EXPOSED: U.K. FRACKERS REPLICATE U.S. FRACKING INDUSTRY'S LIES AND MISINFORMATION

The oil and gas industry, along with stealth PR handlers, touted Britain's fracking future at last week's U.K. Shale Gas Environmental Summit in London — taking a page from American industry's playbook by sowing scientific doubt about the risks of fracking.

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France Says Frack Off: Abandons Shale Gas Drilling

There will be no fracking on French soil. The ban is final – “absolute” – says the government.

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Britains Remember Their Victims of Austerity

10,000 white flowers were placed on the green before the U.K. Parliament, each flower representing a person with disability who died within three months of assessment by Atos, a private British healthcare assessor.

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Occupy Action in London Targets U.K.’s Military Industrial Complex

Occupy vs. the Arms Fair brought together supporters of Occupy and anti-arms trade activists in London to organize against what is described as the "world’s leading defense and security event."

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Europe's Other Crisis: The Rise of the "Respectable" Far Right

As much as we need economic alternatives, we also need to confront the racism and xenophobia prevalent across Europe.

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In Britain, Entrusting Healthcare to the Loan Sharks Who Ate Us

Britain is putting its public services - the vital safety net that we get in return for our taxes, like healthcare and education - in the hands of the least trustworthy and transparent investors imaginable.

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Apple Pays Just 2% Tax on Overseas Profits

Apple paid just 1.9% tax in 2012. The U.S. corporate tax rate is 35%.

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Face Recognition: The New Totalitarianism of Surveillance Technology

If you think the 24/7 tracking of citizens by biometric recognition systems is paranoid fantasy, just read the industry newsletters.

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