https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/06/garden-pesticides-british-songbird-decline-study

I found this article interesting. https://www.plantlife.org.uk/uk/blog/too-much-of-a-wood-thing-caution-and-consideration-when-planting-trees?

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/defra-trees-lobbying-national-farmers-union-land-value-trees/?utm_source=tw

https://www.planetmark.com/sustainability-trends-shaping-organisations-in-2023/

I think we had a post about this low-tech approach to marine pollution many moons ago. Well, it’s being rolled out more widely now.

https://www.positive.news/environment/the-bubble-barriers-that-stop-rubbish-reaching-the-sea/

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/news/trending/shoppers-to-soon-pay-a-deposit-when-buying-drinks-in-plastic-280801/

Outside the very centre of London, air quality is apparently improving somewhat - but clearly not along major transport routes. An extra reason to walk along back streets wherever possible.
https://londonair.org.uk/london/asp/AnnualMapsFullScreen.asp?species=NO2&LayerStrength=75

Single-use plastic: Takeaways face ban in October https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64253130

Animal agriculture is the leading cause of species extinction, ocean dead zones, water pollution, habitat destruction, deforestation & human-wildlife conflict, and is one of the leading causes of our climate emergency. And it's totally unnecessary. Shifting to plant-based diets drastically reduces our individual and collective negative environmental impact & helps mitigate climate change.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/31/avoiding-meat-and-dairy-is-single-biggest-way-to-reduce-your-impact-on-earth

(note: the media constantly conflates 'plant-based diets' with 'veganism' - they are not the same thing at all.)

Also: Our planet is not dying. Its ability to support life as we know it is being compromised.

https://friendsoftheearth.uk/climate/myth-buster-china-and-indias-carbon-emissions?fbclid=IwAR15d6KREHVCIHnd6lZupeMW6V5pJISQQ5PyHfCVvDiiLFoAAO034G_SQJg

Probably not many Barnetonians here but for those that are this may be interesting to participate in or at least to follow.
https://www.barnet.gov.uk/news/barnet-council-launches-its-first-ever-citizens-assembly-climate-change?fbclid=IwAR2-4XsZxcSMhELDq6mIMZak78G_KbPOwFlTCM1tOl4DAvzXuGgtyvFcUR0

A change in tactics for the fight against climate change. Time to support the action?

https://extinctionrebellion.uk/2022/12/31/we-quit/?

Hatty has just posted about this in another loop. I think it’s a useful link.
https://www.london.gov.uk/programmes-strategies/housing-and-land/improving-quality/warmer-homes?

https://www.positive.news/society/what-went-right-in-2022-the-top-25-good-news-stories-of-the-year/

John Lewis has begun a clothes recycling scheme so, instead of going along to their sales with empty carrier bags, one can earn a small extra discount by taking in some unwanted, 'preloved' clothes (five items at a time). If this takes off, they'll be inundated....
https://www.johnlewis.com/our-services/fashioncycle?originalSearchTerm=Fashioncycle

https://www.ethicalsuperstore.com/products/traidcraft-exchange/this-gift-is-not-socks/?utm_source=All+Constituents&utm_campaign=36b5d6c699-TTEMAIL_GFL_281022_COPY_05&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c18b31d37d-36b5d6c699-21240615

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/nov/17/growth-addiction-climate-crisis-economic-policies?utm_term=63764c7567ab001640e9657b854d47a7&utm_campaign=

I can’t say I fancy it. I would prefer to be veggie.


Lab-grown chicken safe to eat, say US regulators https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-63660488

An interesting read.
https://www.kew.org/wakehurst/whats-at-wakehurst/millennium-seed-bank

Some interesting statistics on this website.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/266138/climate-change-the-countries-with-the-highest-achievements/

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/11/what-is-the-fossil-fuel-non-proliferation-treaty?

https://www.theguardian.com/global/ng-interactive/2022/nov/10/climate-carnage-whose-job-is-it-to-save-the-planet-documentary?utm_term=636d11f47d561975cbb6a048
I hope you can all access it. It`s about 15 minutes long.

Drought-friendly plant can produce rubber good enough for Indy race tires

There's still a lot of petroleum hanging onto electric cars, specifically around the rims. It takes about seven gallons (26.5 L) of oil to make each standard car tire, and the world produces more than 2 billion tires every year. Now, some tire companies are turning to a desert shrub and a novel means of pulling natural rubber compounds out of it.

It helps that the rubber that comes from guayule is not some weaker, paper-straw alternative—it generally makes a better tire, especially in heavy-load applications like large trucks, airplanes, and race tires. Bridgestone's Firestone brand debuted sustainable tires at a pre-Indy 500 pit stop challenge, and they were an alternate offering at a Nashville street race in August. Bridgestone tested its guayule-derived tires for over a year on Indy cars and found it provided "similar or better performance" than traditional race tires.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/09/bridgestone-has-put-more-than-100m-into-eco-tires-made-of-shrubs/

https://www.positive.news/environment/how-can-i-help-stop-climate-change/

https://www.scooploop.com/thread/the-world-is-drowning-in-plastic-heres-how-it-all

Book of the Week on BBC Radio 4.
Interesting history in the first episode.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/m001ddd9

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/10/these-are-the-most-used-energy-sources-in-europe?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social_scheduler&utm_term=Energy
Holds out hope that it`s possible!

https://www.scooploop.com/thread/new-to-nature-programme-paid-work-placements-for

https://metro.co.uk/2022/10/18/maps-showing-parts-of-uk-underwater-in-30-years-will-shock-you-17586168/

If ever you’re near Machynlleth in North Wales check out CAT. We went there a couple of days ago. It’s an inspiring place. They offer a free information service. The one thing that I learned which made a big impression was that we don’t need any new technology to become carbon zero- we have all the knowledge and technology that we need - we just need to act.
https://cat.org.uk/

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/10/rspb-not-ruling-out-direct-action-to-defend-nature-from-government-policy?CMP=twt_a-environment_b-gdneco

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/08/liz-truss-facing-rural-rebellion-over-anti-nature-growth-push?CMP=twt_a-environment_b-gdneco

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/07/number-of-butterflies-in-uk-falls-to-lowest-since-surveys-began?CMP=twt_a-environment_b-gdneco

https://action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/stop-governments-attack-nature-protections?utm_source=twitter_share&utm_campaign=%5B2155%5D&utm_medium=share

The wood-burning Drax power station in Yorkshire provides 12 per cent of the UK’s renewable energy. It has already received £6 billion in green energy subsidies from the government. But are the wood pellets the power station burns really as sustainable as the company claims? Reporter Joe Crowley investigates where the wood comes from and uncovers an environmental scandal. He reveals how Drax is chopping down trees and taking logs from some of the world’s most precious forests.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001cw6z?at_campaign=64&at_medium=custom7&at_custom4=4BB1E1A2-4298-11ED-A04E-39F72052A482

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/03/not-too-late-to-insulate-homes-this-winter-says-lord-deben?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-what-the-science-says-about-five-common-climate-change-myths

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/41cb37c2-41a5-11ed-a848-31b24887ed58?shareToken=986bfb004a91fca9953805cbb201f343

https://www.endsreport.com/article/1800626/exclusive-environment-agency-boss-backs-controversial-reform-nature-water-laws

https://www.channel4.com/news/government-accused-of-an-attack-on-nature-by-conservation-groups

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2022/sep/25/keir-starmer-labour-party-conference-uk-politics-live-news?page=with:block-633006f28f0822acf24f63c1

I have just come across this easy-to-watch 20 minute film that explains in simple terms why the current consumer system cannot continue as it is. Ideal for Green Week.
https://www.storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-stuff/

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/08/liz-truss-fracking-plans-anger-dismay-lancashire-cuadrilla

A useful article to append to comments on planning applications and to send to anyone who still doesn't think there is a problem with business as usual.

https://www.fairobserver.com/more/environment/sustainable-development-is-a-lie-90676/

https://www.positive.news/society/life-on-the-edge-the-growing-movement-to-rewild-scruffy-urban-spaces/

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/08/world-on-brink-five-climate-tipping-points-study-finds?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/sep/04/super-rich-prepper-bunkers-apocalypse-survival-richest-rushkoff

This day of free workshops and demonstrations sounds like an excellent way to get people tackling domestic items that have lost their appeal.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/free-repair-reuse-and-upcycling-event-meet-the-experts-attend-workshops-tickets-403424271857?fbclid=IwAR1HhC16Zw45iwxvBrgC31uFK8mtXlmJwUhfHqJAL-XHZ2tgaIAgU_5FN4Y

https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/09/02/victory-for-the-planet-south-african-court-revokes-shells-oil-and-gas-exploration-rights

More good news.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/02/landscape-recovery-scheme-restore-nature-england?CMP=share_btn_tw