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One-third of fish caught in the world’s oceans is ground up for animal feed, a potential problem for marine ecosystems and a waste of a resource that could directly nourish humans, scientists claim.
WASHINGTON (October 21, 2008) — Today, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to ban the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in food packaging. BPA is found in plastic bottles and metal containers, and poses a serious health risk, especially to infants and children.
Three young birds from a critically endangered species being tracked by conservationists have been found dead.
There are now up to 6m ready-made homes for birds in gardens across the country – meaning an average one person in 10 has a bird box.
Not everyone likes seeing oil prices plunge. This decade’s historic high prices for oil and natural gas have stoked the rise of renewable power and alternative fuels. As fossil fuel prices smashed record after record, options like ethanol, hybrid electric…
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I’m on the Rainbow Warrior and we’ve just reached Britain’s most controversial power station, with our peaceful flotilla plus a police helicopter and police launch for good measure.
As we came alongside the jetty, our stern line was cut to prevent us from mooring. Now, from [...]
Occupying the island platform outside Kingsnorth. ? Kristian Buus/ Greenpeace.
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Pete is a volunteer deckhand who somehow finds the time to write blogs.
Tuesday 28th: Flags, canoes and a heap of equipment are ready in the hold. Inflatable boats are being checked and hatches secured.
Everyone is 100 [...]
Image from the Rainbow Warrior webcam
I’ve been sitting back in the office watching all of Bex’s updates come through on Twitter, Moblog and this blog, but have to admit I forgot to watch all the excitement live on the webcam on the bridge, kicking myself (thanks for the twitter ecotist).
The Rainbow Warrior is still alongside [...]
We have all enjoyed watching rainbows and at some point wanted to travel to the end of them for those fabled pots of cold. We can make out the distinct seven colors of the rainbows. But what we see as colors are actually different frequencies or energy levels of the sunlight. A solar panel [...]
The leader’s of the UK’s largest development, faith and environment groups will be boarding the Rainbow Warrior this morning (Monday 27 October) and sailing towards Kingsnorth power station in Kent, where the first coal plant for a generation is being planned.
Directors from a diverse range of organisations including Oxfam, the Women’s Institute, Tearfund and the [...]