New Mine Quashed
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Record breaking flood alerts
Record breaking flood alerts have been recorded in the first four months of 2024, providing more evidence of climate change The Yorkshire Post has reported. The article highlights a recent report from the Environment Agency which revealed that Britain saw the highest number of flood alerts and warnings in the first third of the year …
Marching to Restore Nature
Marching to restore nature is the focus of environmental campaigners “biggest march” to save the natural world and protest for urgent political action to “restore nature now.” Extinction Rebellion (XR), The Wildlife Trusts, WWF, UK Youth for Nature, the Woodland Trust and more will unite on the streets of central London from 12 noon on …
Locally Led Climate Action
Locally led climate action is being advocated by The Local Government Association (LGA) who have recently written…The impact of local climate action can be enormous, and local authorities are united in the call for devolved approaches that realise this potential. Tackling climate change is one of the biggest threats facing our communities and ranks high …
End of the Cumbrian coalmine?
End of the Cumbrian coalmine? In December 2022, the levelling up secretary Michael Gove MP, approved plans to build theWoodhouse Colliery near Whitehaven. He said the UK would need the coal in order to carry on making steel. However, newly revealed documents, drafted around the same time at the then Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy …
Are 15 minute Cities an Orwellian plot?
Are 15 minute Cities an Orwellian plot? An independent media platform and news website based in the UK, reports that the government has endorsed a conspiracy theory about “15-minute cities” as part of its major policy announcement prioritising car owners – despite having already dismissed it. Speaking to the Conservative party conference in Manchester on …