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Marshall Islands President would rather drown than abandon country
Posted by RTCC: None Given on September 4th, 2013
RTCC: Marshall Islands president Christopher Loeak says he would rather drown than leave his country if it is submerged by rising sea levels.
Addressing Pacific Island leaders and delegates from around the world at the start of the 15-nation Pacific Islands Forum, he spoke of his deep attachment to his country and the need to urgently address the causes of climate change.
"My land is my home, my heritage and my identity in ways that the English language cannot capture," he said. "This is my country...
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United Kingdom: Fracking firm Cuadrilla to submit new Balcombe drilling application
Posted by BusinessGreen: Will Nichols on September 4th, 2013
BusinessGreen: Cuadrilla has withdrawn two modifications to a planning application to extend its controversial oil exploration in Balcombe, West Sussex, in a move that green campaigners argue will offer a chance for planning officials to overturn consent for the controversial drill site.
The company had applied for a six month extension to operations at the site and submitted a further application to increase flare height. But West Sussex County Council (WSCC) yesterday confirmed Cuadrilla had withdrawn these...
Japan: Fukushima radiation readings hit new high in near contaminated tanks
Posted by Reuters: Aaron Sheldrick and Mari Saito on September 4th, 2013
Reuters: Radiation readings around tanks holding contaminated water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have spiked more than 20 percent to their highest level, Japan's nuclear regulator said, again raising questions about the clean-up of the worst atomic disaster in 27 years.
Readings just above the ground near a set of tanks at the Fukushima Daiichi plant showed radiation as high as 2,200 millisieverts (mSv), the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) said on Wednesday. The previous high in areas holding...
United Kingdom: Company at heart of fracking protests applies for new drilling licences
Posted by Guardian: Fiona Harvey, on September 4th, 2013
Guardian: The company at the heart of the anti-fracking protests in Sussex is applying for new licences to drill for oil in the local area, to the fury of campaigners, and is planning to reopen its Lancashire operations within weeks.
Cuadrilla's current licences to explore for oil at Balcombe in West Sussex, expire later this month, and the company had been seeking an extension. For weeks, hundreds of protestors have tried to disrupt its activities in the area in order to draw attention to what they see...