Anti-fracking protesters jailed
Three protestors have been sent to prison for staging an anti-fracking protest at a site near Blackpool in July 2017; the climbed onto lorries that were bringing drilling equipment to the site in order to prevent any fracking work being carried out as they believed this would only contribute more greenhouse gases to the atmosphere causing climate change
Air pollution at London's new cruise ship terminal
Campaigners are concerned that a huge new cruise ship terminal in London could significantly add to air pollution already in the city; if it were to go ahead, it would receive 55 cruise ships a year who would dock without turning their engines off, contributing the same amount of nitrogen oxide as 700 continuously running lorries
Climate changing affecting Brazil's harvests
National Refill Day
National Refill Day is a day all about raising awareness of our wasteful use of plastic, particularly water bottles; this plastic can often end up in our oceans causing problems for wildlife and damaging ecosystems
Three protestors have been sent to prison for staging an anti-fracking protest at a site near Blackpool in July 2017; the climbed onto lorries that were bringing drilling equipment to the site in order to prevent any fracking work being carried out as they believed this would only contribute more greenhouse gases to the atmosphere causing climate change
Air pollution at London's new cruise ship terminal
Campaigners are concerned that a huge new cruise ship terminal in London could significantly add to air pollution already in the city; if it were to go ahead, it would receive 55 cruise ships a year who would dock without turning their engines off, contributing the same amount of nitrogen oxide as 700 continuously running lorries
Climate changing affecting Brazil's harvests
The World Wildlife Fund has reported that intense droughts and changes to rainfall patterns are affecting Brazil's ability to grow and harvest Brazil nuts; instead, the Açaí berry (popular as a new healthy super food) which can handle drier conditions may become the more popular crop and replace the Brazil nut as a source of income
National Refill Day
National Refill Day is a day all about raising awareness of our wasteful use of plastic, particularly water bottles; this plastic can often end up in our oceans causing problems for wildlife and damaging ecosystems