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June 19th 2013
Global food consumption rises
...demand for food is straining the planet's ability to produce it, as the Earth Policy Institute highlights. Meat production has increased more than 600% since 1950, and demand for certain types... -
June 19th 2013
Scots kids – earlier sex education call
Sex education at a younger age and free contraception for people as young as 13 are needed to cut teenage pregnancy rates, according to a Holyrood inquiry. The health and sport... -
June 18th 2013
Peak soil, peak food
A new report says that the world will need to more than double food production over the next 40 years to feed an expanding global population. But as the world's... -
June 18th 2013
Water and over-population crisis
The low-lying South Pacific Island nation of Kiribati is being overwhelmed by the ocean. The sea level is rising at a rate of approximately three millimetres per year. And with... -
June 17th 2013
London needs 400,000 new homes
From Boris Johnson, Mayor of London: Mr Johnson estimates that, over the next decade, London will have to create 450,000 jobs and 400,000 homes. Some 4,000 extra primary classes will be... -
June 15th 2013
Wrecking the planet for profit
Bill McKibben has just completed a tour of Australia with his message of divesting from fossil fuel companies. He reflects on Australia's future. AS I LEAVE AUSTRALIA after a week travelling... -
June 14th 2013
Global population growth outlook worsens
World population projected to reach 9.6 billion by 2050 with most growth in developing regions, especially Africa – says UN India expected to become world’s largest country, passing China around 2028,... -
June 14th 2013
Air pollution 200 days annually
An expert in environmental management, Morteza Rahmanzadeh, says those elected as councilors in Tehran should be proficient in drawing up plans to reduce air pollution in the metropolis of Tehran... -
June 14th 2013
Food prices could double
SOARING global food demand will push up prices 10 to 40 percent over the coming decade, two U.N. organisations have warned. In order to stop worldwide food shortages, Governments desperately need... -
June 12th 2013
Kenya’s rise in elephant and rhino deaths
Cabinet sends strong message to Kenyans that things are changing fast, the wildlife sector will thrive and who seek to destroy the wildlife asset will not be tolerated. In 2011, Kenyan...
