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Like most families, the Strausses have a bin full of rubbish awaiting collection after the festive season. The difference in their case is that it contains all the refuse they have generated in an entire year.
Full StoryCeltic Technologies will begin work in the New Year on reclaiming a derelict section of the Woolston New Cut Canal and creating an urban ecology park on an adjacent derelict site using green compost.
Full StoryInhaling smoked vulture's brain confers gift of premonition, according to vendors of traditional medicine in parts of Africa
"People believe it's foresight and this finds fertile ground in people's imagination. There is a lot of betting in South Africa. So we may see an increase connected to gambling around the 2010 World Cup."
Full StorySurveys conducted by National Trust wardens across England and Wales indicate that wildlife has struggled to cope with a changing climate and loss of habitat, but that there have also been winners.
Full StoryInappropriate management’ and a ‘lack of management’ are the greatest perceived threats to Local Wildlife Sites in England, according to a report by The Wildlife Trusts.
Full StoryThe leaking of emails and other documents from the Climate Research Unit (CRU) at the University of East Anglia, UK, has led to a media and political storm. The affair is being portrayed as a scandal that undermines the science behind climate change. It is no such thing, and here's why.
Full StoryYour guide to the issues, key players and countries taking part in the most important negotiations since the second world war
Full StoryFor the next two weeks, events in Copenhagen will dominate the headlines. It is not for nothing that the pithily-entitled 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP15 for short, has been described as "the most difficult talks ever embarked upon by humanity".
Full StorySome businesses in the United Kingdom have come together to launch schemes that promote products that are friendlier to the environment. Fifty of these companies recently joined a campaign to use a universal on pack recycling label so that customers are aware of what products use recycled materials.
Full StoryThe Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc) said the smart meters, which enable power companies to take readings remotely and will spell the end of estimated billing, will save consumers money, make electricity use more efficient and cut carbon emissions.
Full StoryThis autumn hundreds of thousands of young people in schools and youth groups across the country are being provided with free tree saplings to plant in their school grounds and community spaces.
People can further apply for a free tree and/or seeds pack for delivery in March 2010 by visiting http://www.woodland-trust.org.uk/hedge
Negotiations at the UN's climate summit in Copenhagen in December will use a language that is full of technical jargon and confusing acronyms. environmentguardian.co.uk's guide helps you translate the terms that will be debated as world leaders aim to strike a deal that will attempt to prevent devastating climate change
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