This very strongly appears to be another story of climate change and other human activities which are seriously harming Lake Windermere which is described as the jewel of the Lake District and which many people consider to be England’s greatest national park. Lake Windermere should …
A couple of months ago I read that Lake Mead was basically drying up with water levels at a record low. It is a reservoir and a recreation area. It’s near the border between Nevada and Arizona in the west of the United States. Today, …
The manufacturer of pleather used to be environmentally friendly but is now made from plastic.
COMMENT: It is difficult to believe but according to research scientists in New Zealand, dogs are more environmentally unfriendly than cars because their carbon footprint is bigger. The information comes from Robert and Brenda Vale, specialists in sustainable living at Victoria University of Wellington. They …
NEWS AND OPINION: HS2 has rapidly become a white elephant, a project that is already out-of-date before the first sleeper and track has been laid. The project is devastating to wildlife in the UK because it destroys their habitat. The latest scandalous destruction of habitat …
NEWS AND COMMENT: Many beautiful trees have been cut down to make way for the doomed and already outdated HS2 rail link. I have written before about oak trees being felled causing great distress among nature lovers. HS2 is outdated already because the Covid-19 pandemic …
The UK fish industry is in the news because of Brexit. It was a central part of the negotiations. Global warming may make those negotiations seem incidental in the long term because a study by Aberdeen University tells us that adult cod, haddock and other …
I don’t know about you but on my walks around the area where I live I not infrequently see small, black plastic bags containing dog poo on the pavement (sidewalk). It looks as though people are picking up their dog’s poop with a custom bag …
There’s been wailing and gnashing of teeth (and I would have joined them if I had known about it) at the felling of a magnificent plane tree adjacent to a road in Hackney, London. It was called the Happy Man tree. It had occupied the …
