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Climate change chart: scientific credibility
31.10.2009 None of the top 10 Conservative bloggers believes that man-made global warming is an established fact; all 10 reject David Cameron's view that the issue should be an urgent priority if the party were in government.
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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Politics] [Climate change]
Image: Climate change chart: scientific credibility
30.10.2009 £6.50 for a loaf of bread, £7 for a box of cornflakes and £18 for a pint of beer - these are the prices we could face in 2030 unless urgent action is taken to prevent dangerous climate change, says a new forecast.

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From: Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Climate change]
Arsher Ali and Gethin Anthony in What Fatima Did (Photo: Alex Rumford)
28.10.2009 What Fatima Did… was adopt the veil, to the amazement of her teenage classmates and friends. This sharp, fast-moving play shows what happened next.
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From: OneWorld UK
Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Culture] [Religion] [Race Politics]
Image: Arsher Ali and Gethin Anthony in What Fatima Did (Photo: Alex Rumford)
28.10.2009 Primark opens its new London store next month amid claims that Britain's leading cheap fashion retailer is expanding by exploiting overseas garment workers.
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From: War on Want
Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Bangladesh]
28.10.2009 Iceland is the best place for women when it comes to gender equality, a position it claimed from Norway, which now finds itself on the third place.
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Related topics/regions: [Yemen] [Iceland] [Gender]
27.10.2009 A handful of companies are showing progress in their commitments to buy and use sustainable palm oil, yet the majority - contrary to their commitments - are failing to buy the product in spite of its availability, according to a Palm Oil Buyers’ scorecard.

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From: WWF International
Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom]
School in Burundi
25.10.2009 New UK population projections published this week provoked concerns that food and energy supplies cannot keep up. But it's not just our numbers that are straining the limits.
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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Consumption] [Population]
Image: School in Burundi © Judith Basutama / IRIN News
The CarbonNeutral Company joins Stephen Byers MP and Colin Challen MP (centre) to launch the first All Party Parliamentary Climate Change Group, 2005
25.10.2009 A British MP is urging colleagues to back a parliamentary motion in favour of a 55 mile an hour speed limit, an end to domestic flights by 2011 and a requirement that TV must provide at least two hours viewing a week on the climate crisis.
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From: Campaign against Climate Change
Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Activism] [Climate change]
Image: The CarbonNeutral Company joins Stephen Byers MP and Colin Challen MP (centre) to launch the first All Party Parliamentary Climate Change Group, 2005
Native Spirit Festival
25.10.2009 The 3rd Native Spirit Festival is a season of films, talks and performances promoting the Cultures of Indigenous people.
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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Information & media] [Indigenous rights]
Image: Native Spirit Festival
22.10.2009 An exhibition of the winning images from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition are on show at London’s Natural History Museum.
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Beyond Reach?
22.10.2009 "When a feisty young married woman inspires a church minister known for his inappropriate choice of women to join a campaign to end poverty, the result is an explosive mix that takes them into a world that neither bargained for."
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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Activism] [Poverty]
Image: Beyond Reach?
Prove It!
22.10.2009 Prove It! All the evidence you need to believe in climate change” is a new exhibition at the Science Museum.
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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Climate change]
Image: Prove It!
John Hilary
21.10.2009 Two conferences are being held in London in response to the final G20 summit in the UK in November.
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Image: John Hilary
Global Handwashing Day
21.10.2009 The winning animations for the Golden Poo Awards.
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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Water/sanitation]
Image: Global Handwashing Day
21.10.2009 A £2 billion research programme to help achieve worldwide food crop production rises of at least 50 per cent by 2050 has been called for by the UK's national academy of science.
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Stop Private Armies: War on Want demo (Photo: Guy Smallman)
20.10.2009 The British government was condemned today for giving UK private military and security companies a licence to kill by refusing to regulate the industry.
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From: War on Want
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Image: Stop Private Armies: War on Want demo (Photo: Guy Smallman)
20.10.2009 The British government is accused of giving UK private military and security companies a licence to kill by refusing to regulate the industry.
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From: War on Want
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Bind
19.10.2009 “Something bad happened when Lilli was a baby. Something she should have been protected from. But she’s not a baby anymore and it’s time to understand that actions have consequences.” - iceandfire takes its latest play for young people to schools around London.
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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Culture] [Human rights] [Youth]
Image: Bind
19.10.2009 People & Planet, the World Development Movement and Platform are taking the Treasury to court over its failure to curb Royal Bank of Scotland's support for fossil fuel projects.
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From: People & Planet
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Light Up Nigeria campaigners in London
19.10.2009 Climate Camp protesters at Ratcliffe have a clear message. No more coal. Does this attribute of simplicity compromise the bigger picture of developing countries which lack electricity?
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Related topics/regions: [Nigeria] [United Kingdom] [Environmental activism] [Climate change] [Energy]
Image: Light Up Nigeria campaigners in London © Light Up Nigeria
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