The Guardian view on doing business with China: not a question of whether, but when and how | Editorial
Hesitation over the Hinkley Point project comes amid wider questions about Beijing’s intentions and actions It has been a bad couple of weeks for China Inc, with useful international deals coming off the rails and damaging its brand in the process. First, its invitation to the Hinkley Point party was snatched back as Theresa May […]
Hinkley Point C: case against CGN has the feel of a modern spy thriller
FBI says Chinese stakeholder in proposed plant has been engaged in two-decade conspiracy to steal US nuclear secrets A network of agents, payments from a Beijing-backed slush fund and a series of illicit transfers of highly sensitive nuclear knowhow: the case against Britain’s Chinese partner in the controversial Hinckley Point C project could have leapt […]
400-year-old Greenland shark is the oldest vertebrate animal
Shark, which would have reached sexual maturity at around 150 years, sets new record for longevity as biologists finally develop method to determine age She was born during the reign of James I, was a youngster when René Descartes set out his rules of thought and the great fire of London raged, saw out her […]
Cyrus Wadia explains just how much “materials matter” to Nike Inc
If a global business can adopt regenerative and restorative practices, it could go a long way to accelerating the transition to a circular economy. For Nike, it’s the volume of materials used in the manufacture of product that poses perhaps the biggest opportunity. For instance, 2.4 billion square meters of leather are used in the […]
Western Isles: thousands of litres of diesel lost from grounded rig
Transocean Winner ran aground on Isle of Lewis, triggering environmental concerns Tens of thousands of litres of diesel may have spilled into the ocean from an oil rig that ran aground on the Western Isles. The Transocean Winner was carrying 280 tonnes of oil – more than 300,000 litres – when it was blown ashore […]
Who is the US engineer accused of nuclear espionage?
CGNPC employee Szuhsiung Ho is accused of conspiring to develop nuclear material in China without US approval. Who is he and what is his background? Szuhsiung “Allen” Ho is, according to a motion filed by his lawyer, a 66-year-old US-educated American citizen who was born in Taiwan. Ho, who has been charged by the US […]
May urged to pull plug immediately on Hinkley C over spying allegations
Name of China General Nuclear Power, which holds stake in the planned new reactors, has appeared in US legal papers Theresa May is being urged to pull the plug on the controversial Hinkley Point C project immediately, after new allegations of spying in the US by a consultant working for the Chinese co-investor in the […]
Scotland wind turbines cover all its electricity needs for a day
High winds on Sunday boosted renewable energy output to provide 106% of Scotland’s electricity needs for a day High winds on Sunday were strong enough to power the equivalent of all of Scotland’s electricity needs for the day, according to environmentalists. The Met Office issued a yellow “be aware” weather warning covering much of the […]
Solar and wind 'cheaper than new nuclear' by the time Hinkley is built
UK government’s own projections expect onshore wind power and large-scale solar to cost less per megawatt hour than new nuclear by 2025 The government expects solar and wind power to be cheaper than new nuclear power by the time Hinkley Point C is completed, its own projections show. Theresa May’s government last month made a […]
Balkan wildlife faces extinction threat from border fence to control migrants
Controversial razor-wire fence put up by Slovenia along its border with Croatia could wipe out local bear, lynx and wolf populations, say researchers The death toll of animals killed by a razor wire fence designed to stop migrants crossing into Europe is mounting, amid warnings that bears, lynx and wolves could become locally extinct if […]