Archive for February, 2010
Red squirrels making a comeback in Scotland
Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels (SSRS), Scotland’s first campaign to save the red squirrel from further decline announced this week that red squirrels are beginning to return to parts of Scotland where they have not been seen for many years. Mel Tonkin from Scottish Wildlife Trust is Project Manager for SSRS and said “Since our official [...]
Post it notes tackling climate change
Short film producer Ricky Martin (it’s unclear if this is Ricky Martin of Livin’ la Vida Loca fame!) has produced a film which shows a handdrawn stickman on a post-it note going around a room and unplugging/switching off electric items which aren’t in use. It’s another fun, but informative reminder that we should all be [...]
Assisted Suicide Debate Continues
The revelations of BBC presenter Ray Gosling this week concerning an apparent confession of a mercy killing has again brought the debate of legalisation of assisted suicide into focus. Gosling, who told viewers of the Inside Out programme how he smothered his unnamed partner as he lay in hospital suffering from Aids, joins the growing [...]
