New Video : As Funding Gets Cut Off, Climate Scientists Ramp Up Their Desperate Lies

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July 15, 2017 at 07:53AM

Campaign Against Fracking In Derbyshire Dealt Another Blow

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The campaign against plans to carry out fracking in a north east Derbyshire village has been dealt another blow.

A Government minister has confirmed that an environmental impact assessment (EIA) is not required for the site, on privately-owned land off Bramley Moor Lane, Marsh Lane, near Eckington.

Chemical firm Ineos has applied to Derbyshire County Council to explore for shale gas reserves, which could later lead to fracking. Strategic director for economy, transport and communities at the county council, Mike Ashworth, said: “This planning application does not involve fracking. An environmental impact assessment may be needed if Ineos decides to apply for any other planning permission in the future. Our planning committee considers each planning application on its individual merits and is impartial. Each planning decision is based on objective analysis of evidence, taking into account local and national planning policies and the relevant comments of the public and official consultees such as parish councils.

“No date has been set for the proposal to be considered by the planning committee but we’re committed to making information available to the public every step of the way.”

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July 15, 2017 at 06:18AM

Electric Fears: Global Car Makers Call On China Not To Go Green So Fast

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HAMBURG/SHANGHAI(Reuters) – Global automakers have urged China to delay and soften planned quotas for sales of electric and hybrid cars, saying its proposals will be impossible to meet and would severely disrupt their businesses, according to a letter seen by Reuters.

The June 18 letter addressed to the head of China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, is the most cohesive pushback yet from the industry against ambitious targets for so-called new energy vehicles in the world’s biggest auto market.

Keen to combat air pollution, China is planning to set goals for electric and plug-in hybrid cars to make up at least a fifth of Chinese auto sales by 2025, with a staggered system of quotas beginning in 2018.

Beijing also sees the policy as a means to help the domestic car industry to compete with foreign rivals that have decades more experience in internal combustion engines.

The strict new rules plus planned harsh penalties for non-compliance, such as the cancellation of licenses to sell non- electric cars in China, has the potential to cause much pain for some automakers in the market.

“This will hit the industry pretty hard, especially well-known companies,” said Liping Kang, senior manager at the Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation, a Beijing-based think tank.

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July 15, 2017 at 05:18AM

The Uncertainty Has Settled”, Critical Documentary About Climate, Agriculture & Energy Now Online

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 “This documentary has all the ingredients to become a milestone in the debate on climate change” – is what Science journalist Jan Jakobs wrote after seeing the 90 minutes documentary `The Uncertainty Has Settled`. The multiple award winning film is now available worldwide through online-demand.

After eight years of travelling through conflict and poverty zones, Marijn Poels – a progressive filmmaker – decided to take some time off. In the Austrian mountains no less. It confronts him unexpectedly with the roots of agriculture and its modern day perspective. Globalisation and climate politics are causing radical changes such as farmers becoming energy suppliers. But the green ideology raises questions. The scientific topic of climate change has now become incontrovertibly a matter of world politics. Poels faces a personal conflict. Are we doing the right thing?

The Uncertainty Has Settled is the first film within a planned trilogy by Marijn Poels. “What is so beautiful and compelling in this documentary is the ignorance of the maker”, Jan Jakobs wrote in his review. “Marijn stumbles from one surprise to another. You can see his disbelief and amazement and sometimes even read the despair on his face. The beautiful images and transitions, along with the necessary rest points, provide the viewer with the necessary breaks but at the same time evoke a desire for more information. The way in which the issue is addressed, the words used to interpret the information, make the film extremely suitable for all and sundry. Even for those who thought there was only one opinion on the subject of climate change and CO2. There are also the conversations with ordinary people, who are victims of the remote and detached politics in Europe, which add so much more to this documentary than just a collection of facts to show that you are in the right. The human factor is ever present; the painful exposure of failed politics aimed at reducing human CO2, the devastating consequences for the landscape and nature, the income of entire populations that disappears and farmers who are busy producing energy instead of food. It eats away at the sense of justice of a man such as Marijn Poels”.

The documentary, which is completely self-financed by Poels, was boycotted by media, distributors and film festivals after its release in February this year. Poels decided to self-distribute the film and screened it in 100 alternative cinemas throughout Europe.

The Uncertainty Has Settled is now available worldwide through online-demand at http://ift.tt/2t1xykP  for 5 USD / 3,88 GBP only

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Read the complete review by Jan Jakobs here

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July 15, 2017 at 04:48AM