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Plastiki the plastic bottle boat
Thursday, 11 March 2010 (0 comments)
David de Rothschild was disgusted by the amount of waste plastic in the world so he started to build a boat made of plastic bottles called the Plastiki. in 2006 David de Rothschild became th...
Big supermarkets like Tesco are threatening to kill off local shops by 2015.
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 (0 comments)
Nearly half of all towns have at least five supermarkets within a ten-minute drive. Not only this, but the big supermarkets are planning to build even more shops across the country. ...
New Crew reporter Naomi goes to the Houses of Parliament to present her green manifesto.
Tuesday, 9 March 2010 (0 comments)
In February I was lucky enough to be one of 22 children who met Members of Parliament to present our Green Manifesto that we had developed over three workshops. The Manifesto has six ideas...
Junior eco-warriors could win a £6,000 prize and an Observer Ethical award for helping to save the environment.
Tuesday, 9 March 2010 (0 comments)
The Observer Ethical Awards are all about celebrating the UK’s environmental champions and you could be a winner. It’s the fifth year of the awards, in association with Ecover,...
The Climate Change Champions blog: 1
Tuesday, 9 March 2010 (0 comments)
Hello everyone, my name is Rose Stevens, I’m 15 years old and currently in year 10 at Cathedral School in Llandaff. I am writing this blog for you because I have been selected a...
The Climate Change Champions blog:2
Tuesday, 9 March 2010 (0 comments)
Hi there! My name’s Sebastian Giraud, I’m 14 years old and in year 10 at Ysgol Eifionydd, Porthmadog. I was appointed in January 2010 after winning a Welsh Assembly Gove...
The world's biggest boat to only run on solar energy has just been unveiled
Friday, 26 February 2010 (0 comments)
The world's biggest solar-powered boat was unveiled yesterday in Germany. Pictured is the model of the boat. The boat is 30 metres long (98 foot) and has 500 square metres of solar...
British Airways will be the first airline in Europe to produce jet fuel from rubbish
Thursday, 25 February 2010 (1 comments)
The airline has struck a deal to build the first plant in Europe to produce jet fuel from rubbish. The plant will be built in east London and will produce fuel from around 2014. BA ...
Go green and recycle your old toys at a charity shop
Thursday, 25 February 2010 (0 comments)
There are loads of ways you can help charities and other people while also helping the planet. You may not want some of your clothes, books, toys or musical instruments any more but, if t...
My school was recently awarded the Green Flag Eco-Schools Award. By Lauren, 10
Thursday, 25 February 2010 (0 comments)
There were nine topics that we had to cover to win the award including energy, global perspectives, healthy living, litter, school grounds, transport and waste. Here are some of the things...