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Hi ALL I'm very pleased to say my Reuse of Waste plastic Containers to Grow things in idea is getting a lot more support every day to help Reduce them going to landfill sites. To find out...
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Not only are sows mistreated by being cooped up in individual stalls during their pregnancy, but an investigation into intensive pig farming in Europe and further afield reveals a danger to...
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So far the disastrous effects of climate change still seem to be ignored.  Most developed countries did nothing to stop climate change at the conference in Copenhagen,

The...
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A group of 100 volunteers managed to plant more than 20,000 trees in an hour as part of the Woodland Trust and BBC Breathing Places Tree O'Clock event in Essex.

A team from...
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Colonies of honeybees are dying out in horrifying numbers, and the reason is a bit of a mystery.  There doesn't seem to be one single cause. Infections, lack of food, pesticides and...
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A thoughtful 2-part programme which asks the key question, can global economic growth be achieved while not destroying the planet. 

But before you sink into a slough of...
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That's Mike Hands' thinking.  He's been working on providing a sustainable alternative to slash and burn farming techniques in Honduras and other parts of Central and South...
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For anyone who doesn't know about swishing, it's about 'rustling clothes from friends'.

The next event in London is on 5 December at 275 Oxford Street @ 11am...
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You always need to include a bit of humour in any campaign to make it fun to do, and the people at Green Thing have managed it perfectly...
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Because the ocean comprises nearly 70 percent of the earth's surface, it is not only crucial to influencing the global climate, but also harbors some of the most diverse and important...
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With only a few days until Copenhagen starts take a look at this film from West Papua, Indonesia.

In their fight back against logging activity and the environmental destruction of...
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At Gulen Dive Resort in Norway, visiting divers can help maintain a healthy house reef by throwing litter in underwater bins.

"This unique recycling project...
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The Copenhagen summit is just around the corner.  So for those interested in taking practical action on a local level to reduce their carbon footprint here's some news from BTCV about...
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This Saturday - 28 Nov 2009 - is Buy Nothing Day.  Did you know that?  Phew!  Just what I need, not that I spend a lot or buy a lot.  But it's nice (or...
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I've just come across this article on John Little who is doing amazing work with grass roofs - yes, grass roofs.  I first came across them a while ago but didn't know that there was a...
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I've just watched this for the first time and loved it.  It's quirky, funny, interesting and above all it's a real insight into what it takes to make a campaigning documentary...
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We've got some excellent programmes coming up for our Climate Change season on the Channel in December, which we're running in support of the 10:10 campaign.

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Community Channel and its parent company Media Trust has signed up to 10:10, the ambitious project aiming to cut carbon emissions by 10% by 2010.

It's a fantastic mass...
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