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 <title><![CDATA[The great badger and bovine TB cover-up: is it really a health risk?]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:35 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[With controversial plans to allow farmers to cull badgers later this year, Ed Hamer asks whether Bovine TB is really a health problem for either cows or humans]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[UK needs scientific research into agroecology not GM]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:21 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The greatest challenge facing agricultural scientists is how to work with farmers producing more ecological and healthier food - not GM, argues Patrick Mulvany, chair of the UK Food Group and advisor to Practical Action]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Getting a good deal from the Green Deal]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:35 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation (ECO) have the potential to reduce emissions from the UK’s ageing housing stock, create warmer homes and new jobs, says Hannah Kyrke-Smith. But will there be enough uptake? ]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Risks and uncertainities accompany efforts to reduce Britain's carbon ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:10 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[A low carbon Britain rests on the electrification of our energy supply. But new research by the University of Surrey has highlighted the challenges facing government, market and civil society-led pathways to reducing emissions  ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/blogs_and_comments/commentators/other_comments/1199942/beyond_hs2_invest_in_existing_rail_and_reduce_rail_fares_to_make_travel_greener.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Beyond HS2: invest in existing rail and reduce rail fares to make travel greener]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:27 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[More investment in existing rail lines, joining up the high speed line to public transport and ensuring rail fares are sustainable and affordable are what the government should focus on argues Campaign for Better Transport ]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Can biodiversity be accommodated in today's urban environment?]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:27 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[A bold new initiative is designed to raise public awareness of the issue of biodiversity and the need to incorporate native species back within London]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[The communities taking renewable energy into their own hands   ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:17 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[A new report by Co-operatives UK and The Co-operative Group examines those investing time and money in installing solar panels, wind turbines or hydro-electric power for their local communities]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Seal pups 'sliced open alive': horror of Canadian hunt prompts Russian skins ban]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:44 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Russia's decision to ban the import and exports of harp seal skins is a big step forward for the campaign against the Canadian seal hunt, says Robbie Marsland, Director of IFAW-UK]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[The National Trust awards recognising pioneering eco-campaigner Octavia Hill ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:04 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Octavia Hill was a tireless advocate for saving land and green spaces in and around Victorian London. She was also a founder of the National Trust, which is launching an award to recognise modern day 'unsung environmental heroes' ]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Talk of a ‘new climate deal' at COP17 is a distraction from inaction]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:57 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Talk of a long-term climate deal to cut carbon emissions is allowing industrialised countries to delay taking action, says Murray Worthy from the World Development Movement]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Food security has jumped up the agenda at Durban climate conference]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:22 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The impact of climate change on food insecurity is creating growing interest in agro-ecological methods of farming at the COP17 climate negotiations in Durban, says UN advisor Olivier De Schutter]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Obituary: Ecologist cartoonist Richard Willson]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:03 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Two founding members of the Ecologist pay tribute to a talented and thoughtful man whose wildly seditious cartoons in the magazine called into question accepted dogma on everything from economic growth to science]]></description>
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