Quite short on time this week, so really quick round-up with links to articles of interest...



Bid for people to make better use of charity retail, as several local authorities encourage charity shopping. Charity retaileres in the south have joined the Choose2reuse campaign, which is administered by Defra (see links). They aim to encourage recycling and save quality items from ending in the ever problematic landfill. Here's BBC coverage.



Guardian reports on new call for capping on air travel. Several scientists have added their voices to the chorus of those demanding controls on flights. They suggest that levels must certainly not rise if the government wants to stand a chance of meeting their targets on greenhouse gas emission levels. Whilst they do not deny the value of development of greener technologies associated with flying, their calculations suggest these will not be available and operational soon enough to make the necessary difference. Can't believe we needed more research to prove what we already knew, but guess it's good news that it's in the news again? On a related note, this site is really good at discussing good ways of travelling which avoid flying. I'll try and add it to the links section later, but for now, here it is.

Warnings for Scotland about the impending effects of Climate Change on the country, BBC report here. This is the link to Sepa (Scottish Environment Protection Agency), who commissioned the report.

And finally, Greenpeace has registered their intent to launch a court action against the government's latest energy review. They claim it is legally flawed and are using this as a means to ground their opposition to the latest support for a new generation of nuclear power.

Sorry it's so brief, but got to get to work. Back soon...