The fight to ban plastic bags, many of which end up polluting oceans and rivers, has…
Month: March 2020
National Trust aims to lift lockdown spirits with #BlossomWatch
A British conservation charity is urging people confined indoors or only allowed to roam outside briefly…
‘Put Earth first’: can a greener, fairer fashion industry emerge from crisis?
The shutting down of society as we know it is giving a lot of time for…
Scientists find bug that feasts on toxic plastic
A bacterium that feeds on toxic plastic has been discovered by scientists. The bug not only…
‘I’ve never seen it like this’: why vegetables are so expensive in Australia at the moment
$11.50 for a kilogram of broccoli. $8 a bunch for fresh celery. The price of some…
$2tn US coronavirus relief comes without climate stipulations
A $2tn US coronavirus relief package will dole out billions to struggling airlines and offer low-interest…
Country diary: singing in the green rain
A blackbird in the sycamore faces into what the poet-novelist Mary Webb might call “green rain”,…
Why it’s healthy to be afraid in a crisis
As a mental health professional, I disagree with the message in Paul Daley’s article (We face…
Ranger captures moment grizzly bear emerges from hibernation in Canada – video
Play Video 0:32 A hulking grizzly bear has found online stardom after he was caught groggily…
UK farmers fear huge labour shortfall despite interest in ‘land army’
The farming industry says it faces a huge shortfall of workers to harvest fruit and vegetables…