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"At Agbogbloshie, young people scavenge for scrap metal amid the smoke from plastics fires. The health risks are obvious - but the money is too good to ignore"

Sales of ethical goods and services have increased despite the recession, growing to more than £47bn last year. Since the onset of the economic downturn five years ago, the value of ethical markets from Fairtrade products and green energy to free-range and sustainable food has grown from £35.5bn to £47.2bn, according to a report produced by the Co-operative Bank.

A UK minister has caused controversy by urging Muslims to try harder to integrate into British society. Europe minister Peter Hain says isolationism leaves Muslims open to exploitation by extremists. Is integration good for multi-cultural Britain?

"Climate CHIP is a non-profit website supported by charitable grants from organizations and individuals concerned about local and global threats to human health and society from climate change. We aim to provide a range of information and resources about heat stress and other health impacts of climate change." Good INTERACTIVE tools here

Another FREE book. Go to the site submit your email address and you will receive the book. It is very good

This is good article that explains what the IPCC report is

"t has been announced today that the UK and China have agreed a £45m pig semen export deal. That's a figure not to be sniffed at. Selling our pigs' semen to the world's biggest pig producer would be a boost to British exports and good for our country's economy. What isn't touched on in coverage of the deal is the welfare aspect. What conditions will the resulting pigs be kept in, in China? It raises the ethical discussion that comes up time and time again: just because we can do something, does that mean we should?"

"Millions of tonnes of old electronic goods illegally exported to developing countries, as people dump luxury items"

"McDonald's may seem to be everywhere, but there are still 105 countries without the fast food giant, from Ghana to Jamaica to Yemen to Tajikistan. And in six countries, McDonald's once had a presence, but due to economics, and sometimes politics, the franchises closed. Still, Jack Russo, a consumer goods policy analyst with the financial services firm Edward Jones, tells The Salt that McDonald's is well-represented overseas. "Two-thirds of their total revenue is outside of the U.S.," Russo says. The company has 34,480 restaurants in 119 countries, including Cuba and France, where it's especially beloved, even by foreigners."

"A bad reputation can be hard to shake off and takes concerted efforts over the long-term - just ask Nike, Nestlé and Asia Pulp and Paper"

"Filmmakers follow one girl's story inside Rio's biggest favela, starting from the time she was born."

Really good article

"They are known as the mule women of Melilla. Everyday they carry heavy loads across the border between the Spanish enclave and Morocco. Melilla is an important entry point for goods into North Africa - and if the women can carry them, they can be imported into Morocco duty-free"

There is so much good stuff in here and most of it will affect ALL of you. Please READ

"The ban on discards - the shameful practice of throwing perfectly good fish away due to quotas - is a major milestone, as is the end of the current centralised one-size-fits-all approach to decision making."

bbc show by dallas cambell, really good! pregnant planes and big bridges!