Environment
Record-breaking February temperatures prompt millions of Brits to think about their carbon footprint
Record-breaking temperatures in February have prompted millions of Brits to think more about their carbon footprint, research has revealed. A third of people surveyed say the mild weather this winter has encouraged them to reconsider their environmental impact, with almost two-thirds now actively thinking about the planet and what they can do to help it. Over half of Brits are currently eating less meat or considering cutting down, with a similar number cutting down the amount they drive. And 60...
Microplastic from plastic bags and food packaging are the most common waste in the ocean
Polyethylene makes up more than half the plastic (54.5%) found in the Mediterranean
Balloons released into the air are killing seabirds and sea turtles
Must have party decoration kills one in five birds who have swallowed them
Climate change ‘shrinking many fisheries around the world – including the North Sea’
Researchers found fish stock losses as high as 35 per cent in some regions
Half of motorists WOULD like to see the Clean Air Zones introduced
Birmingham and Leeds are among the cities due to introduce the zones to improve air quality in those areas, which may require drivers to pay a fee to enter
Shark attacks on the rise – doubling in some parts of the world over the last 20 years
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water, the East Coast of the United States and Southern Australia are among the regions where attacks by the iconic predators are soaring
‘Absolute scandal’ if Scottish renewable projects are awarded to foreign firms
BiFab Trade Unions Warn: Prospect of no work from renewables projects would be ‘an absolute scandal’ BiFab trade unions GMB and Unite have warned that the prospect of no work coming to Fife from two major Scottish offshore renewables projects would be ‘an absolute scandal’. The Moray East and Kincardine offshore wind farm projects have a total value of around £2.8 billion and BiFab’s new Canadian owners DF Barnes have been actively pursuing contracts from both. However, the fabrication work...
Urgent action need as social care system is ‘crumbling beneath us’
NEW CROSS-PARTY SOCIAL CARE PARLIAMENTARY GROUP LAUNCHED TO TACKLE GROWING CARE CRISIS. A new parliamentary group on social care will launch in Westminster today amid warnings from GMB Union the care sector is ‘in crisis’. The All Party Parliamentary Group on Social Care (APPG Social Care) is a cross-party group of MPs who have come together to look at the care system, funding and state of staffing in the sector. The group is sponsored by GMB Union, while its first...
These horrific photos show a young seal which died after becoming entangled in fishing netting
Environmentalists believe the seal is likely to have starved to death, due to its body mass and bones protruding