Conservation & Environment News - Week 06/11/07 - 12/11/07

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Floods haunt climate conference - BBC News 09/11/07

Delegates from around the world are addressing a conference on the potential impacts of climate change on the Highlands and Islands

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Coastal defences 'not abandoned' - BBC News 11/11/07

The government has denied claims it has a "general" policy of allowing coastal villages to fall into the sea if deemed too costly to defend against flooding.

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Recycling rates steadily increase - BBC News 12/11/07

Scotland's recycling and composting rates have continued to rise steadily, according to figures from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.

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Climate scepticism: The top 10 - BBC News 12/11/07

What are some of the reasons why "climate sceptics" dispute the evidence that human activities such as industrial emissions of greenhouse gases and deforestation are bringing potentially dangerous changes to the Earth's climate?

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Sowing the seeds of uncertainty - BBC News 07/11/07

There has always been a problem about the way in which big environmental issues are handled by the media.