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A Plastic Bag Story
On a recent trip to Rwanda, a Guardian reporter found that their luggage was searched at the border, and the authorities confiscated some belongings. No, they were not trying to smuggle drugs…
Arran Eco Savvy Community SCIO Status awarded
Just a few days ago in early July, the many people who volunteer for Arran Eco Savvy Community heard the long-awaited news that SCIO (Scottish Charity Incorporated Organisation) status had been awarded,…
Neonicotinoids – Worrying News from SumofUs
Despite the fact that bee-endangering pesticides are banned in the EU, the UK government just gave the go-ahead to farmers to sow these toxic-coated seeds anyway. Any day now, toxic bee-hurting seeds…
Forestry extraction working group
At the Arran Community Council meeting on April 28th there was a proposal to set up a working group on Arran forestry activities. This was agreed, and The Voice has been asked…
One in six species faces extinction as a result of climate change
In a disturbing article in The Conversation, James Dyke, Lecturer in Complex Systems Simulation at University of Southampton, reports that Earth is on course to lose up to one in six of…
IMF says fossil fuel companies are benefitting from global subsidies of £3.4tn a year
Fossil fuel companies are benefitting from global subsidies of $5.3tn (£3.4tn) a year, equivalent to $10m for every minute of every day, according to a startling new estimate by the International Monetary…
Oklahoma! Fracking earthquakes shake the state
America’s Center for Investigative Reporting noted recently that Oklahoma had 562 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater in 2014. This astonishing fact can have only one explanation. Earthquakes only began in 2009,…
Proposed Landing Ramp at Dougarie
Forestry Commission Scotland is currently exploring whether timber from the west of Arran can be taken off the island at Dougarie. The main objective is to reduce the amount of timber haulage…
Fracking gets even nastier
David Cameron’s love-affair with fracking reached a new level of passion when the industry’s plan to to drill under our homes was rubber-stamped by the House of Lords - but even worse…
Worldwide march against climate change.
Months ago, the Avaaz community decided on a crazy goal - the largest mobilisation on climate change in history. On Sunday 21st September, they exceeded their wildest expectations, with a climate march…
Switch off for a warm feeling
WWF – the World Wildlife Fund – is holding its annual Earth Hour on Saturday 26th March. The idea is to switch off your lights (and your TV and any other modern-world…
Salvation From the Sea?
Climate change is the biggest challenge of the 21st century, and the main culprit is the excessive CO2 output caused by the burning of fossil fuel. Scientists have found that Nature itself…