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Figures reveal Europe falling far short of
climate targets

• the emissions of the EUs original 15 members
  will be just 0.6 below 1990 levels by 2010. The
  EU-15 countries are committed under the Kyoto
  protocol to an 8 cut on 1990 levels by 2012

Kyoto Britain on track?
Guardian Newspaper
Saturday 28 October 2006
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3.68 trillianThe price of failing to act on
climate change

• BRITONS FACE the prospect of a welter of new
  green taxes to tackle climate change, as the most
  authoritative report on global warming warns it
  will cost the world up to 3.68 trillion unless
  it is tackled within a decade.

The Stern Report
Observer Newspaper
Sunday 29 October 2006
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Has the world finally woken up to climate change?

• In a recent poll, global warming was ranked the
  most serious threat to the wellbeing of the world.

The Royal Society
Guardian Newspaper g2
Tuesday 31 October 2006
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If you want to go green, send for the friendly
eco-auditor

• Growing concerns about damage to the environment
  have led to a boom in energy-saving experts

Global Action Plan Beyond Green 3 acorns
Observer Newspaper
Saturday 5 November 2006
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Warmer oceans storing climate change dangers

• Marine researchers at Southampton and Plymouth
  universities have found that the upper 1,500
  metres of the ocean from western Europe to the
  eastern US have warmed by 0.015C in seven years.
  The capacity of the oceans to store heat means
  that a water temperature rise of that size is
  enough to warn the atmosphere above by almost 9C.
  

Climate Change
Guardian Newspaper
Wednesday 29 November 2006
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Why the news about warming is worse than we
thought feedback

• Oceans, soil and trees will become worse at
  absorbing carbon dioxide as temperatures rise.

UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Guardian Newspaper
Saturday 3 February 2007
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Climate scheme is too expensive, says energy
watchdog

• Electricity bills set to rise by 20 a year.
• Governments plan to use renewables flawed.
• According to Ofgem, the renewables obligations
  scheme is already adding an extra 7 a year to
  household electricity bills and will be costing
  domestic consumers about 20 a year by 2015.

Renewables Obligation Ofgem
Guardian Newspaper
Tuesday 23 January 2007
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French nuclear group moves into green power
business

• French energy group, Areva, the worlds biggest
  builder of nuclear power stations,
  yesterday...offered to buy German wind turbine
  maker REpower.

Areva REpower
Guardian Newspaper
Tuesday 23 January 2007
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China and India warned their water is running out

• The world is running out of water and needs a
  radical plan to tackle shortages that threaten
  humanitys ability to feed itself, according to
  Professor Jeffrey Sachs, director of the UNs
  Millenium Project and renowned American
  economist.
• We need to do for water what we did for climate
  change!!

Professor Jeffrey Sachs UN Millenium Project
Guardian Newspaper
Tuesday 23 January 2007
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How big is your footprint?

• The government wants schools to teach young
  people about climate change.

An Inconvenient Truth BBC Weather EPA
Guardian Newspaper
Tuesday 6 February 2007
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Climate change scientists warn it may be too
late to save the ice caps.

Such melting would raise sea levels by four to
six metres.
UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Guardian Newspaper
Monday 19 February 2007
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Britain on the brink of a dustbins revolt

A PUBLIC revolt could be triggered by ministers
trying to force Britain to recycle more, MPs
warned yesterday. fines for those who do not
recycle spy chips in bins to weigh the
waste cash incentives for those who recycle
ruled out because bad household would pay
more called for more research into whether
health problems are caused by alternative weekly
collections where recyclable waste is taken one
week and other rubbish, including food waste, the
next
Campaign for Weekly Waste Collection
Daily Express
Monday 16 July 2007
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Can this really save the planet?

We are constantly told to switch the TV off
standby, recycle our plastic bags and boil less
water but does focusing on the small easy steps
distract us from the bigger picture?
Climate Outreach Information Network
Guardian Newspaper
Thursday 13 September 2007
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Saving energy at home could take 200 years to
repay its cost

The Times Newspaper The Sunday Times
Saturday 13 October 2007 Sunday 29 June 2008
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Steep decline in oil production brings risk of
war and unrest

Output peaked in 2006 and will fall 7 a
year. oil prices set new records almost every
day last weekhitting more than 90 a barrel.
The Guardian Newspaper
Monday 22 October 2007
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Car fumes raise heart attack risk

AIR pollution caused by diesel exhaust fumes
could cause heart attacks and strokes. Fine
carbon particles largely generated by diesel
exhausts have previously been shown to damage the
lungs of children, with those living near main
roads at double the risk of developing asthma.
Daily Mail Newspaper
Wednesday 7 November 2007
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SCARED TO DEATH

Mayhem Scare stories include the dangers of
eating beef, passive smoking, salmonella in eggs,
leaded petrol and the Millenium Bug. Global
warming is the most costly scare of all.
Scared to Death
Daily Mail Newspaper
Monday 12 November 2007
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Shampoo tainting our drinking water

More chemicals than ever are being flushed down
Britains drains. One leading chemist said that
ensuring drinking water is one of the greatest
challenges of the 31st century.
Drinking Water Contaminants
Daily Express
Monday 10 December 2007
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Wind turbines could fuel all homes by 2020

PLANS to build around 7,000 wind turbines off the
coast of Britain will be unveiled by the
Government today. The offshore wind farms would
generate enough electricity for every home in the
UK by 2020.
Offshore Wind Energy
Daily Mail
Monday 20 December 2007
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Climate change may spark conflict with Russia, EU
told

European governments have been told to plan for
an era of conflict over energy resources, with
global warming likely to trigger a dangerous
contest between Russia and the west for the vast
mineral riches of the Arctic.
Arctic Mineral Resources
The Guardian
Monday 10 March 2008
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Green experts to press for tougher targets

A powerful new UK government climate change
committee, set up as part of the Climate Change
Act, will meet today for the first time to decide
how ministers will meet their commitment to cut
carbon emissions by 60 by 2050 and whether the
target needs to be strengthened in the face of
worsening forecasts on climate change.
Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006
The Guardian
Monday 10 March 2008
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Ministers challenged over backing for coal-fired
power station

The UK government has been criticised for its
confusing climate change policy after ministers
signalled support for a new coal-fired power
station.
New Kingsnorth coal- fired power plant
The Guardian
Tuesday 11 March 2008
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Bin taxes arrivewith 40 shock for families

FAMILIES who put out more than one bin bag each
week will have to pay extra under Britains first
pay-as-you-go scheme. Tens of thousands of
households will be charged 28p for every extra
sack they leave out. The scheme is designed to
boost recycling. Ministers have added a clause to
the new Climate Change Bill to make it legal to
charge for collections. Previously, local
authorities have had a duty to collect rubbish
for free.
Climate Change Bill EU Landfill Directive
(original)
Daily Mail
Monday 24 March 2008
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Top scientists warn against rush to biofuel

Under the Renewables Transport Fuels Obligation,
all petrol and diesel must contain 2.5 of
biofuels from April 1 to ensure that Britain
complies with a 2003 EU directive that 5.75 of
petrol and diesel come from renewable resources
by 2010. Demand for biofuels in the US had
delivered a major shock to world agriculture,
which was raising food prices globally and
greenhouse gas emissions due to deforestation.
Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation Biofuels
Guardian
Tuesday 25 March 2008
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Nuclear is UKs new North Sea oil

The government announced its approval of the
construction of a new generation of nuclear power
stations in January. Britain has the potential
to become the gateway to a new nuclear power
renaissance across Europe.
Nuclear Power
Guardian
Wednesday 26 March 2008
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Sustainable bio-plastic can damage the
environment

Corn-based material emits climate change gas in
landfill and adds to food crisis. The worldwide
effort by supermarkets and industry to replace
conventional oil-based plastic with eco-friendly
bioplastics made from plants is causing
environmental problems . The substitutes can
increase emissions of greenhouse gases on
landfill sites
Bioplastics
The Guardian Newspaper
Saturday 26th April 26 2008
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PETROL TO HIT 5 A GALLON

A MAJOR fuel crisis will send petrol and diesel
prices soaring this weekend. Industrial action
has led to the closure of the Grangemouth
refinery in Scotlandmotorists panic
buyingprofiteering by garagesthe average price
of unleaded looks certain to break 1.10 a
litre
UK Petrol Prices
The Daily Mail
Saturday 26th April 26 2008
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PETROL WERE RUNNING OUT

PETROL stations began running dry
yesterday Panic-buying is set to push petrol to
1.50 a litre.
UK Petrol Prices
The Daily Express
Saturday 26th April 26 2008
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Trees may cut childhood asthma risk, says study

Living in a tree-lined street reduces a childs
risk of developing asthma compared with life in a
grey-inner-city neighbourhood Asthma has
increased by about 160 globally in the past two
decades, although scientists are not sure what is
causing this rise
Asthma
The Guardian Newspaper
Thursday May 1 2008
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Bears could halt Shell Arctic plan

if the polar bear is deemed to be an endangered
speciesenvironmentalists have vowed to take
legal action to halt any exploration in Alaskas
Chukchi Sea, under which lie 7 billion barrels of
oil and 32 trillion cubic feet of gas.
BP Statistical Review of World Energy Resources
The Observer Newspaper
Sunday May 4 2008
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Noth Sea oils ebbing tide

According to the pessimists, the rigs off
Britains coast could cease pumping in a decades
timethe oil giants could depart leaving 9
billion barrels under the sea bed because the
economics of residual fields simply dont add up.

BP Statistical Review of World Energy Resources
The Observer Newspaper
Sunday May 4 2008
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Theyve got us over a 120 barrel

Oil prices are soaring and show no sign of
slowing. Last weekend, with oil markets twitchy
about the closure of the Grangemouth refinery in
Scotland and a dispute affecting Nigerian oil
output, prices came within 120 a barrel.
Oil Prices
The Sunday Times Newspaper
Sunday May 4 2008
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Biofuel in diesel wrecks engines

THOUSANDS of motorists could face huge repair
bills following complaints that biofuels
introduced by the Government can cause
jellyfish-like blobs that destroy engines. From
last month, all petrol and diesel sold on
forecourts must contain at least 2.5 biofuel,
which is made from crops and vegetables. (If
garage tanks have not been properly cleaned,
bacteria gets into the fuel and reacts with its
vegetable and cereal base, producing blobby
lumps that can clog filters, increase engine wear
and destroy pipes and seals)
The Daily Mail Newspaper
Tuesday May 6 2008
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The motorists turning to making their own
biodiesel

Soaring petrol prices have led to a surge in
recycling vegetable oil to use as fuel. Every few
weeks Gordon Elliot drives to the Hare and
Hounds pub , collects a barrel of waste cooking
oil decants the liquid into a machinepurified,
filtered and refined. Instead of paying 1.25 a
litre at the local supermarket, he has paid 15p
to make his own biodiesel.
Ecotec Resources
The Guardian Newspaper
Saturday May 10 2008
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Oil prices hit record high

CRUDE oil prices hit a new global high yesterday,
prompting fears of further petrol prices hikes
for UK drivers this summer. Oil smashed through
the 126 dollar per barrel mark for the first
time. Since the start of this year crude prices
have jumped by nearly 30 and are predicted to
hit 200 within two years. Unleaded petrol now
costs an average 110.80 per litreand diesel
121.40 per litre. The weak US dollar is being
blamed for the oil price surge.

The Daily Express Newspaper
Saturday May 10 2008
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FOOD INFLATION SOARS TO 19

There is now a worldwide crisis over supplies of
ket crops such as corn, wheat and rice. Experts
say a worldwide drive to produce biofuels made
from corn, wheat and soya as an alternative to
oil is a major factor. Farmers have switched
from food production to biofuel crops. Last
month, the EU agreed the biofuel content of all
petrol and diesel should be 2.5. This is set to
rise to 10by 2020. The effect of biofuels on
food prices has been dramatic. A litre of corn
oil has more than doubled in a year to 1.38

The Daily Mail Newspaper
Monday May 12 2008
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Power bills could leap 30pc next winter

In January, gas prices jumped 15 per cent while
electricity charges moved up by between 12 and 19
per cent. (The higher price of oil is dragging
up the cost of both gas and electricity)

The Daily Mail Newspaper
Monday May 12 2008
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World carbon dioxide levels highest for 650,000
years

Rise in chief greenhouse gas worse than
feared. Earth may be losing ability to absorb
CO2. Scientists at the Mauna Loa observatory in
Hawai say that CO2 levels in the atmosphere now
stand at 387 ppm. The annual mean growth rate
for 2007 was 2.14 ppm. From 1970 to 2000, the
concentration rose by about 1.5 ppm each year,
but since 2000 the annual rise has leapt to 2.1
ppm.

The Guardian Newspaper
Tuesday May 13 2008
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Engines of change

As the price of oil continues to rise.
Low-emissions diesel cars are being seen as a
cheaper, greener alternative. But there are
fears that the fuels health dangers are being
ignored.

The Guardian Newspaper
Wednesday May 14 2008
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Fuel costs 16p per mile. Why?

If cars are becoming more fuel efficient, why is
the price of running one still on the rise? are
petrol-electric hybrids the way forward?

The Guardian Newspaper
Thursday May 22 2008
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Producers say 200 oil is possible as prices hit
record three days running

The oil price soared to a record for the third
day yesterday, reaching 135 a barrel, more than
double the price a year ago. The surging cost of
crude is increasing the pressure on petrol and
diesel prices
The Guardian Newspaper
Friday 23 May 2008
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135 and risinghas cheap oil gone for ever?

Consumers feel the pinch as analysts predict
crude nay reach 150 a barrel.
The Guardian Newspaper
Saturday 24 May 2008
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IEA probes fears that oil will run out

The International Energy Agency is concerned
that the supply of oil could fail to keep up with
demand driven by the fast-industrialising
economies of China and India. Oil hit 135 a
barrel last week.
The Observer Newspaper
Sunday 25 May 2008
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The sweet hereafter

Biofuels are now seen as polluting and as a
threat to forests and food production. Instead
of being seen as a solution, biofuels (ethanol)
have become the new villains of the energy scene
and are now blamed for everything from hunger to
climate change itself.
Biofuels
Society Guardian Environment
Monday 26 May 2008
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Crisis talks on global food prices

World leaders are to meet next week for urgent
talks aimed at preventing tens of millions of the
worlds poor dying of hunger as a result of
soaring food pricesit will hear calls for the
establishment of a world food fund, as well as
for new international guidelines on the
cultivation of biofuels, which some have blamed
for diverting land, crops and other resources
away from food production.

The Guardian Newspaper
Tuesday May 27 2008
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Secret report biofuel caused food crisis

Internal World Bank study delivers blow to plant
energy drive. Biofuels have forced global food
prices up by 75. Washington and governments
across Europehave turned to alternative fuels
like ethanol to lower emissions of greenhouse
gases and reduce their dependence on imported
oil.

The Guardian Newspaper
Friday July 4 2008
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Biofuels to drive up food prices by 20pc

the move towards plant-based fuels could
increase food prices by 75 per cent over the next
decade. Since April, every litre of petrol and
diesel sold in the UK has contained 2.5
biofuels. The Government plans to increase that
figure to 5 per cent by 2010, while Europe has
proposed a 10 per cent figure by 2020.

The Daily Mail Newspaper
Tuesday July 8 2008
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Ministers slam the brakes on biofuels
BRITAIN is to slow the use of biofuels after a
report warned that they could do more harm than
good. Biofuels made from crops such as oilseed
rape, corn and palm oil have been seen as a
weapon in the fight against global warming. They
can be used as alternatives to petrol and do not
increase carbon dioxide levels in the
atmosphere.

The Daily Express Newspaper
Tuesday July 8 2008
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