Wild Flowers of the Month
Enchanter’s Nightshade Thrives in moist shady woodland. Its minute white flowers and small round hairy fruits grow along thin, spiky stems. In classical mythology, Circe is said to have used it to turn Odysseus’ men into pigs! Dog Rose A wild, scented rose pale pink or white in colour, [...]
Continue reading...Eco-friendly milk, bags of trouble?
Sunday, June 24, 2007
From tomorrow Waitrose supermarket will begin selling milk in a new form of “environmentally friendly” packaging: the reusable jug and plastic milk bag are to be launched in the UK. Whilst the supermarket is heralding this as the start of a new form of environmentally friendly consumption, in [...]
Continue reading...Marks and Sparks Use Renewable Energy
Monday, June 4, 2007
The retail giant, Marks and Spencer has pledged to increase its use of renewable energy from its current 20% to 100% by 2012. The group also claims they will reduce their CO2 emissions from their Scottish stores by over 20,000 tonnes in the next twelve months. The [...]
Continue reading...Carbon Sinks?
Monday, May 21, 2007
Research released this week has indicated new findings on the impacts of global warming. European scientists from the University of East Anglia (UEA), British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and the Max-Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry have discovered that the levels of carbon dioxide absorbed by the Southern Ocean are [...]
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Thursday, June 28, 2007
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