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Many travel firms claim to be environmentally sound, but are they just cashing in? Here's how not to be taken for a ride…When you see some of the holidays masquerading as ecotourism you'd be forgiven for thinking the term "gr (Read More)
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Once a place to escape to, the suburbs became a byword for conservatism. Owen Hatherley on a surprising exhibition at the London Transport MuseumA couple of years ago, I temporarily moved out of south-east London, where I hav (Read More)
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• Tariffs could be lowered on Latin American imports• UK shoppers urged to keep buying Caribbean fruitBritain's shoppers are being urged to keep faith with fair trade Caribbean banana growers as Europe and Latin America prepa (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
It's no wonder environmentalists are sceptical about a planning system set up to facilitate roads, airports and power stationsYesterday saw the announcement of the country's first national policy statements. Once finalised, t (Read More)
Another Green World:
As a environmental scientist if I wish to continue to build support in the community for sustainable development and green ideologies I find all of my work in attempting to build a low carbon future is now in jeopardy as a co (Read More)
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Steven Poole enjoys a rigorous examination of an abstract notionHumans are often misled by abstract nouns of their own making, and sometimes the bamboozlement can last centuries or more. Because one can say the word "justice" (Read More)
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Rich countries bullying poorer ones, mud-slinging and back-stabbing - environmental summits can be viciousAt 8am on Wednesday 7 October, a smartly dressed fiftysomething Filipino woman took the escalator to the first floor of (Read More)
The Guardian:
It's two years since Guardian readers began funding the project in rural Uganda. Progress has been made – but setbacks threaten to undermine itThere was no moon when Mary Kokoi was woken at 1am by a hammering on the door of h (Read More)
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Rustenburg is a world away from the Wags' paradise of Baden-Baden in 2006Make your way down Nelson Mandela Drive, the main street in Rustenburg, a small town around 120 miles north of Johannesburg, and the main attractions ar (Read More)
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Campaigners sceptical as controversial British mining company lists farming, education and nutrition programmesVedanta Resources, the controversial British mining company, today defended its environmental and human rights rec (Read More)
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• Interest rate decision due at noon• Unilever sales strong• ITV revenue slidesThere's plenty of corporate news for the City to chew through this morning while we wait for the Bank of England's decision on interest rates and (Read More)
STAMFORD CONSULTANTS - Orange Ball:
When it comes to quality of living, Zurich, Geneva and Bern have for years occupied top slots in international rankings.The three Swiss centres greatly benefit from their enviable historical setting, human scale and sustainab (Read More)
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Environmental Justice Foundation report says 10% of the global population is at risk of forced displacement due to climate changeGlobal warming will force up to 150 million "climate refugees" to move to other countries in the (Read More)
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Africa must attract broad investment, not rely on handouts, if we are to sustain developmentThere is a debate among geopolitical and economic commentators about the merits of Chinese versus western involvement with Africa. On (Read More)
TreeHugger:
This patent doesn't really have anything to do with green. I just thought it was funny (and scary).No Need to Keep Re-Inventing the Green WheelLast year, guest posters from the World Business Council on Sustainable Developmen (Read More)
Amnesty International Press Release Feed:
Today at the United Nation years of discussions and debates, the vast majority of governments – 153 in total - agreed a timetable to establish a "strong and robust" Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) with the "highest common standards" (Read More)
World Development Movement News:
Start: 07/11/2009 11:30 End: 07/11/2009 16:30 Start: 07/11/2009 11:30 End: 07/11/2009 16:30 Join us in St. Andrews on 7th November when hundreds of us will be making our voices heard as the G20 finan (Read More)
Inhabitat:
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) was recently awarded the contract to create a stunning new Central Business District in Beijing. The project will integrate into the existing downtown urban district and will improve transpo (Read More)
guardian.co.uk: The Guardian newspaper: Editorials & reply:
It is true that the government expects high-level radioactive waste to be buried in a deep repository, but this solution is nowhere near in sight and applies only to legacy wastes (Report, 20 October). Meanwhile, the governme (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
There are now less than 50 days until the crucial climate summit begins in Copenhagen, but the international negotiations are failing to make the progress we need. This week many of the key people with the ability to break th (Read More)