#432: Richmond Council supports the GCSE Natural History

 Richmond Council has come out in favour of the GCSE Natural History.

#431: Earthrise

This photograph could be said to have kick started the environmental movement. Connects with a fairly recent post #372.

It was first seen in a special issue of the New York Times.

It was taken by NASA astronaut: William Anders using a Hasselblad camera during the Apollo 

This was the first mission to take a manned vehicle around the 'dark side' of the moon.

The original photo had the moon vertically in the frame, and has been cropped and rotated for impact. I have copies on postcards but it has been used numerous times.

William Anders sadly died in 2024 reducing the number of people still alive who have actually stood on the moon, or were part of the original NASA Apollo missions.

#430: Myth busting nature as a block to growth

A piece by Joe Keegan for the Wildlife Trusts' website.

This follows Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer's recent comments and language used by those who seek to block road and airport projects...

Research by PwC found that 47% of the companies on the London Stock Exchange are highly or moderately dependent on nature. The assertion that protecting nature undermines economic growth is simply incorrect; nature is the bedrock upon which the economy is built. The findings of the Dasgupta Review reiterate this view, highlighting the significant economic value of nature.

Nature is not a block to growth....