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Out on the oil prospecting frontier, it's a struggle to stay clean, and green

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Environmental organizations such as Greenpeace believe that the UK should not be undertaking oil exploration work on the edge of the Continental Shelf. They believe that oil and gas reserves which are already known will cause significant environmental damage, and feel that resources should be diverted to finding alternative sources of energy. In contrast, oil companies believe that this region has great potential. They emphasize that they are now giving much more attention to environmental protection.

Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction, Crude petroleum and natural gas, Exploratory Offshore Oil & Gas, Environmental aspects, Natural gas exploration, Offshore oil fields, Oil and gas exploration, Petroleum exploration

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Run-down, sprawling and decayed. Are our cities the worst in Europe?

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It is now time to consider establishing compact, attractive urban areas in the UK where people are able to combine work and leisure activities, according to architect Lord Rogers of Riverside. He claims that the UK's cities, which the middle classes are deserting in large numbers, are the worst in Europe. The Urban Task Force, headed by Lord Rogers, has produced a report entitled 'Sharing the Vision' in which calls are made to take urgent action to prevent further urban degeneration in the UK.

United Kingdom, Facilities & equipment, Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development, Urban Planning & Develop-Local, Social aspects, Urban renewal, Urban planning

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