Around 60,000 badgers may be killed in England as part of a plan to control their population and reduce the risk of spreading TB to cattle herds; groups have campaigned against this practice as it is cruel to animals and may unbalance the nature ecosystem
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Protests against HS2
The High Speed rail link proposal has been in the headlines again as protesters have tried to raise their concerns about the project; although the railway is intended to reduce carbon emissions and take cars off the road, many feel that it is too costly and will destroy valuable patches of ecosystem in the wake of its construction
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Increasing organic food and drink consumption
During lockdown, it was noticed that consumption of organic food and drink increased; this is a positive move as organic produce is better for the environment as it uses far less pesticides and fertilisers which can do a lot of harm and damage to the environment if introduced in large quantities
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Next week....
It is Zero Waste Week! Why not start by watching the BBC programme 'War on Plastic' to get an idea of some of the problems and what you can do to help
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