacre finds out the truth behind the so-called 'top secret' data - collected by PR agencies
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G8 summit: Breathtaking venue with no protesters to spoil the view

earthwireUK - Thu, 07/03/2008 - 7:00pm
Huge Japanese security operation to keep anti-globalisation activists far from leaders
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It's back to the 1970s as economy grabs limelight

earthwireUK - Thu, 07/03/2008 - 7:00pm
Oil prices, the global food crisis and economic instability take centre stage as the G8 prepares to meet in Japan
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Why Canada is the best haven from climate change - The Independent

earthwireUK - Thu, 07/03/2008 - 7:00pm
A group of islands with the potential to develop into a tourist paradise has been named as the country least equipped to withstand the effects of climate change. The Comoros Islands in the Indian Ocean, between Mozambique and Madagascar, are a small ...
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Badger cull 'to be rejected'

earthwireUK - Thu, 07/03/2008 - 7:00pm
The Government has decided against a badger cull to tackle TB in cattle, it was reported today.
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Food price rises force biofuel U-turn

earthwireUK - Thu, 07/03/2008 - 7:00pm
Soaring world food prices look set to force Gordon Brown into a U-turn over the use of crops such as corn, rapeseed, palm and soya to produce fuel as an alternative to petrol and diesel.
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