As the New York Times reports today, the British government has introduced a sweeping bill that would cut the UK's carbon emissions by 60 percent by 2050. Read the article, or watch Britain's environmental minister, David Miliband, introduce the bill on YouTube:
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Two contradictory stories describing the same adjudication: The Sunday Times
Ed Miliband's adverts banned for overstating climate change
vs The Guardian
In the past week both Canada and the UK have announced a phase-out of conventional coal-fired power plants. Could this be the beginning of the end? Are we seeing the first stages of a global moratorium? Too soon, to tell of course. But it's encouraging.
It is now clear someone will be punished for the bird flu debacle at Bernard Matthews turkey farm in the UK. Several hundred factory workers:
Around 130 workers at a Bernard Matthews site face being laid off in the wake of the bird flu outbreak, a union has reported.
great news. hope we're not underwater by then, but a good start.