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‘Amazing News’: Rights Groups Celebrate After Italy Bans Use of ...

November 9, 2017 in Reading (A1/A2) by simonwhalley_@hotmail.com

The three richest Americans now have more wealth than poorest 50% of Americans. The divide between rich and poor is getting wider and wider and wider. in the US, the 400 richest people now have more wealth than the poorest 64% of Americans. One in five families have no money […]

The three richest Americans now have more wealth than poorest ...

November 9, 2017 in Reading (A1/A2) by simonwhalley_@hotmail.com

More than 300,000 people are now homeless in the United Kingdom. In the past year, 13,000 people became homeless. The housing charity ‘Shelter’ says that 1 in 200 people are now homeless. The official figure is 307,000 people but Shelter believes the number is probably higher. Shelter blames changes to […]

300,000 people in Britain are now homeless, study reveals

November 9, 2017 in Reading (A1/A2) by simonwhalley_@hotmail.com

Christine Lagarde warns of ‘dark future’ if the world doesn’t fight global warming. Christine Lagarde, IMF managing director says the world will be in deep trouble if it doesn’t address climate change and inequality. She said we need to address these problems or we will be moving to a dark future” in […]

Christine Lagarde warns of ‘dark future’ if the world doesn’t ...

October 25, 2017 in Reading (A1/A2) by simonwhalley_@hotmail.com

Christine Lagarde warns of ‘dark future’ if the world fails to address global warming. The world will be in deep trouble if it fails to tackle climate change and inequality, IMF managing director Christine Lagarde has warned. “If we don’t address these issues… we will be moving to a dark future” in […]

‘We will be toasted, roasted and grilled’: IMF chief sounds ...

October 25, 2017 in Reading (B1/B2) by simonwhalley_@hotmail.com

Christine Lagarde warns of ‘dark future’ if the world fails to take steps to address global warming. The world will be in deep trouble if it fails to tackle climate change and inequality, IMF managing director Christine Lagarde has warned. “If we don’t address these issues… we will be moving to a […]

‘We will be toasted, roasted and grilled’: IMF chief sounds ...

October 25, 2017 in Reading (C1/C2) by simonwhalley_@hotmail.com

Seven children in Portugal are raising money to challenge 47 members of the council of Europe. They say the nations are not doing enough to fight climate change. The children wanted to raise $26,000 and they reached that amount last Thursday. They now aim to raise $100,000. The children come […]

Because Paris Deal Not Nearly Enough, European Climate Kids File ...

October 23, 2017 in Reading (A1/A2) by simonwhalley_@hotmail.com

Man drives for hours with 3,000 gallons of water – ...

October 18, 2017 in Reading (C1/C2) by simonwhalley_@hotmail.com

Eating meat is destroying some of the most important areas of the world. An area 1.5 times the size of the European Union could be saved if we follow nutritional guidelines say the WorldWildlifeFund (WWF). Areas including the Amazon, Congo Basin and Himalayas are effected. 60% of all extinctions are caused by […]

Eating meat is destroying the planet, says WWF.

October 17, 2017 in Reading (A1/A2) by simonwhalley_@hotmail.com

‘The world is consuming more animal protein than it needs and this is having a devastating effect on wildlife,’ says WWF . Meat consumption is devastating some of the world’s most valuable and vulnerable regions, due to the vast amount of land needed to produce animal feed, a report has warned. […]

Meat eaters are destroying the planet, says report

October 11, 2017 in Reading (B1/B2) by simonwhalley_@hotmail.com

US, Syria Will Soon Be Only Holdouts on Paris Accord. Nicaragua will sign the climate agreement soon. When President Trump announced earlier this year that the US would pull out of the Paris climate accord, much of the coverage pointed out that only Nicaragua and Syria were also in the “no” camp. […]