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Firms still greenwashing in adverts after being censured, UK investigation finds

admin — Wed, 14 May 2025 11:25:14 +0000

Exclusive: Virgin Atlantic and Renault among companies that continued to publish misleading environmental claims

Companies have continued to post misleading greenwashing adverts after being censured by the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA), according to an investigation.

Greenpeace UK’s investigative journalism unit, Unearthed, reports that Virgin Atlantic, Renault and Aqua Pura are among companies that continued to publish unfounded claims about the environmental credentials of their products after being told to remove such adverts by the advertising watchdog.

European firms ramping up lobbying for climate action, report finds

admin — Wed, 14 May 2025 06:00:02 +0000

Research shows companies ‘aligned’ with strategies to meet climate goals have risen from 3% in 2019 to 23% in 2025

European companies are increasingly lobbying for strong climate action, research has found, in a “profound shift” that analysts say challenges the narrative that businesses see green rules as a threat to profits.

Chimpanzees use leaves to wipe bums and clean up after sex, study finds

admin — Wed, 14 May 2025 04:00:01 +0000

Research looking at hygiene and healthcare habits of the primates finds implications for understanding origin of human healthcare

Humans are not unique in having a host of hygiene and healthcare habits, researchers have found: chimpanzees also wipe their bottoms, tend each other’s wounds and even clean up after sex, according to a new study.

Chris Bowen mocks Liberals’ equivocation on ‘bare minimum’ target of net zero by 2050

admin — Wed, 14 May 2025 03:30:31 +0000

Climate change and energy minister accuses Sussan Ley’s Coalition of ‘keeping the climate wars going’ with decision to review net zero stance

Louisiana: controversial Denka plant suspends production after dire losses

admin — Tue, 13 May 2025 21:53:10 +0000

Chemical plant linked to air pollution and cancer risks in majority-Black region ‘exploring all options for the future’

A controversial chemical plant in the centre of Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley” region has indefinitely suspended all production following dire financial results, the facility’s operators announced on Tuesday.

Dutch climate campaigners vow to take Shell to court again

admin — Tue, 13 May 2025 17:17:10 +0000

In a letter, Milieudefensie says it wants to stop firm developing new oil and gas projects ‘to curb crisis’

Climate campaigners in the Netherlands have promised to take Shell to court for a second time to force the energy company to stop developing new oil and gas projects.

Provision of child play spaces should be duty in English planning law, MPs say

admin — Tue, 13 May 2025 14:48:02 +0000

Parliamentary group launched alongside campaign for ‘play sufficiency duty’ that matches those in Wales and Scotland

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A duty to provide space for children to play on new developments should be embedded in planning law, MPs and campaigners have said.

Chlorinated chicken and hormone-fed beef not crucial to UK trade deal, US suggests

admin — Tue, 13 May 2025 11:48:20 +0000

US agriculture secretary says country is moving away from both methods of production, illegal in UK and EU

Chlorine-washed chicken and hormone-fed beef may not be essential for a US-UK trade deal, Donald Trump’s agriculture secretary has indicated.

Speaking to journalists at a press conference in London, Brooke Rollins said the market was moving away from the two controversial methods of production, which are illegal in the UK and the EU.

Council leader accepted Spurs tickets days before felling of ancient oak

admin — Tue, 13 May 2025 11:03:14 +0000

Enfield’s Ergin Erbil under pressure to recuse himself from decisions over football club’s property plans

The leader of Enfield council is under pressure to recuse himself from decisions over the property plans of Tottenham Hotspur, after accepting match tickets days before the felling of an ancient oak by a company financially linked to the football club.

Starch-based bioplastic may be as toxic as petroleum-based plastic, study finds

admin — Tue, 13 May 2025 11:00:38 +0000

Bioplastics, heralded for supposedly breaking down more quickly, can cause similar health problems to other plastics

Starch-based bioplastic that is said to be biodegradable and sustainable is potentially as toxic as petroleum-based plastic, and can cause similar health problems, new peer-reviewed research finds.