“And now for the weather. The 2020s are looking warm and dry, with occasional heavy winter showers. The 2050s should be sunny and warm, with scattered deaths due to heatwaves across London and the south-east. And looking ahead to the 2080s, temperatures could reach 41C, so be sure to pack the …

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After the fun of the Tour de Presteigne and the Duck Race, we return to the deadly serious business of climate change.  Stretton Climate Care and 30 other environmental organisations have come together to form Shropshire Environmental Alliance, whose role will be to engage with those seeking to represent us on the new Shropshire …

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Whilst conditions for competitors and spectators alike look like being perfect, and preparations for tomorrow’s Annual Duck Race in Carding Mill Valley continue apace, ducks everywhere are watching another drama unfold.  At yesterday’s Duck Drug Tribunal both defendants pleaded guilty to the two charges against them: of seeking to gain …

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Local Authorities in Indonesia have come up with an interesting approach to their own environmental problems. Basically mining and deforestation in Indonesia is worsening environmental conditions around the city of Balikpapan. To tackle this local authorities have introduced a ‘Green System’ where by any one applying for a birth certificate …

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The Climate Change Bill entered parliament on November 15, 2007. The UK is the first country in the world to set out legally binding targets for the reduction of CO2 emissions. Currently goals are set to reduce CO2 emissions by 60% by 2050 starting with rolling them back 26-30% by …

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