Archive | December, 2009

Welsh Assembly debates Flooding – DeHavilland (press release) (subscription)

10. December 2009

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Welsh Assembly debates Flooding DeHavilland (press release) (subscription) I read in a farming magazine this morning about a farmer in Cumbria who, had he taken gravel from the river, would have been legally summonsed for ... and more

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Book offers food and gossip feast in Marlborough – North Wiltshire and Kennet Gazette & Herald

10. December 2009

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Book offers food and gossip feast in Marlborough North Wiltshire and Kennet Gazette & Herald The diary had come into the hands of an Oxfordshire farm foreman Jeanne Preston who let the magazine serialise it. All that is known about its origins is ... and more

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Real meal deal – NOW Toronto

10. December 2009

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Real meal deal NOW Toronto The Pew Center on Global Climate Change is pushing measures to store 100 million metric tonnes of carbon in farming soils. The Food and Agriculture ... and more

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Lords debate Climate Change: Carbon Budgets – DeHavilland (press release) (subscription)

9. December 2009

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Lords debate Climate Change: Carbon Budgets DeHavilland (press release) (subscription) Another sacred cow, talking about land use, is that we have always seemed to have in this country the attitude that extensive farming will always be the ... and more

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Deforestation linked to drought – WalesOnline

9. December 2009

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Deforestation linked to drought WalesOnline ... over a 13-year period to discover a connection between smoke produced through burning the Amazon forest for farming purposes and low rainfall patterns.

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uk’s Brown calls for deeper European emissions cuts; climate talks get down to … – Metro Canada – Calgary

8. December 2009

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uk's Brown calls for deeper European emissions cuts; climate talks get down to ... Metro Canada - Calgary Sushi boom depletes wild tuna stocks, Japanese look to farming KUMANO, Japan - Thousands of tuna, their silver bellies bloated with fat, swim frantically ... and more

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uk’s Brown calls for deeper European emissions cuts; climate talks get down to … – Metro Canada – Halifax

8. December 2009

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uk's Brown calls for deeper European emissions cuts; climate talks get down to ... Metro Canada - Halifax Sushi boom depletes wild tuna stocks, Japanese look to farming KUMANO, Japan - Thousands of tuna, their silver bellies bloated with fat, swim frantically ... and more

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Queen Elizabeth II warns newspapers against use of ‘intrusive’ paparazzi snaps – Metro Canada – Ottawa

8. December 2009

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Queen Elizabeth II warns newspapers against use of 'intrusive' paparazzi snaps Metro Canada - Ottawa Sushi boom depletes wild tuna stocks, Japanese look to farming KUMANO, Japan - Thousands of tuna, their silver bellies bloated with fat, swim frantically ... and more

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UN climate conference opens in Copenhagen for 2 weeks of talks on new global … – Metro Canada – Halifax

8. December 2009

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UN climate conference opens in Copenhagen for 2 weeks of talks on new global ... Metro Canada - Halifax Sushi boom depletes wild tuna stocks, Japanese look to farming KUMANO, Japan - Thousands of tuna, their silver bellies bloated with fat, swim frantically ...

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HTA and Stewarts gardenlands hit back at reindeer cruelty accusations from … – Horticulture Week

8. December 2009

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HTA and Stewarts gardenlands hit back at reindeer cruelty accusations from ... Horticulture Week A report in The Sunday Times alleged that reindeer imported to Britain for grottos are dying prematurely after exposure to diseases from British farm ...

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