Environmental issues Archives ~ Kathryn Rose Newey

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Plastic in our Oceans – New Eco-Worksheet!

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Plastic is a wonderful, useful, clever thing we humans invented and now can’t seem to live without. From bags that hold our shopping, to plant pots, to computer keyboards, to furniture, to pens, to containers for foodstuffs… It’s everywhere. But I was saddened recently to […]

May 10, 2020
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New! Interactive Worksheet: ‘Trees in Numbers’

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Trees are not only life-saving storers of carbon, creators of oxygen, and bringers of peace and greenery, but there are large numbers of them on Earth. Three trillion, in fact! Unfortunately humans are depleting them by 10 billion trees every year. And while planting baby […]

May 1, 2020
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Erbacce-Prize for Poetry 2020: Poems Long-Listed!

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Erbacce-press, a UK-based publisher of poetry, arranges an annual, worldwide poetry competition, the erbacce-prize for poetry. They recently announced their 2020 long-list of around 140 poets, chosen from over 9000 submissions, and I’m on it! You can read more of my poetry here – some […]

January 7, 2020
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Veganism in 5 Minutes: 5 Videos to Support your Veganuary

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All your questions about Veganism answered in this series of 5 minute videos, each covering a different aspect of Veganism and being a Vegan: Vegan in 5 – Video 1: What’s a Vegan? What it means to be a Vegan, Veganism compared to Vegetarianism, the Vegan […]

December 22, 2019
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‘Why are Trees Important?’ Eco-Poster

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Why are trees important? It’s simple: We need trees, and they need us. Or life on Earth won’t survive. But trees fulfil lots of important functions. Find out more here: 4 Reasons Why We Need Every Tree and Plant on Planet Earth. ‘Why are Trees Important’ […]

December 19, 2019
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4 Reasons Why We Need Every Tree and Plant on Planet Earth!

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The Amazon is burning! Forests are being cleared by the football-field! Trees are being cut back or felled! These things are awful, but why should we care? What have trees got to do with us? Why do we need trees? You might have heard that […]

July 21, 2019
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‘Butterflies and Moths Matter’ Eco-Poster

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Butterflies and Moths are very important pollinators and invertebrates. If we don’t start looking after the little things like Butterflies and Moths, we humans won’t survive on Earth. Find out why Butterflies and Moths matter in this blog post. All the main info is summarised […]

July 19, 2019
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Butterflies and Moths Matter! Here’s How You Can Help Them…

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Butterflies and Moths are fascinating, other-worldly, fluttery creatures. As it’s now summer in the Northern Hemisphere, you should be seeing them around flowers on sunny days, particularly butterflies. If you’re lucky. I say ‘lucky’, because butterfly and moth populations, like many invertebrates and other species […]

May 29, 2019
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Climate Change isn’t everything: We’re talking Planetary Collapse. Let’s fix it.

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The phrase “Climate Change” gets bandied about a lot. But what does Climate Change mean? As a result of human activity on this planet, we’re seeing increased storms, floods and droughts – and they are bigger and more devastating. Global temperatures, especially in the oceans, […]

May 22, 2019
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5 Ways to Save the Earth in Your Own Back Garden

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There’s a lot of talk lately about climate change, environmental destruction and ecological collapse, and how we’re all doomed if we don’t change our lifestyles. Have you noticed how much of this protest is directed at governments and leaders? Sure, their views and actions are […]