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Call for 'environmental bank holiday' to focus on local problems
2014-06-08 00:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Environmental campaigners spend too much time targeting global conferences on the issue of "melting ice caps" and not enough on encouraging people to become activists in their own neighbourhood, a report will claim tomorrow. The Fabian Society is calling for a new "Community Environment bank holiday" to revive interest in local environmentalism after its research showed that just as many people are concerned about litter and dog-fouling as they are about climate change. Green activism should...
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