Interior Department will take new look at Alaska’s King Cove road project shelved under Obama

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President Trump’s Interior Department plans a fresh look at shelved plans to build a single-lane gravel road to King Cove, Alaska, breathing new life into a decades-long debate that has pitted the isolated community seeking a link to the outside world against environmentalists who say the project would wreak havoc on a federal wildlife refuge. […]

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April 13, 2017 at 11:54PM

Environmentalists Lose Big In Battle To Stop Fracking

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Environmentalists lost a major lawsuit against hydraulic fracturing Wednesday, clearing one of the last major roadblocks to fracking in Britain.
The Preston New Road Action Group (PNRAG) sued to stop fracking in Lancashire, England. High Court Justice Ian Dove threw out the suit, dealing PNRAG a huge setback. Dove ruled PNRAG’s lawsuit was groundless, and “not made out in substance.”

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April 13, 2017 at 11:47PM

British Solar Energy in ‘Total Collapse’ As Government Cuts Subsidies

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The number of solar panels being installed in the UK has fallen by more than 80 per cent, according to an analysis of new figures in the latest sign that the industry is being strangled by government policies despite being one of the cheapest sources of electricity.

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April 13, 2017 at 11:43PM

Ominous Future: Harvard Scientists to Geo-engineer Stratosphere

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Harvard researchers are set to test aerosol sprays that could be used to ‘combat climate change.’ The controversial technique could one day be used to block incoming solar radiation and cool down Earth to combat the effects of global warming. The first-of-its-kind experiment could begin as early as next year and will pump small amounts of material into the stratosphere to reflect the sun’s…

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April 13, 2017 at 11:43PM