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TUC Report: 42,000 jobs can be created making UK schools safer, greener and more energy efficient

A useful report from the TUC. Issue date 07 Jul 2022 Funding already allocated covers just 3% of retrofits needed…

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A Windfall Tax on Covid Profits Could Ease the Catastrophic Food Crisis

From The Guardian. A levy on food and fossil fuel giants could save lives now and help create a sustainable…

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‘It can’t be sustainable’: The hidden costs of demolishing council housing estates

From The Big Issue. For decades, tearing down and “regenerating” council estates has been the norm – but with the…

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Two enemies, one fight: climate disaster and frightful energy bill

Another piece from People and Nature. Two clouds darken the sky. A close-up one: gas and electricity bills have shot…

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We created the ‘Pandemicene’

Via Portside This study suggests that the alarming pace at which new or reemergent viruses have caused outbreaks in recent…

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Who cares about climate change?

An article in the British Medical Journal by its former editor-in-chief and a supporter of Extinction Rebellion. The text is…

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XR Zero Waste criticises finance proposal for Edmonton EFW facility

The website Resource reports on XR Zero Waste’s criticism of the finance arrangements for the Edmonton incinerator. 21 April 2022…

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The health community must resist the UK’s expansion of oil and gas

An opinion piece in the British Medical Journal sets out the health case for taking action… Rhiannon Osborne, medical student…

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Cold homes kill 10,000 people a year. Why isn’t retrofitting on the agenda?

Very good article from Novara Media. Alex King explains why Insulate Britain is bang on the money… An Insulate Britain activist holds a…

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‘I can’t breathe’: How racism impacts air quality and endangers life

This article from the Metro is very good and presented as part of an in depth series on racism. Why…