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6 amazing plastic bans from around the world

Posted by Fiona Nicholls - 29th July 2016
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Good news! Plastics bans across the world have been hitting the headlines lately. From the US to India and Morocco, governing bodies are taking control of the plastic pollution problem, bringing in either complete bans on plastic, or bans on specific forms like polystyrene.  1.Karnataka, India In March… Read More

In pictures: Tiger! Tiger! Protect these magnificent creatures on their International Day!

Posted by Angela Glienicke - 27th July 2016

Every year on the 29th July the largest members of the cat family have their special day which raises awareness and celebrates these iconic animals. It’s estimated that fewer than 4,000 tigers are left in the wild with almost 93% of their historic range being lost. Tigers are faced with… Read More

Hinkley: The Nuclear Power Station That Will Haunt Britain For Decades

Posted by John Sauven - 27th July 2016
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This blog post was originally published on Guardian Comment is Free. George Osborne’s reputation as a master political tactician may have gone the way of Leave’s £350m a week for the NHS, but the spectre of his misguided energy policy could haunt Britain for decades, and at Hinkley in… Read More

5 things you can do to show solidarity with environmental and human rights activists at risk

Posted by Martin Vainstein - 25th July 2016
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People who campaign for the environment are being killed on a day to day basis, from Colombia to South Africa, Brazil to the Philippines. If being a campaigner in the South is so dangerous then we must ask ourselves: what can we do from the Global North to show solidarity… Read More

From L’Oreal to Revlon, which brands are polluting the ocean with microbeads?

Posted by Elisabeth Whitebread - 21st July 2016
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(PS – it’s all of them!) After discovering that 170 types of seafood contained traces of microplastics, Greenpeace East Asia decided to put 30 of the world’s biggest cosmetic and personal care brands to the test. Microbeads might be best known to you as the coloured beads in… Read More