Scottish Green leader Robin Harper said it was "hard to be kind" about the government's record on the environment, but welcomed the ruling out of new nuclear power stations and its climate change fund.

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The FCC also benefits from the ruling, gaining more power over the regulatory environment.

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You would think that athletic department leadership and the university President would be more cognizant of the environment we live in today when ruling on this matter?

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The BBC asked the Department of Environment for a response to Friday's ruling but no-one was available for comment.

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That satisfied global-warming sceptics in the ruling party but failed to address rising public concern over the environment and climate change.

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The current Minister for the Environment in France is Green party member Dominique Voynet, and the Green party there is part of the ruling coalition government.

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