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Category: Sustainability
WATCH: David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet – Official Trailer
Netflix and WWF have released the first look at Sir David Attenborough’s new movie length documentary. In their official promo material, WWF said; “In his 93 years, David Attenborough has visited every continent on the globe, exploring the wild places…
Read MoreWitness Statement: 93-year-old Sir David Attenborough warns humans have ‘overrun’ planet
Our planet is headed for disaster .. if we act now, we can yet put it right
Read MoreOrganic Ayrshire milk farmer shows bottle with plastic free crowdfunding bid
AN Ayrshire farmer who wants to turn his organic dairy plastic free has launched a crowdfunding appeal to try and make it happen. And Bryce Cunningham is already a quarter if the way towards his £10,000 target. He hopes it…
Read MoreNew renewables generation steps up to inspire at awards ceremony
AMID the swish of the kilts, the twirl of the gowns and awkwardness of nerves there was something else stirring at the Scottish Renewables gathering in Glasgow. Something, special. A couple of hundred people assembled in all their finery for…
Read MoreHeb Celt bans plastic and gives free water to artists in Green Arts Day pledge
THE award-winning Hebridean Celtic Festival in banning single-use plastics from its site from this summer as it steps up a drive to make the event as environmentally-friendly as possible. The action – announced on Green Arts Day today – is…
Read MoreSouth Ayrshire Council in pledge to ban single use plastics by 2022
SOUTH Ayrshire Council says it wants to ban single use plastics in its area within four years – with plastic straws first on their hit list. They will also look at a pledge to but sustainable items instead as part…
Read MoreCall to turn Grangemouth into a recycling hub as ScotGov commits to axing plastics
SCOTLAND is on the cusp of opening a major facility to recycle disposable plastics amid a new commitment for Scotland to phase out their use. The Scottish Government said today that it plans to at least match EU ambitions to…
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