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The biggest decline in wildlife has been in the tropics ?
hmm
#1 Counting wildlife in proper thick jungle is very difficult
.. I'm guessing that previous totals were estimates , that were too large.
#2 If you take forest and turn it into fenced palm oil plantation, sure large mammals are kept out.
In Borneo its quite difficult to see wild monkeys
.. yet it Malaysian mainland I could easily show a number of spots where monkeys are
Likewise, they are frequently seen in Delhi and other such cities.
In Borneo species like swifts will have increased cos there is a massive industry in providing roof space for them & harvesting their nests.

Oct 30, 2018 at 1:12 PM | Supertroll
The new 50p will be worth the same as the old 50p, but many will hold it as representing something more valuable.

Can't wait to spend my Brexit commemorative 50p coin!

From 2022 packaging plastic must comprise 30% recycled materials or be taxed.
AFAIK almost all, plastic, except clear plastic has recycled content
but the Times claims for packaging it's now only 2%
... I don't believe it's really that low
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Nicky Campbell
was parroting WWF's annual PR report "60% of wild animals have been lost in the last 40 years"

Dodgy Climate Science was given as the cause of the EU migrant crisis. This is not working out well for the EU.
Now The Guardian is repeating the same mistake in North America, based on the same failed politics. Are they expecting a different result?
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2018/10/29/weapons-grade-stupidity-at-the-guardian-climate-change-is-driving-force-behind-migrant-caravan/

"I was reading a report the other day rhat giant windmills* are associated with reduced populations of woodland bird species but not by killing them but by driving them away. Naturally I can't find it now."
Oct 30, 2018 at 8:18 AM | Uibhist a Tuath
Unfortunately, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is benefitting financially from the population explosion of the White Legged Bird Buster and Macerator. They are not opposing the rapid introduction of the Greater Legged Bird Buster and Macerator.
I used to do some scuba diving. Underwater, the sound of a large ship a mile away was quite intense and disorientating. Any vibration or whine being transmitted by an "offshore wind farm" must have some effect on sealife, particularly those that rely on sound.

Oct 30, 2018 at 6:13 AM | Douglas
The UK does have earth tremors. The South East Corner of England is not immune with sedimentary "rocks" like chalk. Lancashire is NOT in the South East, and is definitely not on chalk.
"We" are being told to worry, about MSEs that no one would have noticed anyway, so is this the full extent of all the consequences of fracking? Nobody knows.
I have experienced earth "tremors" that shook buildings and set trees swaying in Greece, a part of the world that does suffer devastating earthquakes. I do not speak Greek, but local residents were very fearful during the 30-60 second events, that went on for about a week, but were very pleased and relieved that a small series of tremors had occurred, rather than a single event.
Are these MSEs exactlty what should be expected, or are they relieving some built up stress that might have resulted in a noticeable tremor every 10-100 years? I have no idea!
The "Ban Fracking by any means possible" lobby group, does include the BBC.

A green activist tweets
#Bolsonaro has been elected president in #Brazil.
Though he walked back his pledge to pull the country out of the #ParisAgreement in the final days of the campaign, the EU is still ready to use its trade might to keep the country in the climate regime.

Oct 30, 2018 at 12:04 AM | golf charlie
If you find out could you enlighten me please. I'd like to know as well. My gut feeling is that having disturbed the layer of rock by fracturing it why wouldn't it do a bit of settling down afterwards?
I was reading a report the other day rhat giant windmills* are associated with reduced populations of woodland bird species but not by killing them but by driving them away. Naturally I can't find it now.
*I don't think that Sir Charles Parsons would think that they are anything other than windmills, as opposed to the turbines used elsewhere in electricity generation. Calling them windturbines is another victory for green PR.

Oct 30, 2018 at 1:04 PM | stewgreen
●From 2022 packaging plastic must comprise 30% recycled materials or be taxed.●
Most plastic sent for recycling is sent to the Far East, where they dump it, as it generates more profit that way. Now, someone will be paid to dig it up, ship it back, for recycling again?
Is it time to rethink which plastics can be incinerated to generate power, and use more of those?
●was parroting WWF's annual PR report "60% of wild animals have been lost in the last 40 years"●
Most wild animals never have any idea where they are, and don't like to be penned in.