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781.Lost objects in the territory of protected areas. Part 2 Ivano-Frankivsk region (2016-03-04)
... We continue releasing results of studies of lost territories of protected areas conducted by environmentalists and volunteers of International charitable organization “Environment-People-Law”. The second part of the studies is about Ivano-Frankivsk region. As of 1 January 2016, in Ivano-Frankivsk region there are 517 protected objects and territories totally covering 221 611,500 ha. Protected areas cover... ...
782.Climate activists threaten to shut down world’s major coal sites (2016-03-02)
... Reclaim the Power says it will use direct action at a dozen international sites in May, including the UK’s largest opencast coal mine in south Wales ...
783.Report calls for lower stamp duty on UK’s energy-efficient homes (2016-03-02)
... Tax should be lowered by up to £5,000, according to Policy Exchange report, which says the government is doing far too little to cut energy waste ...
784.Natural disasters costing Australia 50% more than estimated (2016-03-02)
... Reports find increases in family violence and mental health problems due to stress of natural disasters outweighs cost of rebuilding infrastructure ...
785.St. George square park – the place for making money and the place for manipulation with community or wise administration of municipal space? (2016-02-28)
... Can we avoid problems in administering city space instead of heroic overcoming them? On 26 February 2016 at 15.30, Lviv municipality will consider the issue of opening the new road for private transport. If this happens, there will be traffic jams, if such a decision is declined, there will be 1 thousand of unhappy car... ...
786.St. George square park – the place for making money and the place for manipulation with community or wise administration of municipal space? (2016-02-27)
... Can we avoid problems in administering city space instead of heroic overcoming them? On 26 February 2016 at 15.30, Lviv municipality will consider the issue of opening the new road for private transport. If this happens, there will be traffic jams, if such a decision is declined, there will be 1 thousand of unhappy car... ...
787.Only inside the European Union can the UK help fight global poverty (2016-02-26)
... Homs has been destroyed by years of conflict. ‘Cooperation within the EU will be essential to tackling the humanitarian emergency in Syria, the migration crisis, and the wider issues of peace, security and development in the Middle East and north Africa,’ write Valerie Amos, Mark Malloch Brown and 22 others. Photograph: Andrew McConnell/UNHCR Letters The... ...
788.Rare ‘superbloom’ blankets Death Valley in millions of yellow wildflowers (2016-02-26)
... Heavy autumn rains have transformed the California park from salt flats and sand dunes to a colorful floral landscape not seen to this extent since 2005 ‘At first glance you are blown away by the sheer numbers of flowers, then on closer inspection the diversity of species will draw you in,’ said Alan Van... ...
789.Tasmania’s bushfires: a human-made calamity on par with the razing of Palmyra’s temples Karl Mathiesen (2016-02-26)
... Unesco says it is “not in a position to speculate about the extent to which global warming is responsible for this particular fire”. Earlier this month the Tasmanian premier, Will Hodgman, attacked “activists” for “almost gleefully capitalising” on the fires, which he said were “naturally caused”. But this ignores the unnatural rarity of these particular... ...
790.UK fracking traffic would increase local air pollution, finds study (2016-02-24)
... Number of tankers taking water to and from drilling sites would increase hourly levels of nitrogen oxide emissions by as much as 30%, says research A test drilling site for shale gas on the outskirts of Southport, Lancashire. Photograph: Alamy Shares Save for later The traffic generated by fracking in the UK would increase air... ...
