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LATEST ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
SHOPS HEATING THE SKY
It was a cold wintry day, the temperature just above zero. In fact there had been a flurry of sleet, but many shops in Lincoln kept their front doors wide open. Between the Stonebow and the Strait, 40% of shops had open doors. These included Poundland, Intersport, French Collection, Jean Station, Blacks, British Red Cross and The Works. Further down the High Street, one of the worst culprits was Fresh to Go which had so many doors open, it was virtually open air.
Have you got a wildlife friendly garden? Due to popular demand Lincoln's hidden wildlife friendly garden day is back!! It will be held on the 13th of July 2008. We are looking for allotments and gardens that will help to inspire people to make their own gardens wildlife friendly no matter how small they are! If you would like to find out more about this event please contact Kate Bell
The future of our waste
The health of the planet – and the council tax we pay – both depend on finding alternatives to throwing our waste into landfill sites. Here County News looks at the draft Lincolnshire Waste Strategy currently out for public consultation.
Lincolnshire
Anti-
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For more information about this campaign click here
'Lincolnshire's changing Footprint'
We would like to invite you to submit photographs that highlight:
- Evidence of climate change within the County such as extreme weather conditions, changing landscape and agriculture, changes to our gardens.
- Things you have done to reduce energy consumption/ reduce food miles (e.g. grow your own) at home or in your community.
The best images will be selected in July 2008 and will be included in an exhibition to be held in late Summer 2008.
For more information and how you can take part email kate.bell@lincoln.gov.uk.
SAVE MONEY- SAVE ENERGY- SAVE A TONNE!
www.saveatonne.com is a simple, one page website with the clear
message that you don't have to dramatically change your routine to make
dramatic changes to our environment!
The informative site features ten easy ways for individuals to
'save a tonne' of CO2 from switching off your TV to car sharing.
The calculations show just how quickly these changes amount to a
dramatic impact to the environment and your finances.
Could you be an Every Action Counts Community Champion? We are r
COULD YOU BE AN EVERY ACTION COUNTS COMMUNITY CHAMPION?
Every Action Counts are recruiting, training and supporting over 1,000 volunteers in England, helping them to become Community Champions.
Every Action Counts Community Champions include anyone who likes to get involved. You may be the chair of your residents' association, but you don't have to be. You may help out at your local toddlers' group, but it's not essential. In fact, you don’t actually need to be involved with any other community group, you just need enough passion to help Groups / Clubs / Societies within your community take action for a more sustainable future. For more information go to www.everyactioncounts.org.uk If you would like to attend a training session in Lincoln contact Kate Bell on 01522 873311 or email kate.bell@lincoln.gov.uk
Visit the Lincolnshire Echo Environment page for local news, or select stories from the following Earthwire UK news-feed.
Polarstern expedition: Autonomous underwater vehicle dives under the Arctic iceThe Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association for the first time sent its Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) on an under-ice mission at about 79° North. The four-metre-long, torpedo shaped underwater vehicle was deployed from the research icebreaker Polarstern under heavy pack ice. The vehicle was subsequently recovered by helicopter.
Best hope for saving Arctic sea ice is cutting soot emissions, say researchersSoot from the burning of fossil fuels and solid biofuels contributes far more to global warming than has been thought, according to a new study. But, unlike carbon dioxide, soot lingers only a few weeks in the atmosphere, so cutting emissions could have a significant and rapid impact on the climate. Controlling it may be the only option for saving the Arctic sea ice before it all melts.
Marine biodiversity strongly linked to ocean temperatureScientists have mapped and analyzed global biodiversity patterns for over 11,000 marine species ranging from tiny zooplankton to sharks and whales.
Marine phytoplankton declining: Striking global changes at the base of the marine food web linked to...A new article reveals for the first time that microscopic marine algae known as phytoplankton have been declining globally over the 20th century. Phytoplankton forms the basis of the marine food chain and sustains diverse assemblages of species ranging from tiny zooplankton to large marine mammals, seabirds, and fish.
Government waste strategy must tackle recyclingGovernments waste review must raise recycling targets
UK energy statistics releasedUK energy use down but due to recession not action
Community-scale renewable energy generation 'vital'
BP 'under pressure'
Boat powered by renewable energy launched on Med
Energy statement claims 80% emissions cut is 'achievable'
Offshore renewable energy 'could create 5,000 Scottish jobs'
Renewable energy device receives funding
Galįpagos Islands taken off threat listA United Nations panel has voted to remove Ecuador's Galįpagos Islands from its list of endangered sites
Cheetahs to return to IndiaEighteen cheetahs to be imported from Iran, Namibia and South Africa more than 60 years after the species was hunted to extinctionThe cheetah is to return to India, more than 60 years after the last three were shot dead by hunters on the subcontinent.Indian minister for the environment and forests,
Saving the great yellow bumblebeeBen Darvill and Bob Dawson of the Bumblebee Conservation Trust on the importance of conserving Britain's declining bumblebee population
Country diary: ShetlandThe fleeting never-quite-dark nights of the Simmer Dim are some weeks past, but after a beautiful sun-filled day the light still lingers long after the sun has set. Now, at 1.30 in the morning, the sky already glows peach pink anticipating the sunrise in a few hours' time. The hills with their undul
Oil industry safety record blown openNational Wildlife Federation says catalogue of oil industry accidents proves BP disaster in Gulf of Mexico is not a one-offThe oil industry has been responsible for thousands of fires, explosions, and leaks over the last decade, killing dozens of people and destroying wildlife and the environment ac
World's oldest living creatures found in Scottish fieldTwo colonies of age-old and endangered tadpole shrimps discovered alive and well near Solway coastA field near Gretna in Dumfriesshire might not be an obvious place to find the world's oldest living creatures, but a team of scientists has done just that.Two colonies of a prehistoric shrimp that evol
All set for synthetic silk?Synthetic silks have a great future - if only scientists can unlock the chemistry of natural silkIt's tougher than Kevlar and stronger than steel, and no one really knows how to make it. Except spiders of course. And silkworms. Scientists have been trying to mimic the remarkable properties of natura
Shell could pursue BP for Gulf damagesShell refuses to rule out action against BP over losses caused by the deepwater drilling ban in the Gulf of MexicoShell today refused to rule out pursuing damages claims against BP and other companies involved in the Gulf of Mexico disaster.The company took a $56m (£36m) hit after it was forced to s |
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