Going Green

Keeping the garden growing

Gardening image via Shutterstock In England, after months of unusually dry weather, the country is now experiencing its worst drought since 1976. 20 million customers in southern and eastern England...

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Foodies Fake the Future

Meaty, huh. In fact the ingredients in this cutlet are 100 percent vegetable; Credit: © Fraunhofer IVV Industrial revolutions work slowly. This one is quietly working on the cruel factory-like...

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Art and the environment - are they intangibly entwined?

Artist with a paintbrush; Credit: Shutterstock Does your knowledge of the environment or engineering influence your opinion of art? Just as we are all becoming more aware of the environmental...

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Water scarcity affecting billions

Water scarcity via Shutterstock It's said that while a person can survive without food for weeks, without water they would perish in a handful of days. But a new report...

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6 eco-woes and 6 green balms for 2012

Environmental worries in 2012 - and possible solutions; Credit: Shutterstock When worries on the environment flutter down faster than the bundles of notes piled at the doors of banks, it...

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UK retailers beat green targets

Supermarket via Shutterstock Many of the UK's best-known retailers are making progress on cutting waste, energy and water use, according to a new report. The eco-friendly initiatives are not only...

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Doomsday Clock moves closer to midnight

Five minutes before midnight via Shutterstock The world is nearer oblivion, say atomic scientists, after moving the Doomsday clock one minute closer to midnight. Too little action on cutting nuclear...

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