Carbon emissions labeling on menus can help reduce diners’ carbon footprints & more environmental stories.

[View this email in your browser]( Monday, November 28, 2022 "Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans." – Jacques Yves Cousteau ‘Cleaner Air Is Coming’ as London Expands Vehicle Pollution Fee to Entire Metro Area Starting next August, drivers of the most polluting vehicles will have to pay $15 per day to enter an Ultra-Low Emissions Zone expanded to include all of metropolitan London, the British capital’s mayor announced Friday. [Read More]( Related: [New York Voters Approve Historic Environmental Bond Act]( UK Government Could Allow New Onshore Wind Farm Construction by Relaxing 2015 Ban UK Prime Minister [Rishi Sunak]( looks poised to reverse a default ban on onshore [wind]( farms as the country responds to the [climate]( and [energy]( crises. When running for leader of the Conservative Party during the summer, Sunak had said he would not relax what amounts to a ban on onshore wind farms in Britain, but pushback from other Conservative members of Parliament (MPs) seems to have pressured him to reconsider. [Read More]( Related: [First All-Electric Community Powered By Solar and Battery Microgrid Launches in California]( Carbon Emissions Labeling on Menus Can Help Reduce Diners’ Carbon Footprints Earlier this year, the UK began requiring cafés and restaurants with more than 250 employees to include the number of [calories]( next to each dish on their menus, reported BBC Future. Mexican chain Wahaca was not a fan of the new requirement at first, but then took the extra menu labeling even further by adding [carbon footprint]( information next to its dishes. [Read More]( Related: [The Climate Crisis Could Make Your Grocery Bill Even Higher]( Climate-Denying Groups Use Right Whales as Front to Oppose Offshore Wind One common tactic of [renewable energy]( opponents is to emphasize the new technology’s environmental impact in a way that disguises the harm caused by what it is intended to replace. For example, [wind power]( opponents often point to the turbines’ threat to [birds](. However, a 2012 study found that [fossil fuel plants]( kill 35 times more birds per kilowatt hour than wind farms do. [Read More]( Related: [Whales Use Vocalizations to Mark Their Vocal Clan]( How to Get (and Keep) Squirrels Out of Your Attic Do you ever hear that tell-tale pitter-patter of tiny feet from the attic? Some [squirrels]( might just be setting up camp for the winter right overhead. These pesky little creatures are fast, agile, and acrobatic: the perfect combination for sneaking into attics through tiny entryways. When they’re just outside, squirrels are usually just a nuisance – albeit an annoying one – but can become quite dangerous and hazardous when they make their way indoors. Most often, they head right for the attic: someplace dry, warm, away from predators outside and all of the household action down below, and easily accessible via the roof and nearby trees. Before these squirrel-squatters get inside – and even after they already have – there are some easy, humane solutions to keeping your attic creature-free during the [colder months](. [Read More]( Related: [Backyard Chickens: Where to Start?]( Do you get this newsletter daily? If not, [sign up here]( or forward to a friend. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2022 EcoWatch, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up for EcoWatch Top News of The Day Our mailing address is: EcoWatch 1122 Oberlin RoadRaleigh, NC 27605 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Mailchimp Email Marketing](