<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>News Archive - MSN Environment UK</title><link>http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/</link><description>Latest updates from MSN Environment UK</description><copyright>Microsoft</copyright><language>English</language><ttl>1</ttl><category>News</category><item><title>Arsenic poisoning measure developed</title><link>http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9364510</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9364510</guid><description>A pioneering solution to the world's worst case of mass poisoning has been found by scientists, it has been claimed.</description><enclosure length="2435" url="http://estb.msn.com/i/B7/FD7C1721126DBC1F7120566E2F977A.jpg" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:58:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Read</category></item><item><title>Green taxes 'too high'</title><link>http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9364509</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9364509</guid><description>Green taxes are far higher than is necessary to offset the cost of Britain's carbon emissions, a pressure group has claimed.</description><enclosure length="2210" url="http://estb.msn.com/i/26/C02AAF7E01696A1DAA6FF9569D0F8.jpg" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:58:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Read</category></item><item><title>Otters are nation's favourite</title><link>http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9364508</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9364508</guid><description>Otters have beaten a range of cute and cuddly creatures to be voted favourite British mammal in a poll.</description><enclosure length="2670" 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isPermaLink="true">http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9361595</guid><description>The rain in Spain falls mainly at the weekend in summer due to the effects of human activity, according to researchers.</description><enclosure length="2074" url="http://estb.msn.com/i/33/EDBB155B7C5767BA38EFEF12D7D77C.jpg" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:58:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Read</category></item><item><title>New bluetongue cases detected</title><link>http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9356004</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9356004</guid><description>Two new cases of the animal disease bluetongue have been detected in imported rams, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said.</description><enclosure length="2084" url="http://estb.msn.com/i/D2/31C43B24C5CB281811EBC147346F.jpg" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:58:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Read</category></item><item><title>Group drive to Greece using grease</title><link>http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9360489</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9360489</guid><description>A group of UK drivers successfully completed a "Grease to Greece" rally on Wednesday in a series of cars powered by waste vegetable oil.</description><enclosure length="3216" url="http://estb.msn.com/i/88/19E322EBC61BF9D1F5DE0FFC672BC.jpg" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:58:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Read</category></item><item><title>Protection call over coral</title><link>http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9350233</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9350233</guid><description>Conservation zones for coral reefs are in the wrong place to protect the vulnerable ecosystems from climate change, scientists have warned.</description><enclosure length="2446" url="http://estb.msn.com/i/0D/8EDEB36EC243267638E2052DE6.jpg" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:58:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Read</category></item><item><title>Red phone boxes to be 'adopted'</title><link>http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9364507</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9364507</guid><description>BT is to allow local councils to "adopt" red telephone boxes to keep them in towns and villages even if phones are removed because they are not used enough.</description><enclosure length="2796" url="http://estb.msn.com/i/9E/EFB235192FDAF8F59AFF5F21E2.jpg" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:58:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Read</category></item><item><title>Eco-activists can't give up flying</title><link>http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9357318</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9357318</guid><description>Only high prices - and not environmental concerns - will persuade people not to fly so often, researchers are due to warn.</description><enclosure length="2183" url="http://estb.msn.com/i/C6/80FCBC9A76254CBE3967A7A8639.jpg" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:58:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Read</category></item><item><title>Dead baleen whale found on coast</title><link>http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9357308</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9357308</guid><description>Marine experts have been called out to a dead whale found washed up on the coast.</description><enclosure length="2528" url="http://estb.msn.com/i/94/2CCAD3597BA324646277B1DF12AE65.jpg" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:58:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Read</category></item><item><title>Lerwick bucks summer sun trend</title><link>http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9351534</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9351534</guid><description>One of the most northerly places in Britain has been the sunniest in the UK this month, forecasters said.</description><enclosure length="2316" url="http://estb.msn.com/i/3E/BA2BD71BE6D4415CE232A8786139.jpg" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:58:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Read</category></item><item><title>Plea over biofuel subsidies</title><link>http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9329190</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9329190</guid><description>The Government should stop funding subsidies for biofuels to tackle climate change and instead use the money to stop the destruction of rainforests and peatland, a think tank said.</description><enclosure length="1801" url="http://estb.msn.com/i/9C/1F4146FCF0CFEEF7F95E64C89FC764.jpg" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:58:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Read</category></item><item><title>Ice-machine helps sun-seeking seal</title><link>http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9340428</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9340428</guid><description>An Arctic seal with an apparent dislike of the cold is gradually conquering his strange phobia with the aid of a giant ice machine, experts said.</description><enclosure length="2561" url="http://estb.msn.com/i/56/2113EEF786815384AB4420B14F4C7C.jpg" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:58:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Read</category></item><item><title>Curbs on ships to protect whales</title><link>http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9330405</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9330405</guid><description>The US government recommended a speed limit for commercial ships along the Atlantic coast, where collisions with the endangered right whale threaten its existence. </description><enclosure length="2949" url="http://estb.msn.com/i/DD/7DCD5C3717458A5164917CA34251D.jpg" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:58:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Read</category></item><item><title>Crane chicks first for bog reserve</title><link>http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9329189</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9329189</guid><description>A pair of common cranes have successfully raised chicks at a former peat mine - their first breeding site in the north of England, Natural England said.</description><enclosure length="1759" url="http://estb.msn.com/i/84/124723448CF3F348ED403F85EC71ED.jpg" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:58:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Read</category></item><item><title>Pressure drop blamed for bat deaths</title><link>http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9326997</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9326997</guid><description>Wind turbines kill more bats than birds - because of the sudden drop in air pressure which occurs near to the blades, scientists said.</description><enclosure length="2209" url="http://estb.msn.com/i/9A/8421B4C25D53B4B99E5C454D14DF15.jpg" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:58:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Read</category></item><item><title>Church call to cut floodlight use</title><link>http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9324848</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9324848</guid><description>Church of England leaders are being encouraged to consider cutting down on the use of floodlights to illuminate buildings as part of measures to promote greater environmental awareness.</description><enclosure length="2555" url="http://estb.msn.com/i/E8/D2B2DD7CC112942B425C2482F3BAF5.jpg" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:58:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Read</category></item><item><title>Nature reserve 'given to the sea'</title><link>http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9319187</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9319187</guid><description>Part of one of the RSPB's most popular nature reserves is to be sacrificed to the sea - in order to protect the rest of the site from destruction, the conservation charity said.</description><enclosure length="2714" url="http://estb.msn.com/i/F7/5E68C4DE944BE38AC6FF2E94DA4C.jpg" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:58:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Read</category></item><item><title>Butterflies hit by poor summer</title><link>http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9319185</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9319185</guid><description>Another summer of bad weather has meant a "dreadful" year for butterflies, a conservation expert has said.</description><enclosure length="3383" url="http://estb.msn.com/i/B2/C1EC35729EC3134E8D5648A44ECEE.jpg" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:58:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Read</category></item><item><title>Wind farm firm to probe landslide</title><link>http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9328037</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9328037</guid><description>A company which began work on a wind farm on a mountain bog two weeks ago has said an independent investigation was being launched into the cause of a massive landslide.</description><enclosure length="2202" url="http://estb.msn.com/i/15/B915E7352DAE78A7DF1B96299EC981.jpg" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:58:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Read</category></item><item><title>'Brits back free public transport'</title><link>http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9319183</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9319183</guid><description>Offering free public transport is the only way to get most Britons out of their cars, it has been revealed.</description><enclosure length="2347" url="http://estb.msn.com/i/18/5188A2EBDBA335A985BD239C72A43.jpg" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:58:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Read</category></item><item><title>Electric delivery truck unveiled</title><link>http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9319182</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9319182</guid><description>A leading Belfast paper merchant is doing its bit for the environment with the introduction of a revolutionary zero emissions electric delivery truck.</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:58:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Read</category></item><item><title>Climate conference makes progress</title><link>http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9304989</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9304989</guid><description>Delegates at a key United Nations climate conference made headway on a plan to encourage developing countries to regulate carbon emissions by focusing on their largest industries. </description><enclosure length="3123" url="http://estb.msn.com/i/A4/9354F2F81F9F30DFDF509EE07C86.jpg" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:58:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Read</category></item><item><title>Nests destroyed to curb seagulls</title><link>http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9293928</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9293928</guid><description>Seagull nests will be destroyed under plans to stop aggressive urban birds menacing towns and cities, it has been announced.</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:58:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Read</category></item><item><title>Abandoned baby whale put to sleep</title><link>http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9293503</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9293503</guid><description>An injured and abandoned baby humpback whale that spent nearly a week bonding with boats off north Sydney was put down after vets said it was too weak to survive. </description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:58:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Read</category></item><item><title>'Risky' monkey puzzle tree spared</title><link>http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9297605</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9297605</guid><description>A councillor has hailed a decision to save a 150-year-old monkey puzzle tree from the chop as "a victory for common sense".</description><enclosure length="2642" url="http://estb.msn.com/i/A7/552F5FD24286C4982889AFD6FD211.jpg" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:58:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Read</category></item><item><title>Rains may ruin bank holiday break</title><link>http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9306840</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9306840</guid><description>Rain, thunder and strong winds will hit parts of the UK over the bank holiday weekend, forecasters said. </description><enclosure length="1792" 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saying they were diseased and at the end of their natural lives.</description><enclosure length="2691" url="http://estb.msn.com/i/44/377A6F43EA5E461717D047653B1C3.jpg" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:58:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Read</category></item><item><title>CO2 offsetting confuses travellers</title><link>http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9281834</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9281834</guid><description>Most travellers are confused about carbon offsetting and nearly all of them think the Government should do more to improve awareness, a poll showed.</description><enclosure length="2377" url="http://estb.msn.com/i/80/69593039C1C8572FF904267242068.jpg" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:58:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Read</category></item><item><title>Space photos solve ancient mystery</title><link>http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9281618</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9281618</guid><description>Spectacular new images from deep space have helped Cambridge University scientists unravel a 100 million-year-old mystery.</description><enclosure length="1641" url="http://estb.msn.com/i/1E/A2DE65D3CFC4CDCC4DDF7E3C9E6DA.jpg" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:58:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Read</category></item><item><title>Britons aim to blow away record</title><link>http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9276877</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9276877</guid><description>Two Britons are preparing an attempt to smash the world speed record for a wind-powered vehicle.</description><enclosure length="2171" 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2008 10:58:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Read</category></item><item><title>Student discovers rare bat on moor</title><link>http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9273304</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9273304</guid><description>A Bechstein's bat - one of the rarest mammals in the UK - has been discovered on Dartmoor during a Â£25,000 research project.</description><enclosure length="2417" url="http://estb.msn.com/i/F1/77F830EBD18020DF5373203053952E.jpg" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:58:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Read</category></item><item><title>Horse obesity 'on increase'</title><link>http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9272330</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9272330</guid><description>The number of obese horses in Britain has seen a major increase, 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recycling</title><link>http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9270953</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9270953</guid><description>A green organisation has called on people whose finances are stretched due to the credit crunch to give charities a boost by recycling their mobile phones and printer cartridges.</description><enclosure length="3722" url="http://estb.msn.com/i/AB/69F71036999B35FD1856BEC0D4F1E.jpg" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:58:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Read</category></item><item><title>Abandoned baby whale 'weakening'</title><link>http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9272329</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9272329</guid><description>A hungry and abandoned humpback whale calf that has been trying to suckle from boats in the waters off 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