New ocean cleaning machine successfully removes fishing nets and microplastics
A huge new machine has begun collecting plastic strewn across the ocean. Netherlands-based nonprofit company Ocean Cleanup has been perfecting the new contraption, and the latest prototype is capable of collecting all kinds of plastics, from huge ghost fishing nets which have been discarded in the sea to microplastics which are 1 millimeter in diameter. …
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Emperor penguin population expected to halve this century
Emperor penguins are facing a drastic decline in numbers as sea ice melts and their habitats and breeding sites are rapidly destroyed. Experts have predicted that if the climate warms as it expected to by 2100, ice which the birds raise their young on will disappear at such a rate that only half of the …
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Pizza Hut adds more vegan pizzas, nuggets and cheesecake to its menu
Pizza Hut has expanded its vegan menu with a new selection of pizzas, desserts and sides available in UK restaurants. The pizza giant has added a new Vegan Mushroom pizza which features tomato sauce, Violife Vegan Ch**se , topped with closed cup mushrooms and garlic mushrooms. The mushroom pizza is the fifth Pizza on the …
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Zizzi launches plant-based pepperoni pizza
High street food chain Zizzi has added a vegan jackfruit pepperoni pizza to its new autumn menu. After being one of the first restaurants to offer customers a vegan cheese pizza, Zizzi has partnered with vegan protein company Jack & Bry to introduce a plant-based pepperoni pizza called the Jackfruit Italian Hot. Priced at £10.75, …
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Piers Morgan blasted for bizarre Greta Thunberg impersonation on live TV
Angry viewers have lambasted Piers Morgan after he ridiculed teenage activist Greta Thunberg on Good Morning Britain yesterday (September 8). Thunberg’s thunderous speech at the UN summit last month has been celebrated across the world as she demanded action from world leaders over climate change. But some people have been triggered by the 16-year-old vegan …
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IKEA’s indoor garden lets you grow vegetables all year round
IKEA’s new indoor garden system gives you the freedom to grow your own vegetables all year round inside your home. The furniture retailer has launched a hydroponic garden in an attempt to provide a more environmentally friendly product range. Ikea’s KRYDDA/VÄXER indoor garden system allows anyone to grow fresh produce at home regardless of constraints …
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Billie Eilish plans most eco-friendly world tour ever
Billie Eilish has announced that she has teamed up with an environmental organization to make her upcoming world tour ‘as green as possible’. The 17-year-old celebrity singer was on Jimmy Fallon’s The Tonight Show where she revealed her plans on making her upcoming Where Do We Go? world tour starting in March as eco-friendly as …
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49% of UK adults don’t know recycling helps the environment
Recent poll results indicated that almost two thirds of Brits are unaware of how they can do their bit to tackle climate change, and half don’t know that recycling is good for the planet. Smart Energy GB surveyed more than 4,000 UK adults as part of its Missing Piece campaign to emphasize the impact of …
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New slaughterhouse kill speeds force employees to ‘beat, drag and electrocute’ pigs to make them move faster
A former undercover investigator who worked inside pig slaughterhouses has revealed how the recent removal of killing speed limits in the US pork industry encourages horrific abuse of animals. Scott David worked undercover for animal rights group Compassion Over Killing during a pilot scheme of the new restrictions. In a column for The Guardian, he …
Extinction Rebellion: Top Twitter responses to people who find climate protests annoying
Extinction Rebellion’s protests have brought London to a standstill as activists blocked off roads, bridges and meat markets. The group’s climate protests have hit unprecedented levels and spread across the world, with hundreds of arrests made already. The group’s dedicated animal rights section camped out at London’s largest meat market, Smithfield, to protest against the …
Joaquin Phoenix wears pro-vegan jumper at Joker premiere
Actor Joaquin Phoenix wore an Animal Liberation Front jumper at the premiere of the new Joker film last weekend. The vegan superstar was pictured at numerous cinemas in L.A. wearing a jumper featuring the animal rights group’s logo. The ALF is an organisation which fights to end speciesism, and often hits the headlines for rescuing …
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Vegan fashion brand ditches plastic in favour of apple leather
Toronto based fashion company Samara has created faux leather bags from wasted apple peels instead of plastic. Although vegan leather is made without animal skin, it does often utilize plastic and can therefore be damaging to the environment. However, cruelty free brand Samara is making strides in developing products that use more plant-based materials instead …
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