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Ban on illegal logging in the Amazon
Following the success of the soya moratorium extension, illegal and destructive logging of timber is in the spotlight in the Amazon. A new agreement signed in the State of Pará is set to ban trade in timber that isn't from legal and sustainable sources. What makes this ban significant is that almost half the timber logged in the Amazon comes from the state of Pará.
Brown urged to cancel new coal power plants
Stop Climate Chaos activists planted flags outside Kingsnorth power station in Kent this morning, urging Brown to abandon plans for new coal-fired power plants in the UK. If Kingsnorth 2 gets the go-ahead, it will be the first new coal plant to be built in the UK for 30 years.
Nuclear power failure
Gordon Brown says the UK is at the forefront of a global 'nuclear renaissance'. But despite all the rhetoric, the real picture is grim. The cost of decommissioning existing reactors and dealing with our legacy of radioactive waste has rocketed yet again.
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