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European carmakers plead for £32bn loan to meet green target

date: 2008-10-03 23:48:11

Manufacturers push for bail-out plan to help meet stringent EU limits on carbon emissions

source: www.guardian.co.uk

Country diary: Shetland Isles

date: 2008-10-03 23:09:55

Christine Smith: Shetland Isles

source: www.guardian.co.uk

Debutant Miliband brings clout to new department

date: 2008-10-03 23:06:02

Creation of department for energy and climate change is a key move to help the UK switch to renewables

source: www.guardian.co.uk

Recycling dreamland in Dagenham

date: 2008-10-03 18:00:00

Producing less waste is always going to be better than recycling but recycling is getting better all the time, writes Julia Hailes.

source: www.telegraph.co.uk

EU climate change cuts: Poland leads revolt over Russia fears

date: 2008-10-03 17:00:00

Poland has claimed that it has assembled enough votes to block a landmark EU climate change agreement after spearheading a revolt by Eastern European states that fear the package would increase their dependence on Russian natural gas supplies.

source: www.telegraph.co.uk


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Dog fleas, string star in wacky science prizes

date: 2008-10-02 23:59:00

Scientists who unlocked the inner secrets of dog fleas, crisps and tangled string swept the tongue-in-cheek annual Ig Nobel Prizes on Thursday.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Obituary: John Thoday

date: 2008-10-02 23:02:09

Obituary: Cambridge geneticist who studied how species adapt

source: www.guardian.co.uk

Breakthrough in genetic map of wheat: scientists

date: 2008-10-02 19:39:00

Researchers on Thursday reported inroads in an ambitious project to map the genetic sequence of wheat, which ultimately could lead to the creation of more fertile and disease-resistant wheat strains.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Black rhinos released into wild

date: 2008-10-02 18:12:56

Black rhinos are released back into the wild in Kenya for the first time in more than 25 years.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Molecular gastronomy buffet for atom-smasher scientists

date: 2008-10-02 18:02:00

Leading European physicists will feast on a molecular gastronomy buffet at the inauguration of the multi-billion dollar machine designed to shed light on the "Big Bang," a statement said Thursday.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Financial crisis: what can it teach us about man-made climate change?

date: 2008-10-02 18:00:00

What lessons does the financial crisis have for our attempts to tackle environmental problems such as man-made climate change, asks Charles Clover.

source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Fuel poverty: 1m more households slip into category

date: 2008-10-02 17:30:00

Over 1m more households have officially slipped into fuel poverty, the latest figures reveal.

source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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