Grass verges compound the difficulties facing British pollinators by removing a potentially valuable source of indigenous flora. Its maintenance places an unnecessary strain on already stretched local government budgets and creates an environmental non-entity in a space which might otherwise be a productive habitat for wildlife.

Environment and the destruction of living organisms.

The consequences or a company's deliberate avoidance of healthcare measures (such as NOx control measures) must be punishable by compensation and/or costs to all affected parties. The NHS and taxpayers should not have to carry the bill for this type of profit enhancing avoidance measure. In this particular case (VW 'dieselgate') it seems likely that the NHS will be the largest single financial loser and should therefore seek to recover costs.

Climate change is the single biggest threat to our economy, our way of life and our very existence, and it's now urgent. To not prioritise it, above all other considerations, is a gross dereliction of the government's responsibility to ensure the safety of the people of the United Kingdom and the wider world.

NPOWER a German company known as RWE Npower have consistently persecuted bullied and destroyed the health and happiness of "millions" of UK customers and their families. This despicable company "overcharged/stole/fraudulently obtained" £70 million stolen from customers bank accounts .had to be returned Prioritizing only the financial needs of the company, Npower's orgy of predation and insatiable greed combined with their utter disregard for their customers, led to their rampant plunder of customers bank accounts. https://www.facebook.com/banNpower/ for full story

An Eco-Apocolypse in Malaysia and Indonesia will see Orangutans and hundreds of other species wiped-out over the next decade. Orangutans are one of our closest relatives, similar in intellect to a 5-6 year-old human child. Yet every day they are burned alive, hacked to death by machete, or crushed by machinery to clear rainforest to produce Palm Oil. This is all just to make cheaper food, cosmetics, detergents, and other products, for us to consume. Without action the production of Palm oil will wipe-out Orangutans within 5-10 years and Sumatran tigers within 3 years. Even 'sustainable' palm oil producers are reputed by experts to use ruthless practices which are devastating Orangutans and other animal species. The buck cannot be passed to consumers to solve this eco-disaster by avoiding products containing Palm Oil. With around half of all household products containing Palm Oil it is simply not possible for consumers to shop ethically on this issue on a meaningful scale. Key facts: - Over 90% of Orangutan habitat has been destroyed in the last 20 years - 1,000 - 5,000 Orangutans die each year (50,000 have died in the last 20 years) due to deforestation for Palm Oil - Every hour an area of rainforest the size of 300 football fields is cleared to produce Palm Oil - Palm Oil is the most used vegetable oil in the world, largely due to its cheap production There are more sustainable alternatives to Palm Oil, such as Rapeseed. But with no real pressure on companies to use sustainable vegetable oils, Palm Oil consumption is set to have doubled by 2020, compared to 2010. If you don't want to use products that will lead to a mass-animal extinction please consider signing our petition and sharing it with your friends. Please lend the Orangutans and other vulnerable species your support....

Affordable housing is London's single biggest problem. We must allow London to evolve as it has over hundreds of years and that means change. The use of land to allow people to hark back to a quaint rural idyll does not belong in the 21st Century. We must do what we can to ensure key workers are able to live in London so it remains a great place to live, and we must not be putting key workers in positions where they live in poverty or have to live miserable lives commuting because we care more about vegetables than we do about people.

We need a bit of open space to help us get a bit of fresh air, and for the benefit of children yet to come

Peterborough is one of the most car friendly cities in the United Kingadom with its transport links and parkways. Air pollution is increasing more and more through new distribution companies being attracted to the city and people moving to the city due to work. We urgently need to be reduce Peterborough's air pollution in order prevent this affecting resident's health and wellbeing. Peterborough is wanting to be the UK's Environmental Capital. By addressing increasing air pollution in our city this would send a clear message to the rest of the UK that our political representatIves are concerned and proactively wanting to address this serious situation and find a solution. Air pollution causes permanent lung damage in babies and young children and exacerbates lung and heart disease in older people, and particularly affects people living in the city centre and near busy roads. In 2014 air pollution levels reached record highs in Peterborough with people complaining of breathing difficulties. http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/environment/health-worry-as-air-pollution-quality-in-peterborough-hits-worst-level-1-5978333 London and other cities are implementing Clean Air Zones. Peterborough should not be left behind. The people of Peterborough deserve healthy, clean air.

So much plastic polluting the planet with 3 heads per person per year !

The sale of fur was banned by Harvey Nichols in 2004 but real fur has recently reappeared in huge quantities in store. This trade is cruel, wasteful and unnecessary. No argument about ethical sourcing can justify the raising and slaughtering of animals for our decoration. The sale of fur represents a huge step backwards for Harvey Nichols as a market leader and for animal welfare in general. Harvey Nichols has the power to make a real statement of intent about their ethical practice and to lead the fashion retail sector by again refusing to normalise and profit from this trade.

To fundamentally cut CO2 emissions within central Sheffield. To prevent deaths from air pollution which diesel car pollution is a major factor. “Soot from diesel vehicles is among the big contributors to ill health and global warming,” added Helena Molin Valdés, head of the United Nations’ climate and clean air coalition, noting that more than nine out of 10 people around the globe live where air pollution exceeds World Health Organisation safety limits. Diesel fuel use is a key cause of air pollution in cities, as the engines produce nitrogen dioxide, a harmful gas, and tiny particulates that can lodge in the lungs. These forms of pollution can also interact with other substances to create, in some conditions, a toxic soup. Fiona Harvey The Guardian 2/12/2016