News Headlines
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Interactive map uncovers coastal towns due to be swept away
Buildings & Cities
A new interactive map, predicts the shocking speed of erosion on England's coastline over the next 20, 50 and 100 years, with thousands of homes at risk of being lost as our coastline fades away.
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Swapping red meat for chicken fuels South American deforestation via soya
Food
British consumers swapping red meat for chicken and other poultry may be contributing unwittingly to the destruction of South American forests because of a total failure by high street brands to monitor where animal feed comes from, a new Greenpeace report warns.
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Battery waste transformed into liquid fertiliser for golf courses
Resource & 'Waste'
Battery waste is helping greenkeepers in the UK to improve the health of their turf, thanks to the launch of a new liquid fertiliser product.
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Royal Mail goes large for electric vehicles with EDF deal
Transport
Royal Mail Group Ltd, the owner of one of Europe's largest fleets, has signed a deal with EDF in the UK to deliver electric vehicle infrastructure. This will support Royal Mail Group's aims under the Optimise Prime Project – the world's largest commercial electric vehicle project.
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NET-ZERO LIVE
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Free RWM showguides are being posted this month
In just 5 short weeks, 14,000 environmental professionals will flood to the UK's largest recycling and waste management event; RWM exhibition. Very soon show tickets and the official RWM 2019 showguide will be delivered to RWM ticket holders in the post. The showguides are everything you need to plan your day; including show highlights, speaker profiles, the exhibitor directory, full timetable and floorplan.
RETURN OF WORLD'S LARGEST FLOOD PREVENTION EVENT TO BIRMINGHAM NEC
On the 11th & 12th of September, the world’s largest flood prevention exhibition and conference will be returning to the Birmingham NEC.
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The built environment industry can influence the resilience, sustainability and quality of homes, buildings and elements of infrastructure and cities. Global scientific evidence and strategies, such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals, are giving a clear message: it is now time to think the unthinkable to make change happen.
