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Circuses Not a Place for Wild Animals

England launched a public consultation about whether or not wild animals should be permitted to perform in circuses and it looks like legislation is on the way. A resounding 94.5% of people opposed the use of wild animals in circuses.
Other animals used by circuses in England including lions, zebras, camels, llamas, reindeer, crocodiles and snakes, [...]

March 26th, 2010
Topic: Good Fact, Tolerance Tags: , , ,

Protecting England’s Topsoil

England’s topsoil contains a lot of carbon and if things go unchecked it may erode away.Thankfully, the British government is going to release a plan of action to make sure that the topsoil will be protected by a sustainable action plan. Of course, the soil is also good for growing corps and the protection of [...]

September 24th, 2009
Topic: Good Fact Tags: , , , , , ,

Europe’s First Plastic Bag Free Town

Modbury is a very small town in England that is quiet and quaint, until today. At 8am today Modbury became the first plastic bag free town in Europe. This is great news which comes after San Francisco gave up plastic bags last month.
Modbury may spark a Europe-wide rejection of the dreaded plastic bag.
Spurred by environmental [...]

April 30th, 2007
Topic: Direct Action, Environment Tags: , , , ,

Economic Incentives to Fight Climate Change

I don’t think we need another reason to do all we can to curb climate change, but Sir Nicholas Stern a British economist has found one more. Climate change is obviously going to hinder economic progress, yet large corporations argue that there is nothing to worry about – well Stern is predicting massive economic repercussions [...]

October 30th, 2006
Topic: Environment, Spin da News Tags: , , , , ,

Blair Calls for Better Poverty Reduction

British Prime Minister Tony Blair is calling for a better approach to fight poverty in Britain. Current government programs are not reaching “deeply excluded” families and that needs to change in order for the government to make a much bigger impact.
“He said a small percentage of every generation were “stuck in a lifetime of disadvantage”. [...]

September 5th, 2006
Topic: Equality Tags: , ,

Church: God Cares About the Environment

The Church of England has deemed it good religious policy to protect the environment. I hope those SUV driving religious people are reading this post. I digress. The Church is calling their environment-protecting campaign “Shrinking the Footprint,” a noble cause indeed.
“The current climate change situation is such that it will be a long walk – [...]

July 22nd, 2006
Topic: Body & Mind, Environment, Good Fact Tags: , , , , , , , ,