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It’s not very often that you’ll hear us campaigning against something like this eco town. But as guest contributor Michael Smith points out, this eco town is not as “eco” as it’s being made out to be, and it risks turning beautiful countryside and farmlands into just another car-filled urban area. For a bit of …
For those quiet moments in a sun-lounger in the garden, around the pool, or under your favourite tree, here are five environment themed books to inform, inspire and motivate you to greener things as the year progresses. Silent Spring by Rachel Carson The Revenge of Gaia by James Lovelock Walden by David Henry Thoreau Worldchanging: …
I like to read, it’s one of my favourite methods of relaxation, and I get through lots of books. But buying lots of new books is expensive, and it can be damaging to the environment. All those trees being cut down to make paper to print books on is a waste when there are lots …
Keen to help my little feathered friends through the bleak mid-winter, I’ve been doing some research on exactly what I can feed the little fellas. I was surprised to read at the RSPB website that birds are in fact quite partial to a bit of Christmas dinner, what a great idea for getting rid of …
The amazing REM’s new song Until the Day is Done accompanies the trailer of CNN’s new documentary Planet in Peril. Watch the full documentary on CNN International on Wednesday 24th & Thursday 25th October at 13.00 & 19.00 GMT. “There’s literally one species that holds the cards. It’s our species, human beings, that controls the …
In a part of the world where wild spaces are being threatened by oil and gas drilling, unchecked development, irresponsible recreation, logging, and global warming, the Sierra Club are doing what they can to protect the remains of America’s wild legacy. They have launched a campaign to protect 52 wild places (one in each state, …
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Tomorrow, Saturday 15th September 2007 is an open day at Titnore Woods protest camp near Worthing, West Sussex. If you’re in the area and want to support the protesters, bring some food (they like vegan cakes), your wellies and an instrument if you want to join in the jam session. It all starts at noon. …
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