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Maryking - who has written 72 posts on Environmental Graffiti.
Mary is 24 and lives in Brixton, south London, where she divides her time between dodging bullets and nagging people to recycle. Since graduating in 2004 she has lived in London, Sydney and Perth and hopes to travel more in the future. She is a freelance writer for a number of websites.
Arctic ice cap will disappear in 20 years, say scientists
The US National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC) publishes its data on conditions in the Arctic at the end of every summer, or “melt season”. This year’s details, released yesterday, show that levels of ice in the Arctic Ocean are lower than ever before. Arctic specialist [...]
Continue reading...Friends of the Earth criticises EU on aviation
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Friends of the Earth have spoken out against the current European Union proposals to include aviation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). The charity commissioned a study of the proposals which reveals that “the Commission’s plans to bring aviation into the Emissions Trading Scheme hardly [...]
Continue reading...Red kites once endangered, now they’re breeding in Tesco carparks
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Thirty years ago British red kites were on the brink of extinction. Now the RSPB estimates numbers at 450 breeding pairs throughout the country, and the population is growing thanks to an exceptionally successful conservation campaign – the world’s longest running protection programme, launched in 1903. Red [...]
Continue reading...Renewable energy flourishing in Europe
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
The number of solar power photovoltaic systems in Europe will triple by 2010 due to efforts to fight climate change, the European Photovoltaic Industry Association announced yesterday. “We would like to go forward to have, in 2010, an installed capacity in Europe in the range of [...]
Continue reading...Rebel Soldiers In Congo seize National Park. Endangered gorillas at the mercy of machineguns
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Rebel soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have seized control of large parts of the Virunga National Park. Conservationists fear for the park’s population of rare mountain gorillas, which comprises half of all those that remain in the wild – only about 700. These [...]
Continue reading...Lip service: US to commit to UN climate targets
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
It seems last week’s UN climate talks in Vienna may have covered some important ground. On Friday the conference concluded with agreement on some key elements which hopefully will enable December’s summit in Bali to be of maximum productivity. Leon Charles, a negotiator from Grenada commented that [...]
Continue reading...China to clean its act up
Monday, September 3, 2007
After a series of health warnings and recalls about Chinese-made products, China has agreed to clamp down on the use of illegal chemicals. Sun Zhengcai, Chinese Minister of Agriculture, told consumers that they had no reason to fear eating most of the nations produce. However, the [...]
Continue reading...Monster spider web discovered in Texas
Monday, September 3, 2007
It looks like something out of Harry Potter, but a real monster spider’s web has been found in Lake Tawakoni State Park in Texas, USA. Apparently the web, stretching 180 metres, is the result of millions of spiders working together, to the mystification of park rangers. The [...]
Continue reading...National parks no longer preserve wildlife. Bushmeat ends up at the dinner tables of London and Paris.
Monday, September 3, 2007
A study shows that national parks in Africa are failing in their task of protecting the wildlife within their boundaries. Published in the September issue of the African Journal of Ecology, the report by Tim Caro and Paul Scholte states that: “For years, wildlife managers and [...]
Continue reading...Burma is being raped of its natural resources
Monday, September 3, 2007
We reported recently on the trade in illegal wildlife goods being brought into the UK. However, the scale of the problem is far worse in south east Asia where the wildlife of densely forested Myanmar (or Burma) is being slowly wiped out by the demand for both [...]
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Wednesday, September 5, 2007
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