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For Peat's Sake
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27 Feb 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| For Peat's Sake As a source of fossil fuel and gardening compost, peat bogs, those eminently British landscape features, are highly in demand -- so much so that some environmentalists fear they are in danger of disappearing. But that danger might be staved off for a while, thanks to a multi-million dollar plan to use taxpayer money to save some of the United Kingdom's most valuable peat bogs. ... |
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| Topics: energy, land stewardship, mining and drilling, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Grim Reefer
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26 Feb 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| Grim Reefer Coral reefs are usually associated with the balmy blue waters of the tropics, but the amazing underwater kingdoms exist in cooler climes, too -- at least for now. A new study by French, British, and Norwegian scientists found that 4,500-year-old reefs in the northeastern Atlanti ... |
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| Topics: Atlantic Ocean, commercial and industry organizations, energy, European Union, Greenpeace, international government agencies, marine life, oceans, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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'No Way,' Says Norway
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01 Feb 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| "No Way," Says Norway Long unhappy about pollution from Britain's Sellafield nuclear power plant, Norway announced yesterday that it would call for a binding international agreement to force polluting countries to pay for toxic cleanups beyond their own borders. The nation's foreign affairs committee voted unanimously to ask the government to impose economic san ... |
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| Topics: European Union, nuclear power, pollution and waste, United Kingdom, United Nations (all these topics) |
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I Didn't Realize That England Had Food
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30 Jan 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| I Didn't Realize That England Had Food England's food production and farming needs to take a radical turn for the greener, according to a new report by the Policy Commission on the Future of Farming and Food. The commission, which was convened following devastating outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in the U.K., calls for some farm subsidies to be based on conserving the land rather than tilling it. Other recommendatio ... |
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| Topics: food and agriculture, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Great Bitten?
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24 Jan 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| Great Bitten? Large parts of England and Wales are at risk of becoming breeding grounds for malaria as global warming heats up local temperatures, according to a study by Durham University scientists commissioned by the Brits' Department of Health. Increased temperatures encourage mosquitoes to breed and feed more rapidly, and they speed up the maturation of the malaria parasite. At present, no British mosquitoes ... |
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| Topics: climate, health, United Kingdom, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Food for Thought
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11 Dec 2001 |
Daily Grist |
| Food for Thought The fixings for a traditional British turkey dinner could travel more than 24,000 miles before they reach the table, according to a report released yesterday by the U.K. lobby group Sustain. On average, food consumed in Britain travels 50 percent more than it did a decade ago, at the expense of human and environmental health. Sustain said that the country's food system had become "almost completely dependent&quo ... |
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| Topics: food, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Now We're Cookin'
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05 Dec 2001 |
Daily Grist |
| Now We're Cookin' A British supermarket chain said today that it would begin fueling its delivery trucks with chicken waste and used cooking oils. The Asda chain, which includes 258 stores in the U.K and is a part of the Wal-Mart company, generates about 36,500 gallons per year of chicken waste and cooking fat that currently winds up in landfills. But starting in April, the gunk will be transformed into biodie ... |
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| Topics: placemaking, renewable energy, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Butterflies in Their Stomachs
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01 Nov 2001 |
Daily Grist |
| Butterflies in Their Stomachs Seventy-five percent of butterfly species in the United Kingdom are in decline, according to a study published this week in the journal Nature. Some experts had expected butterflies to be doing well as a result of global warming, because milder weather was expected to increase the ranges of many species. But temperature increases in the U.K. haven't been enough to compensate for habitat loss. ... |
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| Topics: climate, United Kingdom, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Landfill, Ho!
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17 Aug 2001 |
Daily Grist |
| Landfill, Ho! Babies born to mothers living near landfills are more likely to suffer minor birth defects, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal. The 11-year study shows that pregnant women living near landfills in the U.K. had a 1 percent higher chance of having a baby with a congenital defect. That risk jumped to 7 percent if the landfill contained hazardous waste. Pat Tro ... |
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| Topics: health, solid waste treatment and disposal, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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On De Loose
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16 Aug 2001 |
Daily Grist |
| On De Loose Greenpeace U.K. is in a tizzy because of mysterious DNA found in Monsanto's Roundup Ready soybeans, the world's most widely grown genetically engineered crop. The unexpected string of DNA, which was found by Belgian government and university scientists, is located next to the corn's inserted gene, provoking the enviro group to accuse Monsanto of not knowing as much about its product as it should. Green ... |
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| Topics: GMOs, Greenpeace, health, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Residon'ts
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16 Aug 2001 |
Daily Grist |
| Residon'ts Nearly half the fruit and vegetables sold in U.K. supermarkets since 1998 contained pesticide residues, according to an analysis of government pesticide data by Friends of the Earth. The group said most of the residues were within legal limits, but it raised concerns that the individual chemicals could be dangerous in combination, especially for u ... |
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| Topics: environmental non-government organizations, food and agriculture, health, toxics, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Smacked Down
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13 Aug 2001 |
Daily Grist |
| Smacked Down The World Wildlife Fund won a legal battle on Friday to limit the World Wrestling Federation's use of the initials WWF. A High Court judge in London ruled that the federation broke a 1994 agreement with the enviro group, under which the wrestlers agreed to restrict their use of the initials in promoting their, um, "sport." In particular, the enviro group says the court victory means the wrestlers w ... |
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| Topics: United Kingdom, World Wildlife Fund (all these topics) |
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The Environmentalist Currently Known As Prince
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30 Apr 2001 |
Daily Grist |
| The Environmentalist Currently Known As Prince Britain's Prince Philip (you know, the queen's husband) warned today that the Danube River is on a path toward ecological disaster unless European governments rally to save it. The prince, who is an honorary president of the World Wildlife Fund, said, "Pollution, scouring, and disturbance are slowly killing the natural balance of the whole river system." He spoke at ... |
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| Topics: United Kingdom, water pollution (all these topics) |
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
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Donella H. Meadows |
31 Jul 2000 |
Global Citizen |
| Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (known familiarly as CJD) is something you do not want to get. Your brain degenerates, piece by piece. First you feel depressed, then you have trouble coordinating. You lose sight, speech, motor control, as the disease travels through the brain. When it reaches the control centers for breathing or heartbeat, you die. Medical science has no idea how to cure or even slow it. Don't get mad. CJD used to ap ... |
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| Topics: European Union, food and agriculture, United Kingdom, Vermont (all these topics) |
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Born With a Silver Spoon in His Ear
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Suzy Becker |
11 Oct 1999 |
Ha. |
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| Topics: green living, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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So You Think Your Life Blows?
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Suzy Becker |
28 Jun 1999 |
Ha. |
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| Topics: green living, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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