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Climate campaigner ejected from Labour event sponsored by Drax power plant firm

Well done to the climate campaigners at Labour Party Conference for highlighting the problems of Drax and using biomass to…

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How to stop cities and companies causing planetary harm

From Nature Researchers must help to define science-based targets for water, nutrients, carbon emissions and more to avoid cascading effects…

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If Sadiq Khan really is a green mayor, he should stop the Silvertown tunnel

A Guardian comment piece on the Silvertown Tunnel. He risks ruining his legacy for a project that will bring more…

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Carbon emissions from French wildfires hit record

Via the Daily Maverick. An aerial view of firemen fighting a forest fire in Saint Magne, in the Gironde region…

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The latest drought exposes the abject failure of Tory water privatisation

From iNews OPINION By Paul Waugh Chief Political Commentator The drip-drip process of a shift to greater state regulation and intervention…

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The pollution from Russia’s war will poison Ukraine for decades

A stark warning from Vox. From chemical leaks to rampant wildfires, these are the unseen costs of Russia’s invasion. By Benji…

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South Asia’s Heatwave Is Only the Beginning

From Tribune magazine, by Chris Saltmarsh of Labour For A Green New Deal. The record heatwave hitting India and Pakistan…

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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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Stop Silvertown Tunnel- Climate Justice Now!

From the Stop Silvertown Tunnel campaign… Our mass popular mobilisation opposing the climate disaster that is the Silvertown Tunnel is…

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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…