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Dear George: We need to talk about Paris

Of course you do. But does George Osborne? As we said at the time, there’s a problem if the Prime Minister is saying stuff like this in front of the world… “We should be taking action on climate...

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Large new areas opened up to fracking risk by government

More than 100 “license blocks” - each an area of around 10km by 10km - have been handed over to fracking companies. These companies are now able to begin the process of submitting planning...

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Drinking water and national parks in fracking firing line

In the face of government further weakening fracking rules, we need to redouble our efforts to keep the UK frack free. ​ New government rules mean that fracking will be permitted in the protected...

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What has the EU done for UK bees?

Bees are great. They pollinate many of our food crops and wild flowers. But since 1900, the UK has lost 20 species of bee. A further 35 bee species are considered to be under threat of extinction....

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Leaked letter shows government plans to force fracking on communities

The letter reveals that the government is planning to take decision-making away from local councils. Leaked fracking letter The letter was written by Energy Secretary Amber Rudd, Communities Secretary...

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Do you have fond memories of nature growing up?

The River Faughan in County Londonderry is a special place for nature, where otters, salmon and kingfishers live. It has a special place in Dean Blackwood’s heart too.  Dean Blackwood fishing in the...

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Your 100,000 flood signatures to Parliament - thank you

I recently joined friends at Greenpeace to hand in our joint flooding petition. The petition – calling on David Cameron to invest more in flood defences, put in place a National Climate Resilience...

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Why we will be standing up for Lancashire - and why you should join us

Last year was another frack free year for Lancashire and for the UK. In June, Lancashire won an amazing victory when elected officials voted to reject Cuadrilla’s application to frack in the county....

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What has the EU done for UK nature?

These are only the species we know about. We could also be losing species we haven’t yet discovered. But, believe it or not, it could be worse. EU laws – like the Nature Directives – are helping to...

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Lancashire tells David Cameron: we don't want fracking

Anti-fracking campaigners gathered outside a public hearing in Blackpool today to show that they will not let fracking be pushed on them. Katherine from Manchester: "David Cameron should allow local...

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Aldi must act on bee-harming pesticides in UK

Aldi’s German parent company Aldi Süd recently adopted restrictions on a range of pesticides in its stores. But it’s not clear if that includes those in the UK. The science showing the threat to all...

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What happens to bees in the winter?

As 2015 drew to a close, it seemed that we were skipping winter and going straight to spring. We had the warmest December since 1910 - and the wettest since records began. So how has this extreme...

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Save Druridge Bay from an opencast coal mine

As the Independent reports today, a coal mining firm, Banks Mining, are dead-set on gouging out a 3-million-tonne opencast coal mine just behind the stunning white sand beaches and wildlife-rich dunes...

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Hollywood star sends heartfelt fracking plea to PM

As well as starring in countless Hollywood films, Mark is also an active anti-fracking campaigner in the US. Now he wants to share his experiences with the UK. Whilst campaigning, he travelled around...

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I've experienced the horrors of fracking, says Mark Ruffalo

Say no to fracking

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What has the EU done for UK air quality?

Every year, filthy and invisible air pollution leads to tens of thousands of premature deaths in the UK. It's linked to asthma, impaired lung development in children, premature births, lung cancer and...

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Help stop Norway dumping toxic waste in its fjords

Please tweet Norway's Prime Minister and Minister of Climate and the Environment and ask them to stop toxic dumping in Norway’s fjords. Tweet now More Brits cruise Norway’s fjords each year than the...

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Leaking landfills – a ticking timebomb as climate change hits?

As today’s Independent reports, there are around 20,000 historic landfills in the UK that were dumping-grounds for our rubbish before modern waste regulations came into force. Many of them don’t have...

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Solutions to flooding: views from the people affected in Cumbria

Heard of the National Flood Resilience Review? If you haven’t, you’ll be in good company with many people who were impacted by the floods this winter. The Cabinet Office has been carrying out a...

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Honduras activist Berta Cáceres murdered

Our condolences to her family, friends and all who worked alongside her. About Berta Cáceres Berta Cáceres rallied her fellow indigenous Lenca people of Honduras and waged a grassroots campaign that...

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