‘Stop treating world’s oceans as sewers,’ environmentalist warns

A Catholic environmentalist is urging society to “stop treating the world’s oceans as sewers”, amid warnings that the amount of plastic ending up in them could triple by 2040. A team of experts believe the amount of plastic in the sea will rise from 11 million tonnes a year in 2016 to 29 million tonnes... Read More

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May 3, 2020

Wrong to label climate change campaigners as ‘extremists’

A Catholic environmentalist has insisted that those who demand action on tackling the climate crisis should not be labelled ‘extremists’. The call comes after it emerged that environmental campaigners have been referred to the Home Office’s anti-terror Prevent programme amid fears they may become radicalised. The Times has found that 45 activists were referred to... Read More

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April 26, 2020

Environmentalist slams fly-tipping ‘disgrace’

A Catholic environmentalist has condemned the rise in fly-tipping amid the Covid-19 lockdown. Ellen Teague, of the Columban Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation, warned that the increase “shows how vulnerable society is to sudden shocks”. Town halls say they are working hard to maintain effective waste and recycling services as some councils have reported... Read More

News – UK and Ireland

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March 17, 2020

Columbans announce winners of ‘Throwaway Culture’ competition

A pupil from All Saints School in Sheffield, Kit Bell, has won the writing section of the Columban Young Journalists Competition in Britain on the theme, ‘Tackling our Throwaway Culture’. John Vidal, former environment editor at The Guardian, felt Kit’s article was a “strong” entry with “good links made between poverty and environment”. Ruth Gledhill,... Read More

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February 14, 2020

Not so fast with car reg plan

Fast food outlets should take more responsibility for their customers’ waste, a Catholic environmentalist has said. Ellen Teague, of the Columban Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation, has urged fast food chains to cut down on the amount of single-use litter it produces and provide more environmentally friendly packaging and initiatives for customers. Her... Read More

Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland

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December 14, 2019

Reuse it, recycle it plea for fun Xmas jumpers

Readers of The Catholic Universe are being urged to swap or reuse their Christmas jumpers from last year, as environmentalists warn of the damage they do to the planet. Almost all of the millions of Christmas jumpers expected to be sold to UK customers this year are made with plastic, according to research by environmental... Read More

Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland

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November 7, 2019

Bishop calls on public to keep the environment pressure on MPs

Catholics must continue to remind politicians of the responsibility they owe to the world’s most vulnerable, the Bishop for the Environment has said. His call comes as a new survey suggests that more than half of people say climate change will influence the way they vote in the next general election. “The way that people... Read More

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Bishop John Arnold, Columban, Dr Edward Echlin, Ellan Teague, environment, General Election, MPs, politicians, pressure

October 4, 2019

Young journalists competition: Let’s tackle throwaway culture

Columban missionaries are urging young people to tackle ‘a throwaway society’ through its third Young Journalists’ competition. This year’s theme is ‘Tackling our Throwaway Culture’ and the competition opens for entries today, Friday 4th October. Students aged 15-18 inclusive are invited to write an article or make a video report that informs and raises important... Read More

Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland

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August 1, 2019

Name heatwaves after shameful companies

Heatwaves should be named after fossil fuel companies in order to name and shame them, a Catholic environmentalist has suggested. Ellen Teague, of the Columban Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation, said the extreme weather events should be named after such companies that have undermined climate change action in order to raise awareness of... Read More

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