Heathrow airport expansion plan may be put to free cabinet vote
Cabinet Office paper, revealed accidentally, suggests collective responsibility may be waived by Theresa May A leaked Whitehall document suggests Theresa May could hold a free vote on expanding airport capacity, potentially allowing some cabinet ministers to oppose a third runway at Heathrow. The Cabinet Office paper, photographed on the tube and passed to Channel 4 […]
Mass chimpanzee transfer begins in effort to protect endangered species
Project Chimps sanctuary in Georgia will house 200-plus chimpanzees after they were declared endangered, effectively ending experimentation on the animals More than 200 chimpanzees are being transferred to a new sanctuary in Georgia, as the US winds down the controversial practice of using chimps for scientific research. Related: Eastern gorilla now critically endangered while giant […]
Volkswagen engineer pleads guilty to conspiracy in emissions scandal
James Liang’s faces up to five years in prison but sentence could be reduced for his cooperation in the justice department investigation Volkswagen engineer James Liang pleaded guilty on Friday to one count of conspiracy in the company’s emissions cheating scandal and has agreed to cooperate in the widening criminal investigation. This is the first […]
Locals oppose plans for East Sussex's first caviar farm
Britain’s only caviar farmer plans to expand with a second site in rural East Sussex but locals say the site will impact the landscape and put pressure on a river where sea trout spawn Plans by Britain’s only caviar farmer to expand his operations to a tiny rural community in East Sussex have sparked a […]
Lost wilderness, pandas bounce back and giraffes – green news roundup
The week’s top environment news stories and green events. If you are not already receiving this roundup, sign up here to get the briefing delivered to your inbox Continue reading… Source: Guardian Environment
First dolphins killed in Japan's annual Taiji hunt
Fishermen catch 20 of the mammals on the first day of the controversial six-month hunting season featured in anti-dolphin killing film The Cove Japanese fishermen on Friday killed the first dolphins of the season in a controversial annual hunt that attracted global attention after it was featured in the Oscar-winning 2009 documentary The Cove. Fishermen […]
Instagram lawyers tell owner of anti-litter app to change its name
Danny Lucas is given deadline to confirm he will rename LitterGram because it could undermine brand owned by Facebook Lawyers for Facebook and Instagram have given the British owner of an anti-litter app a deadline to confirm that he plans to change its name, he has said. Danny Lucas, 49, from Wrotham in Kent, last […]
China's sinking coal mining towns and villages – in pictures
Thousands of residents in China’s Shanxi province have been evacuated as villages next to mines have started sinking, after decades of reckless coal mining Continue reading… Source: Guardian Environment
Opencast coal mine application 'called in' over climate change concerns
Application for a mine in Northumberland will now be subject to a planning enquiry to determine if it is compatible with government climate change policy An application for an opencast coal mine in Northumberland has been “called in” by the Government on climate grounds. The proposals by Banks Mining for a surface mine for coal, […]
Circulate on Fridays: Masculinity, Blockchain, design & more!
Every Friday, the Circulate team compiles a collection of the best circular economy videos, audio and articles for you to enjoy during the weekend! We’re doing a quick-fire “CoF” today, see if you can keep up and don’t forget to let us know what we’re missing. Photo via Visualhunt Could technology be having an impact […]