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Little gov't scrutiny of local approval for fracking in UK

vendredi 7 mars 2014 à 13:00

The UK government pays strict attention to local approval for wind farms, which can spoil the view, while disregarding local approval for fracking which can poison the water.

Parliament is starting to face the issue of the carbon bubble in fossil companies' stock valuation.

What can governments do about such a bubble? Here's one idea: require the prospectus of a company involved in extraction, transport, sale or combustion of fossil fuel to mention the bubble, and its probable future effects on the company's stock price.

Immigrants to UK don't take jobs from Britons when economy is doing well

vendredi 7 mars 2014 à 13:00

A study finds that immigrants to the UK take jobs from Britons during recession, but not when the economy is doing well.

Urgent: Protect Book Cliffs region from coal mining

vendredi 7 mars 2014 à 13:00

US citizens: call for protection of the Book Cliffs region form coal mining.

Urgent: Investigation of World Trade Center building 7 collapse

vendredi 7 mars 2014 à 13:00

New York City residents: sign the initiative petition for an investigation of why World Trade Center building 7 collapsed.

Urgent: Reject palm oil made by destroying rainforests and peatlands

vendredi 7 mars 2014 à 13:00

US residents: Tell major US companies to reject palm oil made by destroying rainforests and peatlands.