Month: January 2021
January 30, 2021
Neonic Pesticides Could Spell Disaster for Our Food Supply ~ Via Ecowatch
January 29, 2021
Stop work on HS2 immediately and hold a new vote to repeal the legislation ~ Petition
January 29, 2021
We ask Parliament to repeal the High Speed Rail Bills, 2016 and 2019, as MPs voted on misleading environmental, financial and timetable information provided by the Dept of Transport and HS2 Ltd. It fails to address the conditions of the Paris Accord and costs have risen from £56bn to over £100bn. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/563380/signatures/new
Joe Biden has been president for a week. Here’s every climate action he’s taken so far ~ Via The Independent
January 28, 2021
Inquest finds mother took overdose after removal of disability benefits ~ Via BBC News
January 28, 2021
UNHCR warns asylum under attack at Europe’s borders, urges end to pushbacks and violence against refugees ~ Via UNHCR
January 28, 2021
Why is palm oil biodiesel bad? ~ Via Transport & Environment
January 28, 2021
UK electricity from renewables outpaces gas and coal power ~ Via The Guardian
January 28, 2021
People’s Climate Vote: Majority sees climate change as emergency ~ Via Aljazeera
January 28, 2021
Holocaust Memorial Day ~ The Holocaust Memorial Trust
January 27, 2021
27th January, 2021 Holocaust Memorial Day is the day for everyone to remember the millions of people murdered in the Holocaust, under Nazi Persecution, and in the genocides which followed in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur. https://www.hmd.org.uk/