Where there's muck there's megawatts

Article Abstract:

British rubbish dumps produce about one million tons of methane gas a year and this was used as fuel at the Brogborough, Bedfordshire brick kilns in the 70s. The Energy Technology Support Unit estimates as much energy a year as that from three million tons of coal could be produced from 300 large waste tips in the 21st century. Cory Environmental Management runs Mucking, Essex, one of Europe's largest dumps, providing enough fuel to generate electricity for 3,000 homes. The Non-Fossil Fuel Obligation Scheme encourages renewable energy production such as sewage schemes and farm waste digesters.

United Kingdom, Usage, Methane, Waste management, Alternative energy sources, Renewable energy, Refuse as fuel, Waste-derived fuels

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Illicit wildlife traders target shipping routes

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British customs officers discovered hundreds of wild animals and birds on ships when they were searching for drugs in 1990/92. Cites, the international trade treaty for endangered species, has improved airport customs operations so smugglers are using sea travel. Often trade is opportunistic and sailors claim no knowledge of the law. Eastern European crews sailing from South America, Africa and the Caribbean smuggle tortoises, parrots and monkeys.

Laws, regulations and rules, Natural history, Smuggling, Animals, Customs administration

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Imagine: no more tigers

Article Abstract:

There has been extensive media coverage for some time now about the danger of the tiger becoming extinct in the wild, but its survival remains very uncertain. Conservationists fear that if the tiger, which is so well known, cannot be saved, then the future for many other less well known animals and plants is very bleak. The tiger is only likely to survive if all those which remain are placed in protected areas.

Forecasts and trends, Column, Protection and preservation, Extinction (Biology), Tigers

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