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"Climate change: Rugby World Cup highlights injustice
By Matt McGrath
Environment correspondent"

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-49741856

Sep 19, 2019 at 8:38 AM | Unregistered CommenterMark Hodgson

Meanwhile, in addition to "BBC Briefing", there's also their soi-disant "Science & Environment" section, where we find nuggets like this:

"Climate change: Warming to drive 'robust increase' in UK flooding
By Matt McGrath
Environment correspondent"

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-49731591

Sep 19, 2019 at 8:38 AM | Unregistered CommenterMark Hodgson

Front and centre on the BBC's website now is BBC Briefing:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15521824

Wall-to-wall climate change propaganda.

Sep 19, 2019 at 8:37 AM | Unregistered CommenterMark Hodgson

M Courtney, you won't find the remain-supporting MSM asking many searching questions regarding LibDem Brexit policy.

The other thing about the LibDem policy is that they seem to assume beyond doubt that we won't leave the EU on 31st October, otherwise why else refuse Johnson's request for a general election when he asked for it? If we do leave on 31st October (personally I still doubt it), then have an election, where will that leave the LibDems' Brexit policy? They can hardly revoke Article 50 if we've already left.

It's another question that the MSM don't seem to be asking.

Sep 19, 2019 at 8:35 AM | Unregistered CommenterMark Hodgson

Stewgreen, yes there are old ironstone mines but these are long abandoned and any land disturbances have been obscured by vegetation and softened over time. One of the functions of National Parks is to preserve industrial archaeology and the old mines (or what is left of them) come under this heading.
It is not part of the remit of the Park's authorities to close down heritage activities, like quarrying. Yet in the southern limestone part of the North Yorks Moors Park I believe every quarry was forced to close when its licence ran out (I visited the last one open sometime in the 1990s). Most visitors would think good, no more nasty quarries spoiling the views, but that was short-sighted. The quarries supplied all the stone to make repairs to buildings and walls (that of course make up part of the beautiful views). Lacking any source of vernacular stone, stone has had to be imported from elsewhere - mostly Millstone Grit from the Pennines and it looks so out of place. (I haven't been back for more than 20 years so the no-quarrying policy could have changed, but I doubt it). Probably the importation of foreign stone has irretrievably changed the Park

Thought you might be interested.

Sep 19, 2019 at 8:07 AM | Unregistered CommenterAK

StuG,

Did that space dust also kill off the dinosaurs?

Sep 19, 2019 at 7:57 AM | Unregistered CommenterMailman

I hope you have stockpiled tins and water in preparation for Friday's Climate General Strike.

Sep 19, 2019 at 5:41 AM | Registered Commenterstewgreen

Guardian pages are now tagged
"the Guardian, the world's leading liberal voice."

Sep 19, 2019 at 5:07 AM | Registered Commenterstewgreen

The media suppressed the "brown face" photo of Trudeau for 20 years.

News on both R4 and R5 both airing the same American guy saying Trump's California law change is only about helping Marathon Oil.
(Gavin Newsome state governor)

That seems like a conspiracy theories to me.

BTW it's standard for US presidents to repeal the laws of the previous president
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News also saying that space dust cooled Earth 500m years ago

Sep 19, 2019 at 5:06 AM | Registered Commenterstewgreen

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