Big Green Switch - Talking Points

Coastal towns doomed by rising sea

BigGreenSwitch — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:52:18 +0100

People living on some stretches of coastline will be forced to abandon their homes and move inland as sea levels rise, the new head of the Environment Agency has warned.

“No good reason” to replace plastic milk bottles

BigGreenSwitch — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:54:40 +0100

Concerns have been raised over the increasing supermarket trend to cut down on plastic milk packaging and the potential effect it could have on the emerging bottle recycling industry.

Birds suffering from climate change

BigGreenSwitch — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:11:28 +0100

Climate change is wreaking havoc among Staffordshire’s bird population, the county council says.

Frog, snail and moth protected

BigGreenSwitch — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:02:06 +0100

A moth threatened by rising sea levels, a rare frog and an aquatic snail have all been granted legal protection.

Doctor Who star named greenest celeb

BigGreenSwitch — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:02:07 +0100

Doctor Who star David Tennant has been named the Greenest Star on the Planet.

Tesco see 40pc fall in carrier bag use

BigGreenSwitch — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:55:00 +0100

Supermarket chain Tesco has seen the number of single use carrier bags distributed over the last two years by its store drop by two billion.

Changing bird habits offer 'early warning of climate change'

BigGreenSwitch — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:45:33 +0100

A number of UK bird species are laying eggs significantly earlier than they were 40 years ago, a report reveals.

Recycled fuel tax ‘could kill oil recycling’

BigGreenSwitch — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:50:01 +0100

OSS Group - one of the UK's largest oil recycling companies - has urged the Government to reconsider its plan to introduce a new tax on all waste derived fuel oil from this November.

Remedial work cuts into British Energy earnings

BigGreenSwitch — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:48:23 +0100

British Energy yesterday insisted it had the credentials to play a pivotal role in the development of a new generation of nuclear power stations in Britain and said it remained in advanced discussions

The going gets tough for organic

BigGreenSwitch — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:18:44 +0100

Shops selling expensive organic food have posted big losses as the credit crunch bites.