Tag: Oceans
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Fundraising for our rivers
Spreading awareness of river pollution as part of sustainability week and Cop27 Today we were fundraising for Together, for Rivers | The Rivers Trust with our volunteer – Lecturer Luke – dressed up, enduring wet sponges and buckets of water being thrown at him. We had many participants and donations! River pollution continuously causes declines…
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Seaweed: A new meat alternative?
According to experts seaweed could be a key crop in transitioning away from our meat-based diet as around 30% of it is composed of protein. Seaweed is considered sustainable as it doesn’t use land and fresh water, resources that are in scarce supply. Due to the expanding population, we cannot extend terrestrial farmland, forcing farmers and…
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How a Lego brick spillage over 25 years ago is still polluting our environment today
In 1997, a cargo ship was confronted by rough seas and lost 62 containers overboard. One of these containers was full of around 5 million pieces of Lego which spilled out into the ocean and started washing up on Cornish beaches. 25 years later pieces are still being found along the south west coast and…