Fraser Island oil spill clean-up begins along 40km stretch of sand
Dozens of people enlisted to remove small ‘patties’ found between Eurong beach and Dilli village An oil spill clean-up is about to begin on world heritage-listed Fraser Island in Queensland. On Wednesday dozens of people were to begin removing oil “patties” scattered along a 40km stretch of sand, from Eurong beach to Dilli village. Continue […]
Amy Goodman showed us the perils of standing up to the fossil fuel industry | May Boeve
The rights of activists and journalists are under threat wherever communities challenge Big Oil – in North Dakota and beyond Related: Judge rejects riot charges for journalist Amy Goodman after oil pipeline protest For far too long, the world had been ignoring the North Dakota anti-pipelines protests. Then the Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman captured […]
There are oilfields in the South Downs too | Letters
Howard J Curtis of Liverpool asks why the shale gas and oil under the South Downs national park is not being exploited (Letters, 17 October). He needs to check his facts. Oil is being extracted from under the South Downs (in Lidsey, Markwells Wood, Singleton and Storrington, for example), there are applications for four wells, […]
Sorry shock jocks but the public isn't buying into a renewable energy panic | Peter Lewis
Despite a concerted effort to create a panic about renewable energy following the South Australian storm, public support for ambitious renewable energy targets remains high The lights had not even come back on in South Australia after the freak storm that blacked out the state last month when the latest front in the climate wars […]
May puts Heathrow vote on hold to avoid Tory resignations
PM tells cabinet they can continue voicing public opposition to favoured airport expansion until vote next winter Theresa May has retreated from holding a parliamentary vote on airport expansion this autumn after the government was warned that Tory MPs could resign their seats if ministers backed a third runway at Heathrow. Two Conservative sources said […]
Sustainable cities: how can we develop the urban circular economy? – live chat
Join us on this page on Wednesday 19 October, 1-2pm (BST), to debate the potential of cities to foster the circular economy 6.42pm BST Cities are home to more than half the world’s population and, as urban populations continue to rise, they must find ways to cope with acute demands for resources and space. In […]
Pedals the bear, known for walking on hind legs, apparently killed by hunters
Body of bear with Pedals’ markings taken to weigh station by hunter, wildlife officials say, in New Jersey’s first sanctioned bow and arrow hunt in decades Pedals, a famed black bear who wandered around New Jersey on two legs like a human, appears to have been killed in the state’s first sanctioned bow and arrow […]
2016 locked into being hottest year on record, Nasa says
Data shows September was the warmest in modern temperature monitoring following months of record-breaking anomalies this year Nasa has all but declared this year to be the hottest yet recorded, after September narrowly turned out the warmest in modern temperature monitoring. Last month was 0.91C above the average temperature for that time of year from […]
Treasury blocked moves to charge diesel cars to enter polluted UK cities
High court hears evidence in air pollution case against the government that environment and transport department plans were overruled The Treasury blocked other government departments from charging diesel cars to enter towns and cities blighted by air pollution, documents revealed during a high court hearing on Tuesday. Legal NGO ClientEarth is challenging the government’s pollution […]
Norway faces climate lawsuit over Arctic oil exploration plans
Campaigners say decision to open up the Barents Sea violates the nation’s constitution and threatens the Paris climate agreement A lawsuit has been filed against the Norwegian government over a decision to open up the Barents Sea for oil exploration which campaigners say violates the country’s constitution and threatens the Paris climate agreement. The case […]