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Environment Agency chairman urges government to launch 'green new deal'
Lord Smith, the former cabinet minister and chairman of the Environment Agency, will today call on the government to follow US President-elect Barack Obama and launch a multi-billion pound "green new deal" to boost clean energy and create jobs. Speaking at the annual conference of the agency ...
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Environment Agency - Home page
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policyreview.tv — The Environment Agency Chairman on Government to launch a 'Green New Deal' for the UK economy to... boost investment in clean energy and create jobs. He said that the long term future of society now depends on the Government's commitments to the ... (more) Policy Review TV
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Call For a Green New Deal in the UK
Earth2Tech — ... that his country needs to produce a comprehensive, long-term strategy for investing in renewable energy, environmental technology, energy efficiency, and carbon capture and storage (hat tip to the Guardian). ...

Call For a Green New Deal in the UK [Earth2Tech]
GigaOM Network — ... that his country needs to produce a comprehensive, long-term strategy for investing in renewable energy, environmental technology, energy efficiency, and carbon capture and storage (hat tip to the Guardian). ...

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