- The recession hits Britain’s pets: the RSPCA reports a 50% increase in abandoned pets this year.
- English beach resorts and barbecue manufacturers rejoice at the prospect of a warm summer, but it’s good news for the UK’s wildlife too. Two wet summers in a row have devastated bee, butterfly and bird populations.
- Hooray for bloggers. Apparently the mainstream media didn’t connect the dots on swine flu and industrial farming until the blogs were talking about it. Grist was there first, I hear.
- Tesco has worked out the carbon footprint of its toilet paper, in its ongoing project to inform consumers by labelling products. 1.8g of carbon per square of standard tissue.
The Earthbound Report 