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Sunday, November 24, 2024
Volunteers are invited to help plant more than 4,000 trees in a bid to boost biodiversity and enable people to connect with nature. The Parks Foundation, which works closely with BCP Council, will be planting 170 mature trees and fruit trees, as well as up to 4,000 hedging whips, this...
Michelin-Starred Restaurant Disrupted and Arrest Made On 17/11/22 at around 20:45,  Emma Smart peacefully attempted to discuss the need for massive climate action with Sir David Attenborough as he dined at ‘Catch at the Old Fish Market, Weymouth . Smart can be seen being forcibly removed by police and staff, before...
Women continue to be underrepresented in climate debate and governance, as demonstrated at this year’s Cop27 United Nations conference, where women accounted for less than 34% of country negotiating teams. This needs to change. Women are bearing the brunt of climate change and must be fully represented at climate negotiations...
Grand declarations on tackling the climate emergency are sabotaged by a treaty from the 1990s that sees European nations held to ransom by the energy companies Europe’s dirtiest secret – one deterring it from seriously and rapidly tackling the climate emergency – is not being addressed this week at Cop27, the...

Weymouth goes wild!

With UK wildlife in decline, pollinators including insects, bees and butterflies are being thrown a lifeline – thanks to Weymouth Town Council’s wildflower planting project.   Under the Wilder Weymouth project, wildflower seeds have been sown at several areas of grassland across the town to create new wildlife habitats that will...
People living on Britain's coast are not being warned of the serious risks they face from rising sea levels, a world expert has told Sky News. Professor Jim Hall, who is on the prime minister's Council for Science and Technology and internationally recognised for his work on climate risks, said...
A lack of public concern in the West at dealing with the impending climate catastrophe isn’t accidental. It’s been engineered COP27, the United Nations’ annual climate conference attended by world leaders, kicked off in Egypt at the weekend in the midst of a wave of civil disobedience actions in the...
November 12th will see mass mobilisations across the world and put thousands of people on the UK streets to demand Climate Justice in solidarity with the Global Day of Action called by Egyptian groups at COP27. The Climate Justice Coalition is calling for a UK National Day of Action during the...
The biggest Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA) in eight years has been discovered hiding in the sun's glare. It's estimated at 1.5km wide - nearly a mile - a size that astronomers class as "planet killers" due to the damage they can cause. The rock is believed to be in the top...
During Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, the new prime minister said he stands "by the manifesto" on fracking.The Conservative 2019 manifesto placed a moratorium on fracking in England following opposition from environmentalists and local communities. Mr Sunak's spokesman then explicitly confirmed he was reinstating the ban.Ms Truss lifted the ban...