Tuesday 16 March
Developers driving swifts from our skiesThe Independent | 16 Mar 2010Home Sweet Home is not just for humans. Swifts, the rapidly declining birds of the high summer skies, are overwhelmingly dependent on houses for nesting sites, a survey has found.
In praise of ... | A bar of soap | EditorialGuardian Unlimited | 16 Mar 2010The perfumed tablet's displacement from the RPI by the dribbling liquid dispenser won't wash if we want clean governanceA harsh blow to the reputation of one of civilisation's humblest boons was delivered yesterday by the Office for National Statistics. They have extracted the bar of soap from the b
England Letters: Beef up our approach to foodGuardian Unlimited | 16 Mar 2010You performed the worthy task of providing exposure to the labour conditions associated with the UK meat industry (Violence and abuse rife in food factories, 13 March). Indeed the EHRC investigation adds to the social science evidence base that has already argued that exploited people in this sector
England Australia 0.7 degrees warmer over past 50 yearsThe Independent | 15 Mar 2010Australia's top science body said on Monday temperatures had risen about 0.7 degrees Celsius (0.44 Fahrenheit) in the last 50 years, describing the finding as "significant evidence" of climate change.
Green building: The Strata 'Razor' towerGuardian Unlimited | 15 Mar 2010The 'Razor' is an environmentally innovative new tower block in Elephant and Castle, south London, that will boast three wind turbines. Take a ride to the top with these exclusive pictures
England ... they answer: Ethical Consumer magazineGuardian Unlimited | 15 Mar 2010Ethical Consumer will be online this week to give advice and explain the methodology it uses to rate brands - post your questions belowWant to know how to tell the good guys from the bad guys? Talk to this week's You ask, they answer guest, Ethical Consumer magazine. For the past two decades, its e
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