<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>The ENDS Report</title><link>http://www.endsreport.com/issue/</link><description>For environmental policy and business in the UK</description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><docs>http://www.endsreport.com/feeds/</docs><item><title>&#8216;Climategate&#8217; fuels scepticism</title><link>http://www.endsreport.com/index.cfm?action=report.article&amp;articleid=21907</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.endsreport.com/index.cfm?action=report.article&amp;articleid=21907</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Negative coverage of climate science will increase public misunderstanding.</description></item><item><title>Castle Cement&#39;s record fine</title><link>http://www.endsreport.com/index.cfm?action=report.article&amp;articleid=21902</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.endsreport.com/index.cfm?action=report.article&amp;articleid=21902</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Padeswood plant breaches cost Castle &#163;304,650.</description></item><item><title>Property owners fail green test</title><link>http://www.endsreport.com/index.cfm?action=report.article&amp;articleid=21912</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.endsreport.com/index.cfm?action=report.article&amp;articleid=21912</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Commercial property firms and funds failing to implement effective environmental policies.</description></item><item><title>Ombudsmen slam agency&#39;s waste failings</title><link>http://www.endsreport.com/index.cfm?action=report.article&amp;articleid=21932</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.endsreport.com/index.cfm?action=report.article&amp;articleid=21932</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The agency and two councils have been censured for failing to close an illegal waste dump.</description></item><item><title>US airlines launch 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25 Feb 2010 00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Lord Hunt has defended national policy statements on energy.</description></item><item><title>Richard Macrory</title><link>http://www.endsreport.com/index.cfm?action=report.article&amp;articleid=21994</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.endsreport.com/index.cfm?action=report.article&amp;articleid=21994</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A Supreme Court decision on costs in environmental cases is likely to impact decisions in lower courts.</description></item><item><title>Who should pay legal costs?</title><link>http://www.endsreport.com/index.cfm?action=report.article&amp;articleid=21743</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.endsreport.com/index.cfm?action=report.article&amp;articleid=21743</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Judge calls for removal of cost risk in environmental cases.</description></item><item><title>RDF boom predicted for 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