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Leonardo DiCaprio’s Environmental Documentary
Leonardo DiCaprio is narrating and also producing ‘The 11th Hour’, a documentary about environmental issues to be broadcast on Channel 4 later this month.
The documentary, to be transmitted on May 25, will feature leading scientific and political arguments about the environmental disaster the Earth is currently facing. Guest speakers will include professor Stephen Hawking, Nobel [...]
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April 22nd is Earth Day
Environmental issues is one of the modern world’s top priorities, and today (Tuesday 22nd April) the globe becomes the stage for the annual ‘Earth Day’.
Earth Day was founded in 1970 by American Senator Gaylord Nelson, who organised the event as a nationwide demonstration on environmental issues. With thousands of colleges also getting involved in the organisation, more [...]
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Asda’s Eco Friendly Furniture
Asda Furniture
A brand new environmentally friendly service has just been announced by ASDA furniture. Not only will they deliver your furniture for free, they will actually assemble it for you!
This means no more headaches about the whole thing collapsing after 10 minutes, or trying to work out where the bits that are always left over [...]
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Further Illegal Fishing concerns for WWF
A new report from the World Wildlife Fund is claiming that Alaskan Pollock, the species being promoted in the UK as an alternative to Cod, is now also under threat from illegal fishing.
Even though progress is being made in the fight to save the North Atlantic Cod from extinction, huge numbers of illegal Pollock catches [...]
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Four Nations Race to become Carbon Neutral
After a meeting of the United Nations Environmental Protection Programme, four countries lead the race to become the world’s first carbon neutral country. In the running for the ultimate ecological accolade are Costa Rica, Iceland, Norway and New Zealand.
All four contenders receive most of their energy from renewable resources, with Iceland almost reaching carbon neutrality in the [...]
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Life back in the Thames
Nearly 60 years after the Thames River was claimed to be ‘biologically dead’, new environmental research show the river is now a hive of activity for underwater life.
The river still suffers from some pollution due to the Victorian designed sewer system overflowing into the Thames through heavy rainfall. But with over a 100 species of [...]
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The UK’s First Eco School
The first purpose built enviromentally friendly ‘Eco School‘ in the UK has just opened its doors. With its part flower, part windmill emblem, believe me this educational facility is doing slightly more than a bit of recycling!
The Howe Dell Primary School in Hatfield, Hertfordshire has been built on the grounds of a former airfield, with recycled [...]
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