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The felling of the Sycamore Gap tree along Hadrian’s Wall in northern England last year caused an outpouring of grief and outrage in the UK and beyond. Now two men have been charged with cutting down the beloved 150-year-old tree, prosecutors said on Tuesday (30 April). Daniel Graham, 38, and Adam Carruthers, 31, were charged with causing criminal damage and damaging the wall built in A.D. 122 by Emperor Hadrian to guard the northwest frontier of the Roman Empire. They were ordered to appear in Newcastle Magistrates’ Court on 15 May. Banksy mural: Do people care about trees more after seeing t...
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Green search engine Ecosia announced on Monday that it was launching its first “eco-friendly” web browser. Its aim is to produce clean energy with users’ browsing activity. In a statement released by the company, Ecosia promised a loading speed “up to three times faster than most mainstream browsers” and a built-in adblocker to reduce energy consumption. Until now, Ecosia was only a search engine, but the company announced that it’ll work with partner shops and a system of sponsored links to expand its sustainable business model. Funded in 2009, Ecosia was created by German entrepreneur Christ...
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Oil slicks in the Khabur River in Syria, a major tributary of the Euphrates, have left agriculture “almost impossible” according to one farmer in Hasakah. For the past two months, Riyadh Al-Aswad has been desperately struggling to keep his wheat crop alive long enough for the harvest season. He is not alone in his plight as hundreds of other farmers across the northeast grapple with the pollution. The oil spills, which first appeared in February, were blamed on Türkiye after its military conducted a series of airstrikes on Kurdish-affiliated oil refineries in northeastern Syria. “Since the att...
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Tree-planting is often hailed as a way to fight climate change. But a new study reveals that it might actually be warming up the planet. Trees are known for their ability to soak up planet-heating carbon dioxide. That means planting saplings to boost forest cover is seen as an important tool in the fight against global warming. However, a new study published in the Nature Communications journal has found that these tactics could be causing damage alongside their positive effects. Researchers have discovered that, in a number of cases, too many trees in one area means that less sunlight is refl...
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British artist Banksy has confirmed that he is behind a new mural that has appeared on a building in London. The artwork covers the wall of a four-storey building and shows a small figure holding a pressure hose beside a large cherry tree. Green paint has been sprayed across the wall, replicating the absent leaves of the tree, which has been severely cropped, known as pollarding. It was first spotted in the Finsbury Park neighbourhood, in north-east London, yesterday. Banksy claimed the work by posting before and after photos of the location on his official Instagram account. But what's the me...
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Lock gates have always been an essential part of Amsterdam. It only became liveable when the River Amstel was dammed to hold back the salty waters of the IJ. Now the city has 200 sets of mainly wooden lock gates, offering an increasingly important defence as sea levels rise. These fine pieces of woodwork come from a far more distant source than the 12th century fisherman who made Amsterdam’s first lock could have dreamed of: the Congo Basin. More specifically, they’re made of Azobé wood from Gabon \- a tropical timber renowned for its strong, water-resistant properties and used for everything ...
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