http://www.newstin.co.uk/uk/environment Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75738112 A number of key African civil society organisations have come together with church development campaigners at the close of the United Nations climate change talks, to demand billions in compensation for the impacts of... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:53:26 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75738112 2008-08-28T15:53:26Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75734747 Posted: Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 7:48 p.m., EDT Schering-Plough Corp. of Kenilworth, N.J., received the European Commission’s approval Wednesday to sell certain animal health assets to New York-based Pfizer Corp. The... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:55:00 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75734747 2008-08-28T14:55:00Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75740869 Cane toads may get "cold feet" before they reach Melbourne The relentless cane toad invasion of Australia may grind to a halt once it becomes too cold for them to jump. Areas of southern Australia with cooler and drier... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:20:33 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75740869 2008-08-28T16:20:33Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75762930 Schering-Plough (NYSE: SGP) got EU approval yesterday to sell off several animal vaccines and medicines to fellow drugmaker Pfizer (NYSE: PFE). The sales were part of Schering's commitment to the EU to sell some of the... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:48:00 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75762930 2008-08-28T23:48:00Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75742695 New measures aimed at conserving dwindling numbers of native tigers and elephants on the island of Sumatra have been announced. The Tesso Nilo National Park - a critical area of forest for the two endangered species - is... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:21:30 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75742695 2008-08-28T17:21:30Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75750650 Contaminated waste can stop recycling machinery many times a day People in a Devon city who persistently put non-recyclable waste in recycling bins could have to pay for special collections under new council plans. Exeter... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:29:00 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75750650 2008-08-28T18:29:00Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75760867 Reports that sludge from sewage plants is routinely used to fertilise edible crops have caused outrage. Is this simply a prudent use of so-called 'biosolids' or a grave threat to our health? After a brief trot through the... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:06:30 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75760867 2008-08-28T23:06:30Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75732338 Manufacturing News, Source : TheManufacturer.com The fight from British manufacturers on the ‘green’ front has been labeled “positive” by the EEF although a survey from the representative organization highlighted that... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:19:23 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75732338 2008-08-28T14:19:23Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75740116 Tinned tuna sellers John West are relying on fishing methods responsible for wiping out thousands of sharks and turtles every year - including some rare and threatened species. The UK's largest seller of tinned tuna has... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:31:53 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75740116 2008-08-28T16:31:53Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75744205 POLAR Bear Watch: Anorak’s look at polar bears in the news… ON Reuters, readers learn: Arctic sea ice shrank to its second-lowest level ever, U.S. scientists said on Wednesday, with particular melting in the Chukchi Sea,... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:51:19 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75744205 2008-08-28T16:51:19Z