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Britain to Allow Big North Sea Oil Field, Despite Climate Concerns (www.nytimes.com)
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The British government on Wednesday gave a go-ahead to develop a large offshore oil field known as Rosebank, a move that is expected to provide a modest boost to the country’s oil and gas industry but prompted outrage from environmental groups.

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Environmental groups, however, were dismayed by the decision.

“This is yet another colossal failure of leadership from a government that seems determined to ignore the scientific warnings on the climate crisis,” Friends of the Earth said in a statement.

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