Half past five. Closing time for most shops on Market Square. If you’re meandering to Tesco after a late lecture, chances are you’ll be greeted by the sight of waitresses, waiters and shopkeepers wrestling with black bags. Unfortunately, these bags often contain food which is perfectly edible. A lot of Durham cafes and bakeries prepare fresh food every morning and then discard the leftovers as the day draws to a close. Supermarkets are also guilty of possessing the same ‘bin happy’ mentality. Food has to be thrown out if it’s past its sell by date, even if it’s fine to consume in reality.

Tom Walker would rather live in Durham than Dubai..

The award for the most conspicuous display of vulgar affluence goes to the city of Dubai. This polluted metropolis, a speck on the edge of a vast desert is, by some way, the most sordid, phony, egotistical and pathetic place on earth, and one which shows no better the folly of man’s…

Operation Powercut: 20-22nd November, Market Square.

Non-plastic bags, wearing superfluous yet colourful wristbands, and skip-diving (or Freegan, where the person involved basically refuses to consume food not found in skips) are examples of vaguely environmentally friendly practices seen around Durham. In fact, come to think of it, skip-diving surely just revolves around a general resistance to spending money, but aside from this, it’s safe to say that many students are quite ecologically aware…

   David Richards investigates…

   The threat of global warming has slowly infiltrated our social consciousness over recent years. We are constantly bombarded with propaganda telling us about the impending doom that threatens our species if we do not act fast and mindlessly – after all, sober debate is not an option when we will soon be living in drowned cities and dusty fields. Look behind the hullabaloo however and a different story emerges; a story that must rank as one of the greatest cons of all time.
 
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Patrick Murphy looks at the latest animal to join the ‘endangered’ list…

DSU Environment Officer says Durham’s place in the P&P Green League is ‘misleading’. Karina Williams has the details…

Durham’s S.L.A.G. sifted through college waste during a DSU Environment Week publicity stunt. Karina Williams reports…

Al Gore’s documentary makes Adam Blampied realize that we need to save some trees…