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Shell consultant quits, accusing firm of ‘extreme harms’ to environment

Caroline Dennett tells staff in video she made decision because of ‘double-talk on climate’

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2022

David Bowie and the birth of environmentalism: 50 years on, how Ziggy Stardust and the first UN climate summit changed our vision of the future

David Bowie released his seminal album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars 50 years ago, on June 16, 1972. It was an artsy and ambitious rock album which captured the time’s sense of being on the cusp of new technological and cultural frontiers.

The Conversation · May 23, 2022

Cygnet Hospital Hexham improves to 'Good' rating after CQC inspection

The service was previously closed following a damming inspection in 2019

Chronicle Live · May 23, 2022

NSW single-use plastic bag ban next week

A ban on single-use plastic bags comes into force in NSW next week, with plastic straws, stirrers, cutlery, plates, bowls and cotton buds to go in November.

AAP · May 23, 2022

Have we hit the limits to growth?

Fifty years ago this spring, one of the most influential books of the twentieth century was published. Written for the Club of Rome by Donella Meadows and colleagues at MIT, The Limits to Growth used new computer models to forecast an uncontrollable collapse in the global population and economy if…

Bangkok Post · May 22, 2022

Cleo’s world was darkened by depression. Reconnecting brought back some colour

The very act of talking about it in a supportive environment can provide some comfort for many who are depressed

The Guardian - AU · May 22, 2022

Wales' universities slide down UK research league table

Seven of Wales' eight universities saw significant including for Cardiff and Swansea

Wales Online · May 22, 2022

La Rochelle's Victor Vito on his important chat with Stuart Lancaster and Ronan O'Gara's influence

The vastly experienced flanker took Leinster senior coach's words of wisdom and put them to good use in the French club's environment. On Saturday the pair will face off for the European crown.

Irish Mirror · May 22, 2022

Allow compensatory plantation in neighbour states, pleads Delhi Development Authority

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has written to the Union environment ministry, requesting it to allow compensatory afforestation (CA) for all projects undertaken in the city in the neighbouring states in view of a scarcity of land in the national capital.

The Times of India · May 22, 2022

Urban farming policy to teach global best practices, says Gopal Rai

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government will soon launch its urban farming policy, teaching the best practices and solutions from across the globe, environment minister Gopal Rai has said.

The Times of India · May 21, 2022