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		<title>UK &#8216;subsidising nuclear power unlawfully&#8217; C/O BBC News</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Green energy campaigners are attempting to block new nuclear power stations in the UK by complaining to the European Commission that government plans contravene EU competition regulations. They say financial rules for nuclear operators include subsidies that have not been approved by the commission. These include capping of liability for accidents, which they say at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.online-advice-service.com/environment/archives/16238</link>
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		<title>Exxon reaches $1.6M spill settlement over pipeline break in Montana</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil agreed Thursday to pay $1.6 million in penalties to the state of Montana over water pollution caused by a pipeline break last summer that fouled dozens of miles of shoreline along the scenic Yellowstone River. Montana Department of Environmental Quality director Richard Opper said the penalties in the case mark the largest in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.online-advice-service.com/environment/archives/16235</link>
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		<title>Costa Concordia&#8217;s Environmental Threat to Italy&#8217;s Coastline</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Italy&#8217;s cruise liner tragedy turned into an environmental crisis Monday, as rough seas battering the stricken mega-ship raised fears that fuel might leak into pristine waters off Tuscany that are part of a protected sanctuary for dolphins, porpoises and whales. The ship&#8217;s jailed captain, meanwhile, lost the support of the vessel&#8217;s Italian owner as he [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.online-advice-service.com/environment/archives/16232</link>
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		<title>Zimbabwe outlaws sale of used knickers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Zimbabwe Prohibits sale of used women's underwear.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.online-advice-service.com/environment/archives/16229</link>
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		<title>China&#8217;s renewables surge outweighed by growth in coal consumption</title>
		<description><![CDATA[China tripled its solar energy generating capacity last year and notched up major increases in wind and hydropower, government figures showed this week, but officials are still struggling to cap the growth in coal burning, which is the biggest source of carbon dioxide emissions in the world. The latest evidence of China&#8217;s promotion of renewable [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.online-advice-service.com/environment/archives/16225</link>
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		<title>New viper snake species found</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new species of brightly coloured snake has been found in a remote area of Tanzania in East Africa. The striking black-and-yellow snake measures 60 cm (2.1 ft) and has horn-like scales above its eyes. The newly discovered snake, named Matilda&#8217;s horned viper, has been described in the journal Zootaxa. The exact location of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.online-advice-service.com/environment/archives/16218</link>
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		<title>Are wind turbines increasing emissions?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Wind power is 'crippling expensive' and preventing the UK from effectively reducing carbon emissions, says a new report. Leo Hickman , with your help, investigates. Get in touch below the line, email your views to leo.hickman@guardian.co.uk or tweet @leohickman 11.32am: A new report published on Monday by Civitas , a social policy thinktank that promotes a "free and democratic society", is claiming that wind power is "inordinately expensive and ineffective at cutting CO2 emissions"]]></description>
		<link>http://www.online-advice-service.com/environment/archives/16182</link>
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		<title>Electric cars step up a gear for 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ New plug-in hybrid models, battery leasing and more charge points mean the UK is primed for an electric car boom It's time to hold up our hands: electric cars just didn't live up to the hype during 2011. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.online-advice-service.com/environment/archives/16202</link>
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		<title>Solar subsidy cuts had to happen</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This year we must use our subsidy more wisely, and if industry, NGOs and government pull together, solar will shine in 2012 This has been the most challenging few weeks to date in the life of the nascent UK solar sector. After a short burst of unprecedented sales growth, with installations more than doubling between June and October, we had to intervene very quickly indeed to ensure the entire subsidy for this and other exciting micro-generation technologies supported by feed-in tariffs, wasn't swept away by excessive returns for a lucky few. At 43p/kWh, your average domestic solar PV panel receives more than four times as much subsidy as renewable electricity generated from a wind turbine, way off the coast, in the hazardous conditions of the north sea]]></description>
		<link>http://www.online-advice-service.com/environment/archives/16198</link>
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		<title>The city&#8217;s growing waste mountain</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ After the closure of the capital's biggest waste dump, there is little sign of Mexico City solving its rubbish crisis The closure of Mexico's biggest garbage dump has highlighted the absence of a comprehensive policy for urban waste collection, disposal and processing, a failure that has serious consequences for health and the environment. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.online-advice-service.com/environment/archives/16190</link>
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