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United Kingdom: Planning policy ‘needs stability rather than change’, says environmental group
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on September 4th, 2012
Telegraph: The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), a charity who work to protect "the beautiful and living countryside", has said the Green Belt planning rules need a period of stability to "bed down" rather than change.
The comments come following the Chancellor's appearance on the BBC's Andrew Marr show on Sunday where he called the current planning situation "ludicrous".
The Chancellor promised new changes in planning rules this week, saying economic recovery depends on stimulating development....
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Study Questions Advantages of Organic Meat and Produce
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on September 4th, 2012
New York Times: Does an organic strawberry contain more vitamin C than a conventional one? Maybe — or maybe not. Stanford University scientists have weighed in on the “maybe not” side of the debate after an extensive examination of four decades of research comparing organic and conventional foods. They concluded that fruits and vegetables labeled organic were, on average, no more nutritious than their conventional counterparts, which tend to be far less expensive. Nor were they any less likely to be contaminated...
Swedish Island Community Stays Mining Plans
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on September 4th, 2012
Epoch Times: Protesters in Ojnareskogen forest on Gotland Island, Sweden, won a small victory in their battle to prevent a limestone quarry that they say will endanger fresh water and protected species. Forest clearing for the quarry was temporarily halted on Sept. 1, pending a Supreme Court decision. (Susanne Willgren/The Epoch Times) GOTLAND, Sweden--On Saturday, nature’s defenders won a small victory on the Swedish island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea, where the struggle by environmentalists and locals to...