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 Huge growth at largest wind farm
(7th September 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Openness urged on UK's emissions
(3rd September 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Earthquake recorded in North Sea
(1st September 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 UK biofuels 'falling short' on environmental standards
(31st August 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Flooding hits south Wales after torrential rain
(26th August 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Tornado damages Suffolk village
(24th August 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Police arrest 12 Climate Camp protesters
(24th August 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Flood warnings as heavy rain heads north
(23rd August 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Heavy rain sparks flash floods in South Wales
(21st August 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Activists set up Climate Camp at Royal Bank of Scotland headquarters
(19th August 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 'World's biggest' tidal turbine unveiled in Scotland
(12th August 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Flooding follows heavy downpour in Sussex
(4th August 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Climate target 'could cost £8bn'
(2nd August 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Government energy plans unveiled by Chris Huhne
(27th July 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 British seas: More fish, cleaner and greater biodiversity, says Defra
(21st July 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Perth struck by serious flooding
(21st July 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 UK-imported animal feed blamed for rainforest destruction
(21st July 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Heavy rain causes flash flooding on Teesside
(21st July 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Torrential rain causes floods across Merseyside
(20th July 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Month's rain in 2 days in Cumbria
(20th July 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Homes in Swansea 'cut off' by flooding
(20th July 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Britain at risk of being left behind in low carbon future
(19th July 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Britons urged to count trees to fight climate change
(16th July 2010, Reuters Link to News Story)


 Coast battered in storm hitting Gwynedd and Anglesey
(16th July 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Climate Change report sets out impact on British seas
(15th July 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Tornado uproots large willow tree in Martley
(14th July 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Surrey heath fire brought under control
(12th July 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 UK government blocking green car take-up, say electric vehicle makers
(1st July 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Calls to green 'concrete jungle'
(30th June 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Advisors urge new UK climate policies
(30th June 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Plankton blooms draw jellyfish to Cornwall beaches
(30th June 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Britain needs $15 billion 'green bank': report
(29th June 2010, Reuters Link to News Story)


 Storm hits electricity supplies in Anglesey and Gwynedd
(29th June 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Government commission urges rapid setting up of Green Investment Bank
(29th June 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Hosepipe ban could hit north-west
(24th June 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Gary Neville's 'Teletubbies' house rejected by planners
(24th June 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Surge in hydropower schemes since 2000
(23rd June 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Amazongate fraud
(21st June 2010, Mongabay)


 Changing clocks 'would reduce carbon emissions'
(21st June 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 10:10 campaigners push to keep summer time all year round
(21st June 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Giant 500ft wind turbines 'to be built in Britain within years'
(20th June 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Firms paid to shut down wind farms when the wind is blowing
(19th June 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Gas power stations 'should have carbon capture'
(17th June 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Hosepipe ban warning as parts of Britain at risk of summer drought
(16th June 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Pay hill farmers to protect water supply and carbon sinks, report urges
(15th June 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Households to get green makeover
(14th June 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Confidence in climate science remains strong, poll shows
(11th June 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 UK will fail climate change target
(10th June 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 New British tree 'resistant to Dutch Elm Disease'
(7th June 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Firm at centre of questions over role of Environment Secretary to close down
(7th June 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Government rules out 'pay as you throw' waste charges
(7th June 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Caroline Spelman backs GM crops
(5th June 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 £2bn offshore windfarm to go ahead off north Wales
(4th June 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Thames water now drinkable
(3rd June 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Academic resigns from FSA group over GM
(2nd June 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Scottish parliament under pressure over emissions manifesto pledge
(27th May 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Extreme droughts to be 'more common'
(27th May 2010, The Independent (UK))


 Society to review climate message
(27th May 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Thermal imaging scheme aims to reducing heating costs
(25th May 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Climate change concern declines in poll
(24th May 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Heathrow and Stansted runway plans scrapped by BAA
(24th May 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 UK 'will push EU on CO2 targets'
(20th May 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Offshore green energy could make UK net exporter by 2050
(19th May 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 UK ash cloud restrictions easing
(17th May 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Campaigners believe war on climate change will be stymied
(16th May 2010, The Independent (UK))


 Ash flight restrictions extended
(16th May 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Cameron: I want coalition to be the 'greenest government ever'
(14th May 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 UK's new 'green' government says to cut its CO2 10 percent
(14th May 2010, Reuters Link to News Story)


 Green policies of new Government
(12th May 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Weather forecasters record coldest May night since 1996
(12th May 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Coalition sets out plans on runways and nuclear
(12th May 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Heathrow runway plans scrapped by new government
(12th May 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Coalition pledges to cut central government emissions by 10%
(12th May 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Britain's new government will abstain from nuclear votes
(12th May 2010, Reuters Link to News Story)


 General Election 2010: first Green MP hails victory for 'the politics of hope'
(7th May 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 British summertime arriving early
(6th May 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Eco products mislead customers, Which? say
(29th April 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 David Attenborough warns of ecological disaster
(25th April 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Britain reaches milestone for renewable energy
(24th April 2010, The Independent (UK))


 Empty skies proved that airports cause pollution, say researchers
(22nd April 2010, The Independent (UK))


 Northern UK airspace to reopen after volcanic ash chaos
(19th April 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Ross Kemp: Reluctant eco-warrior
(19th April 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Volcanic ash cloud forces more UK flight restrictions
(17th April 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Volcanic ash flight restrictions lifted in parts of UK
(16th April 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 UK extends air restrictions after Icelandic eruption
(15th April 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Scientists cleared of malpractice in UEA's hacked emails inquiry
(14th April 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 New Royal Mail stamps 'highlight declining mammal populations'
(13th April 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Labour election manifesto: weak, not tough, on causes of climate change
(12th April 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Labour's plans for the environment
(12th April 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Eco-centre sets sights on carbon-free Britain
(9th April 2010, Reuters Link to News Story)


 Swarms of venomous jellyfish move towards British waters
(7th April 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Plan to chop down forests in England
(1st April 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Climate researchers 'secrecy' criticised – but MPs say science remains intact
(31st March 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Snowy road Snow caused hazardous conditions for motorists
(31st March 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Snow leaves homes without power
(31st March 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Climate science must be more open, say MPs
(31st March 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 University of East Anglia refused to share information on global warming
(30th March 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Climate change is the new health and safety
(30th March 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Siemens picks Britain for new wind turbine plant
(29th March 2010, Reuters Link to News Story)


 UK low carbon uptake 'too slow', Commons report warns
(28th March 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Government accused over taking credit after greenhouse gases fall during recession
(26th March 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Heathrow Airport third runway plans are 'untenable', says judge
(26th March 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 UK greenhouse gas emissions drop by 8.6%
(25th March 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 More needed in climate change fight, MPs say
(25th March 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 UK must help homes adapt to climate change, MPs say
(25th March 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Heathrow third runway has fewer benefits than we thought, admits Government
(24th March 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Bath and Bristol universities aim for car fuel from CO2
(24th March 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Forests expert officially complains about 'distorted' Sunday Times article
(24th March 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Green investment bank boosts wind power
(24th March 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 London Activates 10 Low Carbon Zones
(24th March 2010, ENS)


 Europe's largest windfarm shut after turbine blade snaps
(23rd March 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 'Climategate' inquiry led by oil boss
(22nd March 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Wind farms produce 'fifth of expected electricity'
(21st March 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Next Parliament 'last chance' to stop climate change
(21st March 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Tax relief suggested for forests
(19th March 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Kilgallioch Forest 132-turbine wind farm plan submitted
(19th March 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Climate change 'exaggerated' in government adverts
(17th March 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Government to continue climate change ads despite criticism from watchdog
(17th March 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Carbon capture storage will 'generate 100,000 jobs and £6.5bn a year'
(17th March 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Electric cars and 40 new nuclear power stations to meet climate change targets
(17th March 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Damage to peat bogs driving climate change
(17th March 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 'Milestone' for wave energy plans
(16th March 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 MPs accused of funding tar sands
(15th March 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Coal power station plan under way
(15th March 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Climate activists predict direct action campaign against Scotland's 'Kingsnorth'
(15th March 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Government rebuked over global warming nursery rhyme adverts
(14th March 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Climate change adverts draw mild rebuke from advertising watchdog
(13th March 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 'Biodegradable' plastic bags may not be as eco-friendly as thought
(11th March 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Two new sites for eco-towns
(10th March 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 UK import emissions are the highest in Europe, figures show
(8th March 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Rise in UK carbon emissions disputed by report
(7th March 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Met Office seasonal forecasts to be scrapped
(5th March 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Businesses failing to recycle
(5th March 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Climate emails inquiry: Energy consultant linked to physics body's submission
(4th March 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Supermarkets to sell spirits in plastic bottles and milk in bags
(4th March 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Fuel bills will pay for eco-upgrades
(3rd March 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Supermarkets to offer 'green energy makeovers'
(2nd March 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Britain plans soft loans for home efficiency
(2nd March 2010, Reuters Link to News Story)


 Climate scientist admits sending 'awful emails' but denies perverting peer review
(1st March 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Parts of UK on flood alert amid heavy rain
(28th February 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Warnings as heavy rainfall causes flooding in UK
(27th February 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Cancel phone books to tackle climate change say councils
(27th February 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Land management in UK must change to cope with climate change
(26th February 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Snow leaves thousands of homes without power
(26th February 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Hundreds stuck in snow on A9 in Perthshire
(25th February 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Environment Agency calls for flood protection products
(25th February 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Biofuel power plant plan refused
(24th February 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Ofcom to investigate government climate change TV campaign
(24th February 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Scotland not doing enough to meet emissions target, ministers told
(24th February 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Sharp decline in public's belief in climate threat, British poll reveals
(23rd February 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Birmingham airport reopens after heavy snow
(19th February 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Snow road warning for north Wales
(19th February 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Climate change department sends staff on hundreds of domestic flights
(18th February 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 British university orders climate science review
(12th February 2010, Reuters Link to News Story)


 Hacked climate emails inquiry will not 'audit scientific conclusions'
(11th February 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Snow in Kent causes danger on roads and school closures
(11th February 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Food chains 'disrupted by earlier arrival of spring'
(9th February 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 'Eco show homes' not green enough
(9th February 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Spring is coming 11 days earlier on average
(9th February 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Public loses faith in climate change science after leaked emails scandal
(7th February 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Met Office to look at more information in forecasts after 'barbecue summer'
(5th February 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Climate scepticism 'on the rise', BBC poll shows
(5th February 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Why was it cold in the UK, but not across the world?
(4th February 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Lord Smith warns climate change argument has been undermined by 'climategate'
(4th February 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 The Amazongate fiasco
(4th February 2010, Mongabay)


 Britain facing food crisis as world's soil 'vanishes in 60 years'
(3rd February 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Climate change researchers must be more open, says chief scientist
(3rd February 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Government misses climate change target
(2nd February 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 UK to struggle to meet green energy targets
(2nd February 2010, Reuters Link to News Story)


 Solar panels and other renewables will be installed on one in ten homes
(2nd February 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Scotland records coldest winter
(2nd February 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Climategate: global warming data 'rock solid', says University of East Anglia
(2nd February 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 NI temperatures hit record lows
(2nd February 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Climategate emails 'stolen by foreign spies'
(1st February 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Battery recycling scheme could rise prices
(1st February 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Green energy 'feed-in tariff' plan gets muted welcome
(1st February 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 David King admits to speculation over source of climate science emails
(1st February 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 UK has to move beyond carbon cuts to stay competitive
(1st February 2010, Reuters Link to News Story)


 UK to fund efforts to shift towards greener palm oil production
(31st January 2010, Mongabay)


 Ed Miliband defends climate change science
(31st January 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Ed Miliband declares war on climate change sceptics
(31st January 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Snow causes motorists disruption in North East
(30th January 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 UK pledges £50m to tackle Indonesia deforestation
(29th January 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Cost of UK flood protection doubles to £1bn a year
(29th January 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Heathrow expansion plans 'not fit for purpose'
(28th January 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Climate change research sound, chief UK scientist says
(28th January 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Climate e-mails row university 'breached data laws'
(28th January 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 UK's top scientist urges care in presenting results of climate change
(27th January 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Gordon Brown could create Britain's own Great Barrier Reef
(27th January 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Cash incentives needed for green energy in homes
(27th January 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Manchester United star Gary Neville lodges plans for £8m 'teletubby' eco-mansion
(27th January 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Climate fund 'recycled' from existing aid budget, UK government admits
(25th January 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Benn to call on world leaders to adopt biodiversity pricing
(25th January 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Wind farm subsidies top £1 billion a year
(23rd January 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Dim Sun 'unlikely' chill factor
(20th January 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 England floods in 2007 'cost the economy £3.2bn'
(18th January 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Flood warnings issued after heavy rain and snow thaws
(17th January 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Chief constable accused of undermining power station protest
(17th January 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Snow thaw and rain bring floods in west and south Wales
(16th January 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Met Office's debate over longer-term forecasts
(16th January 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 British coastal cities threatened by rising sea 'must transform themselves'
(15th January 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 UK won't use recession to meet emission cut goals
(14th January 2010, Reuters Link to News Story)


 Thaw begins in UK but gives rise to flood fears
(14th January 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Fresh snow across UK brings more disruption
(13th January 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Britain confident of climate deal in Mexico: report
(13th January 2010, Reuters Link to News Story)


 Disruptive snowfall hits UK again
(13th January 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Climate change to make icy UK winters rarer
(12th January 2010, Reuters Link to News Story)


 UK emissions cuts 'meaningless' without global deal, warn MPs
(11th January 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Leading climate scientist challenges Mail on Sunday's use of his research
(11th January 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 The resurgence of El Niño means that 2010 could yet be the hottest year on record
(10th January 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Battle to beat freeze and keep schools and roads open
(10th January 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 UK plans for most ambitious offshore wind project in the world will need 'supergrid'
(9th January 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Councils try to keep roads clear despite salt shortage
(9th January 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 PM pledge on cold snap gas supply
(9th January 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Plans for £100bn wind power programme called into question
(8th January 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 UK braced for fresh icy blasts as road gritting cut
(8th January 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 New UK offshore wind farm licences are announced
(8th January 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 'Wildlife in crisis' in frozen UK
(8th January 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Energy: UK has enough gas for another 65 days
(7th January 2010, The Independent (UK))


 Gas usage set to hit new record
(7th January 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Another two weeks of the big freeze still to come
(7th January 2010, The Independent (UK))


 Icy conditions hit the UK after days of heavy snow
(7th January 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 UK set for coldest night of winter with lows of -20C
(7th January 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Cold weather 'doesn't undermine global warming science'
(6th January 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Heavy snowfall sees Met Office put Britain on high alert
(6th January 2010, The Independent (UK))


 Severe weather continues to grip the UK and cause havoc
(6th January 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Schools closed and travellers hit as snow continues
(6th January 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Severe ice warning after snow storms hit England
(6th January 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Global warming is happening, even if it doesn't feel like it
(6th January 2010, The Independent (UK))


 Arctic blast brings parts of UK to icy standstill
(6th January 2010, Reuters Link to News Story)


 Heavy snowfall alert warning across Wales
(5th January 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Britain facing gas shortages as freezing weather continues
(5th January 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Food labels to show 'carbon footprint' under Government plans
(5th January 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Schools and airports closed after heavy snow in England
(5th January 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Heavy snow forecast for southern England
(5th January 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Sudden Oak Death threatens British trees
(5th January 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Benn unveils plan to boost UK food and 'grow your own'
(5th January 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Snow and ice leads to travel delays and school closures
(5th January 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Copenhagen deal was 'disappointing', says Miliband
(5th January 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Boiler scrappage scheme launched
(5th January 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 'No conflict' between Big Freeze and climate change
(5th January 2010, The Independent (UK))


 Britain must grow more sustainable food, says Benn
(5th January 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Snow and ice cause further problems around UK
(4th January 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Coldest night since 1995 recorded
(4th January 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Green technology to be harnessed by top firms and academics to overhaul UK infrastructure
(1st January 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Holland and Barrett becomes first major retailer to ban plastic bags
(1st January 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Heavy snow prompts travel warning in North East
(1st January 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Pope Benedict XVI: we must all go green to save the planet
(1st January 2010, The Telegraph (UK))