Category: Green - Page 94

Is wearing fur morally worse than wearing leather?

December 25, 2019February 16, 2015 by Editorial Team

Both industries have questionable ethics – and even faux alternatives aren’t necessarily green, says Lucy Siegle

Conservationists call for UK to create world’s largest marine reserve

December 25, 2019February 12, 2015 by Editorial Team

Three proposed reserves in UK waters around the Pitcairn Islands in the Pacific, and Ascension Island and South Sandwich Islands in the Atlantic, would more than double the size of the world’s existing marine protected areas

Celebrities and their conservation campaigns

December 25, 2019February 11, 2015 by Editorial Team

The stars have been writing letters, staging evens and filming heartfelt pleas to bring the public on board with saving wildlife

World’s cities experiencing more heatwaves, study shows

December 25, 2019February 6, 2015 by Editorial Team

Number of extremely hot days a year has increased in hundreds of cities since the 1970s years, with frequencies peaking in the last five years

Green news roundup: fracking bans, Paris climate summit and pine martens

December 25, 2019February 5, 2015 by Editorial Team

The week’s top environment news stories and green events. If you’re not already receiving this roundup, sign up here to get the briefing delivered to your inbox

Climate change is lifting Iceland – and it could mean more volcanic eruptions

December 25, 2019February 2, 2015 by Editorial Team

Land moving upward faster than researchers expected at 1.4in every year, allowing ‘hot potato’ rocks to rise