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A US ban on kangaroo leather is a missed farming opportunity A ban could be an animal welfare disaster. The US Congress is considering a proposed law to ban the import and sale of kangaroo parts. Backed by a campaign called Kangaroos Are Not Shoes, the bill is aimed at stopping Nike, Adidas and other big brands from using kangaroo leather in their products. Supporters of the bill decry the “mass slaughter of kangaroos – more than two million a year”. We have a combined 80 years experience in kangaroo management. In our view, this proposal is one of the most comprehensive own goals in hi...

Share Many Australian school kids could be learning in classrooms with poor indoor air quality that exceeds safety guidelines.     A team from the UNSW Sydney’s School of Built Environment found concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in classrooms peaked significantly higher than the 850-ppm threshold prescribed by the National Construction Code due to a lack of proper ventilation.     The study also showed that low ventilation rates raise the concentration of other contaminants in a classroom environment, such as emissions from the building materials and furniture and particulate ...

2021-04-14 08:05:48 GMT2021-04-14 16:05:48(Beijing Time) Xinhua English SYDNEY, April 14 (Xinhua) -- A new research revealed on Wednesday has found the poor indoor air quality in Australian schools have exceeded safety guidelines due to a lack of proper ventilation. After analysing the results of a field study conducted in secondary school classrooms in Sydney from 2018 to 2019, researchers from the University of New South Wales found that concentrations of carbon dioxide in classrooms peaked significantly higher than the threshold prescribed by the National Construction. The research ...

Seetal Solanki Seetal Solanki is the founder and Director of Ma-tt-er, a relational practice focused on building and bridging kinships between ourselves, materials, the immaterial and virtual. Her work at Ma-tt-er reorients mindsets, behaviours and mechanisms towards futures that are caring and respectful by providing ecological and nuanced strategies that are biodiverse, inclusive and response-able. Author of "Why Materials Matter" (2018), a Textiles Tutor at the Royal College of Art and Associate Lecturer at CSM Spatial Practices MArch, London. She was awarded an Honorary Fe...

Join Us: Encourage Evangelicals to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine Learn more about a faithful Christian response to conversations about COVID-19 vaccines and how to equip others to take action. Jamie Aten & Kent Annan Evangelicals who get vaccinated against COVID-19 demonstrate their love of neighbors, care for the most vulnerable, and protect our own bodies. However, a recent study shows that white Evangelicals are less likely to get vaccinated than most other groups in the United States. In response, we launched the Evangelicals for COVID-19 Vaccines campaign on Change.org to encourage and equip ...