“Scruff” the eco-dog fetches plastic bottles for recycling

Scruff picks up yet another plastic bottle

NEWS AND COMMENT-UK: Scruff is a border collie, a dog breed known for intelligence. He is using his intelligence to make the environment where he lives more ecologically friendly. He seems very strongly motivated to pick up any plastic bottle that he can see and, …

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Lake Windermere, jewel of the Lake District, turns into pea soup

Lake Windermere choked with blue-green algae

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 …

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Animals are mentioned less in novels than before mid-19th century reflecting a disconnect with nature

Animals written out of novels reflecting a disconnect with nature

It is a troubling picture: a gradual decrease in awareness of nature and biodiversity since about the middle of the 19th century. It indicates a gradual disconnect from nature which I would suggest is a major reason why the planet is in the state it …

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