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UK flights cancelled due to US east coast blizzard
Posted by Guardian: Chris Johnston on January 23rd, 2016
Guardian: The huge blizzard affecting much of the US east coast has also caused travel disruption in the UK, with at least 45 flights cancelled on Saturday.
Inbound and outbound flights from major airports across the country are being affected by the US weather system.
Ten US state governors have declared emergencies and at least eight people have died, mostly in car accidents on icy roads. Residents have been told to stay at home until the blizzard subsides.
More than 4,300 flights into, within,...
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Women ‘less likely than men to support fracking, due to instinct’
Posted by Guardian: Chris Johnston on October 22nd, 2015
Guardian: Women are far less likely than men to support fracking because they rely more on feel and gut reaction than facts, according to the woman representing the UK shale gas industry.
Averil Macdonald, who was appointed chair of UK Onshore Oil and Gas this week, said that giving women more information about the controversial practice would not change their minds.
“Women, for whatever reason, have not been persuaded by the facts. More facts are not going to make any difference,” the professor of science...
The Quest to Quench World’s Thirst for Water
Posted by Guardian: Chris Johnston on May 30th, 2015
Guardian: The average Briton uses 150 liters of water a day; the average American gets through 570 liters (150 gallons) of the stuff. The world is getting thirstier and the global demand for fresh water is rising by 640 billion liters (169 billion gallons) a year. Population growth is one factor, not only the need for drinking water and sanitation but also the need to produce more food. Agriculture accounts for 70 percent of water use. Even the push for biofuels to reduce consumption of fossil fuels has...