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SCIENCE / NEWS Wed May 21, 2008 @ 8:18am neoform

BBC News -- The EU has unveiled a plan for reform of its Common Agricultural Policy, the rural payments system that costs more than 40bn euros (�32bn) a year. The proposals are aimed at making farmers more responsive to market forces amid rapidly rising food pri.. Read More

SCIENCE / NEWS Tue Apr 15, 2008 @ 8:19am neoform

BBC News -- UK space policy faces a major revamp with civil servants being moved out of London and stripped of some of their responsibilities. The British National Space Centre (BNSC) was set up to co-ordinate civil space activities across government. The BBC h.. Read More

SCIENCE / NEWS Mon Oct 29, 2007 @ 8:21am neoform

BBC News -- A powerful new body must be established to drive climate change policy after a decade of failure by the government, a Commons committee has said. In a report, the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) said the government had not risen fully to the challe.. Read More

SCIENCE / NEWS Fri Aug 17, 2007 @ 4:42pm neoform

BBC News -- The EU target of ensuring 10% of petrol and diesel comes from renewable sources by 2020 is not an effective way to curb carbon emissions, researchers say. A team of UK-based scientists suggested that reforestation and habitat protection was a better op.. Read More