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Plastic straw and cotton bud ban proposed Single-use plastics could be banned in England next year I kept all my plastic for a year – the 4,490 items forced me to rethink More than 95% of world’s population breathe dangerous air, major study finds Scientists accidentally create mutant enzyme that eats plastic bottles Hidden plastics: just when you thought it was safe to dunk a teabag Coalition considers letting power companies buy offsets to cut emissions ‘Plastic is literally everywhere’: the epidemic attacking Australia’s oceans As public pressure grows, Clipper is latest brand to end use of plastic in teabags No plan to protect Queensland’s green-haired turtle from extinction

Plastic straw and cotton bud >>

Announcing a consultation on a possible ban ministers said 8.5bn plastic straws were thrown away in the UK every year.…

Single-use plastics could be banned >>

Cotton buds, plastic drinking straws and other single-use plastics could be banned from sale in England next year in the…

I kept all my plastic >>

We all know, in theory, that we ought to use less plastic. We’ve all been distressed by the sight of…

More than 95% of world’s >>

More than 95% of the world’s population breathe unsafe air and the burden is falling hardest on the poorest communities,…

Scientists accidentally create mutant enzyme >>

Scientists have created a mutant enzyme that breaks down plastic drinks bottles – by accident. The breakthrough could help solve…

Hidden plastics: just when you >>

Spanish researchers found that all 21 types of sea and well salt they tested contained microplastics – typically polyethylene terephthalate, which is…

Kids Page

2014 Scripps Spelling Bee Crowns Co-Champions »

his has been an exciting year for the 89-year-old Scripps National Spelling Bee. First there were the Missouri kids that exhausted the spelling list and had to have a rematch and now, two finalists…

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Helping Parents Get Kids Outside »

We all have those memories from childhood: jumping into a cool lake on a hot summer day, intently watching ants on the march or spending hours just laying back and…

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Sea World’s New Friends »

By TFK Kid Reporter Alaa Osman Sea World Orlando has a new attraction. It’s called Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin. I got to visit the Florida theme park on opening weekend…

Jun 5 2013 / No Comment / Read More »

News at Now

Plastic straw and cotton bud ban proposed »

Announcing a consultation on a possible ban ministers said 8.5bn plastic straws were thrown away in the UK every year. The prime minster said plastic…

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Single-use plastics could be banned in England next year »

Cotton buds, plastic drinking straws and other single-use plastics could be banned from sale in England next year in the next phase of the campaign…

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News Worldwide

More than 95% of world’s population breathe dangerous air, major study finds »

More than 95% of the world’s population breathe unsafe air and the burden is falling hardest on the poorest communities, with the gap between the most polluted and least polluted countries rising rapidly, a comprehensive study of global air pollution has found. Cities are home to an increasing majority of…

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