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London Underground prepares mass closure of ticket offices By James Hatton and Paul Bond
Recent disclosures have again confirmed London Underground management is planning to close all its 268 ticket offices over the next two years. Around 2,000 jobs are expected to be lost during that period, with job losses across the rail and underground network rising to 6,000 by 2020. The job losses are part of Transport for… Continue reading
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Fracking – Britain’s Next Revolution? By Lesley Docksey
At long last Britain is discussing and objecting to fracking – or we would be if the general public had access to accurate information. As it is, Prime Minister David Cameron is going all out to promote a country-wide embrace of shale gas. Continue reading
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Battle of Balcombe: Opposition to Cuadrilla Resources UK Fracking Plans By Pratap Chatterjee
82 percent of the village voted firmly against plans by Cuadrilla Resources, headed by Lord John Browne, the former CEO of British Petroleum, to conduct hydraulic fracturing in their community. Over two dozen protestors have been arrested in the last few days for attempting to block company equipment – including Natalie Hynde and Simon Medhurst,… Continue reading
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Fukushima drainage has 20,000 tons of water with radioactive substance – TEPCO
Tokyo Electric Power Co. (Tepco) said on Tuesday that the drainage system of the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant contains more than 20,000 tons of water with high levels of radioactive substances. Continue reading
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Fukushima leaking radioactive water for ‘2 years, 300 tons flowing into Pacific daily’
Contaminated water has been pouring into the Pacific Ocean from the disabled Fukushima nuclear plant for the past two years, an Industry Ministry official told reporters on Wednesday as PM Shinzo Abe pledged to step up efforts to halt the crisis. Continue reading
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