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• Terrawatch: the rivers taking plastic to the oceans

  05-11-2017 22:30 via theguardian.com
  Just 10 river systems transport more than 90% of all plastic waste to the world’s seas, new research showsEvery minute one rubbish lorry’s-worth of plastic is dumped into the sea. If we continue at this rate, some estimate that our oceans will contain more plastic than fish by 2050. So where does all the plastic come from? New research reveals that just 10 river systems transport more than 90% of plastic waste to the world’s oceans.Rivers are the arteries of our planet. From ti
  
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• Fracking protester warns: 'Yorkshire's gorgeous, but that can be taken away’

  05-11-2017 15:49 via theguardian.com
  Test drilling by Third Energy expected to get go-ahead soon at Kirby Misperton, the first in UK since 2011For the past year, Leigh Coghill has devoted her life to one thing – trying to stop the gas exploration company Third Energy from fracking on the outskirts of a tiny village in North Yorkshire. The 26-year-old from Wolverhampton, who “married into Yorkshire”, quit her job working for York council in November last year, deciding to devote herself to the cause.Since September
  
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• Accelerating change: Stellar line-up confirmed for edie's Sustainability Leaders Forum 2018

  05-11-2017 11:36
  Senior representatives from the likes of Ikea, L'Oréal and Starbucks are among the confirmed speakers for edie's flagship Sustainability Leaders Forum, which is dedicated to accelerating the green business revolution.
  
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• The COP23 climate change summit in Bonn and why it matters

  05-11-2017 10:00 via theguardian.com
  Halting dangerous global warming means putting the landmark Paris agreement into practice – without the US – and tackling the divisive issue of compensationThe world’s nations are meeting for the 23rd annual “conference of the parties” (COP) under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) which aims to “prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system”, ie halt global warming. It is taking place in Bonn, Germany from 6-17
  
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• Anger over Trump support for coal at UN climate talks

  05-11-2017 09:26 via bbc.co.uk
  US plans to promote coal as a solution to climate change at a key UN meeting rile environmentalists.
  
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• The eco guide to big ethics

  05-11-2017 07:00 via theguardian.com
  Is it good news or bad when environment-friendly brands are bought out by major industry players?At a recent event held by the outdoor clothing brand Patagonia I detected a sheepish air. Nothing to do with eco wool, but rumours that the company was about to surpass a $1bn turnover.I'd rather market share went to Patagonia than to brands without discernible values Continue reading...
  
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• One step beyond organic or free-range: Dutch farmer’s chickens lay carbon-neutral eggs

  05-11-2017 01:05 via theguardian.com
  Poultry owner claims his new approach has the highest welfare standards and lowest cost to environmentThere’s the much-criticised battery hen egg, and then the pricier organic and free-range varieties. But for the truly ethically committed, how about the carbon-neutral egg, laid in what has been billed as the world’s most environmentally friendly farm?Dutch stores are now selling so-called “Kipster eggs” laid at a shiny new farm near the south-eastern city of Venray. &ldq
  
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