On 15th January the British government approved the construction of a third runway for Heathrow Airport, Europe’s busiest airport. Whilst the project still requires planning permission, it has become subject to a huge controversy particularly opposed by environmentalists. Through the expansion of Heathrow Airport is the environment being sacrificed to improve the economy? All the … Read more
Should we try, as far as is possible, to buy only locally-produced goods? All the Yes points: Shopping locally supports local farmers and the local economy – rather than huge multinational corpo… Local shopping benefits the environment. At the moment most food in the stores has been transported… Local shopping is good for the whole … Read more
In this day and age, people fly abroad at any given opportunity, but at the same time there are growing concerns about the effect this has on the environment. Should the prices of flights be taxed more heavily so prices rise and people fly less? All the Yes points: Noise pollution Cheap flights are for … Read more
Can an ever increasing human population support the agricultural status quo and continue to dedicate massive resources toward the support of farm animals without significantly destroying what is left of the world’s wildlands? Also are the ethical arguments concerning global food distribution and animal welfare (especially concerning factory farming) strong enough to reform the way … Read more
It is a commonly accepted theory that increased levels of Co2 are causing an increase in the temperature of the earth’s atmosphere via the ‘greenhouse effect.’ More and more scientists are arguing, however, that this is still just a theory – one that is being used by media, politicians and other organisations to manipulate an … Read more
Based on the information, there is not an issue with rising tempeture, CO2 levels All the Yes points: Temperature from history Sea level Weather Because people are losing lives and our climate is changing Many factors involved. All the No points: The scale of the problem The need for oil Polar Bears and other species … Read more
