If you’re trying to adopt a more environmentally friendly lifestyle, our edit of the best sustainability books, from recipe books to memoirs, is here to help.There is no one-size-fits-all model for adopting a greener lifestyle. And while we can’t be perfect, we’re not powerless. Whether you want to change your eating habits, cleaning routine, or…
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What is solarpunk? And why is it giving hope to people worried about climate change?
Solarpunk started out as a speculative fiction genre. Now it informs sustainable architecture and design / Who knew the iconic Hills Hoist could be considered solarpunk? Solarpunk is a futurist movement that began in speculative fiction and sci-fi films and has since spread to architecture and design. Practitioners envision a clean and green future built…
Earth Week 2024 – Sustainability and social value in action – Reuse Network
Earth Week 2024 – Sustainability and Social Value in action Much has changed since the first ever Earth Day celebration back in 1970. Expanding from a demonstration of 20 million Americans, the movement now engages around 1 billion people each year worldwide. As awareness grows of our impact on the planet, communities across the world…
Every new school being built in England is in unsafe air pollution area, study says
Every new school in England is being built in an area with unsafe levels of air pollution, according to a damning report that says thousands of children will experience “alarmingly poor” air quality. Children are particularly vulnerable to the harmful effects of air pollution because their bodies, organs and immune systems are still developing. An…
Thames Water absent from industry’s £180m anti-pollution drive
Thames Water has risked a fresh backlash over its commitment to tackling sewage dumping after it declined to commit funds to a £180m industry-wide initiative to fast-track efforts to reduce pollution in England’s waterways. The government said on Monday that the sum would be spent by six companies over the next 12 months to prevent…
British and Irish rivers in desperate state from pollution, report reveals
The rivers of Britain and Ireland are in a desperate state from the impact of pollution, with not a single waterway in England or Northern Ireland listed as being in good overall health, a report said on Monday. The Rivers Trust annual State of Our Rivers report reveals that the impact of pollution from treated…
WWF shelved report exposing River Wye pollution ‘to keep Tesco happy’
The wildlife charity WWF-UK shelved a report that warned how intensive chicken production is devastating the River Wye, the Observer can reveal. Since 2018, the charity has received more than £6m in donations from the supermarket chain Tesco, which has faced action from campaigners over the decline of the Wye because many of the intensive…
‘Does rewilding sort climate change? Yes!’: UK expert says nature can save planet and not harm farming
The Knepp estate in West Sussex is home to the first white stork born in the wild in Britain for over 600 years. It’s a place where endangered bats, turtle doves and nightingales are thriving, where “officially extinct” large tortoiseshell butterflies are breeding and where tens of thousands of people visit each year to experience…
Wood-burning stoves cancel out fall in particulate pollution from UK roads, data shows
A rise in harmful emissions from wood-burning stoves has cancelled out decreases in particulate pollution from road and energy sources in the UK, government data reveals. Emissions of PM2.5 from domestic combustion – heating homes using solid fuel such as wood – increased by 19% between 2021 and 2022, counteracting efforts made to travel and…
Vets urged to stop giving pesticide flea treatments after river pollution study
Vets should limit the use of flea treatments containing pesticides on dogs and cats, scientists have said, after a study revealed the vast amount of toxic substances in them that end up in rivers. Pet owners using these flea treatments risk contaminating their hands with fipronil and imidacloprid, two insecticides, for at least 28 days…
