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Case may fuel climate 'belief' view

Source: The Observer
London : United Kingdom | about 1 month ago  
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The ruling has arisen as a result of Tim Nicholson, the former head of sustainability at Grainger PLC , the UK's largest residential landlord, attempting to take his former employer to a tribunal on the grounds that he was dismissed for his environmental views.
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