HELP BUGLIFE SAVE THE PLANET
“If we and the rest of the back-boned animals were to disappear overnight, the rest of the world would get on pretty well. But if the invertebrates were to disappear, the world’s ecosystems would collapse.” - Sir David Attenborough
TOP 7 MOST POLLUTING INDUSTRIES IN 2022
The past decade has seen much of the world wake up to climate change – with some governments actually trying to do something about it now. We’ve seen an ever-growing use of renewable energy, climate strikes beyond belief, and the lowest use of coal in some countries since records began.
But there are still a number of major industries that are continuing to damage the environment. Read on to find out which ones are polluting the world the most, and what we can do about it.
CDP VOWS TO TACKLE PLASTIC POLLUTION BY EXPANDING ENVIRONMENTAL DISCLOSURE SYSTEM
Environmental disclosure organisation CDP will expand its global environmental disclosure system in an effort to help solve the plastic pollution problem.
CDP (cdp.net) is a not-for-profit charity that runs the global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states and regions to manage their environmental impacts. The world’s economy looks to CDP as the gold standard of environmental reporting with the richest and most comprehensive dataset on corporate and city action.
SCOTLAND’S RAINFORESTS
The Earth’s soils, rocks, air, water, plants and animals are all valuable resources that provide a wide range of services and benefits. These resources need to be carefully managed and maintained to support a healthy functioning environment. In this Natural Capital podcast series, hosted by Rachel Smillie we will explore different natural capital assets and their value to Scottish agriculture and the rural economy, including the opportunities and risks for the future.
WITCHES OF SCOTLAND PODCAST
"Claire Mitchell QC and Zoe Venditozzi, Author co-host the Witches of Scotland podcast. Over the forthcoming weeks we hope to bring you interviews from those who know about the history, law and stories of those accused of witchcraft.“
THE WITCHCRAFT SUPPRESSION ACT
“In January 2016 the Commission concluded that the Witchcraft Suppression Act’s prohibition against identifying as a Witch and professing knowledge of Witchcraft was inconsistent with section 15 and therefore unconstitutional...”
PATAGONIA FOUNDER GIVES AWAY THE $3BN COMPANY TO ENVIRONMENTAL CAUSES
“The founder of Patagonia, Yvon Chouinard, and his family, have given away the company to an environmental trust and non-profit.
The company will still be an active producer of apparel, camping supplies and other goods — but all profits will go to the organizations to fight the climate crisis and pursue other environmental goals.“
A 'PRISCA THEOLOGIA' OF EUROPEAN PAGANISM
‘The Atlantic Religion’ is a blog dealing with the history, culture and philosophies of indigenous paganism in Europe’s Atlantic, Mediterranean and Eurasian provinces. The cultural identifier of ‘Celtic’ has modern as well as ancient ethno-linguistic connotations which place unnecessary limitations upon the history and geographic extent of a philosophical/belief-system which once was once common across the entirety of historic and pre-historic northern Europe.
THE ARCHAEOLOGY NEWS NETWORK
"The Archaeology News Network (TANN) is a non-profit, online open access, pro-community news website bringing together people in related fields with active interests intersecting archaeology. As such we publish all the latest press-releases and news articles relating to the fields of Archaeology, Anthropology and Palaeontology, as well as from other scientific disciplines, including Earth Science, Evolution, Astronomy, Ecology and Natural Heritage."
