Circulate on Fridays: circular economy R&D, Kelly and Hawking on what the future holds and more…
Every Friday, Circulate provides a roundup of some of the best circular economy articles, videos and podcasts that we’ve seen during the week. This Friday, Stephen Hawking outlines the future we need, Kevin Kelly describes the future we’ll get, and other good stuff. Circular economy R&D in action It’s one thing to get your head around […]
EDF boss confident Hinkley Point C nuclear plant will be built
Nuclear power project thrown into doubt late on Thursday after UK government announced fresh review The boss of EDF says he is still confident about Hinkley Point C being built despite the UK government throwing the nuclear power plant into doubt by launching a fresh review. Jean-Bernard Levy, the chief executive of EDF, said on […]
Why have ministers delayed final approval for Hinkley Point C?
Possible explanations include fears over China’s involvement, trying to renegotiate costs and looking to scrap nuclear project The government’s decision to delay final approval of the controversial Hinkley Point C nuclear power station has cast fresh doubt on the project. Theresa May’s government plans to review the proposed £18bn plant before making an announcement in […]
Chernobyl could be reinvented as a solar farm, says Ukraine
Ministers create presentation to show how idle land around nuclear disaster site can be used to produce renewable energy The contaminated nuclear wasteland around Chernobyl could be turned into one of the world’s largest solar farms, producing nearly a third of the electricity that the stricken plant generated at its height 30 years ago, according […]
Hinkley Point is bad business. Theresa May should put it out of its misery | Simon Jenkins
David Cameron has bequeathed Britain the worst deal in the history of procurement. May cannot cave in like she did with Trident The message of last night’s Hinkley Point fiasco could not be clearer. The project cannot go ahead. But who in government has the guts to say so? No one without an interest in […]
Thorn tree tangle of pagans and poets
Langley Bush, Cambridgeshire A bronze age grave, Roman shrine, gibbet mound, parish marker, gypsy haunt – centuries of decisions and deaths right here Odd, the durable significance of some places. You can understand a mountain or cliff or sprawling forest – places that awe the eye on the ground, horizon or map. More enigmatic are […]
Scientists endure extreme Antarctic temperatures to extract ice cores – video
This footage from the Antarctic summer of 2007-08 shows how Australian scientists endure extreme conditions to drill ice cores from Antarctica’s Law Dome area. Law Dome is a spot in eastern Antarctica where scientists have been drilling to gather historic climate datat. New research using Law Dome ice cores suggests the world might be able […]
What the Earth's frozen burps tell us about global warming
Analysis of bubbles trapped in ancient Antarctic ice suggests that as the planet heats up, plants and soils will add more carbon dioxide to the atmosphere “When the earth burps, Law Dome records it,” says Australian climate scientist Dr David Etheridge. Law Dome is a special spot in eastern Antarctica where scientists have been drilling […]
Huge wildfire forces evacuations near Big Sur coastline in California
The blaze spanning 42 square miles has destroyed 34 homes, forced the evacuation of 350 properties and put at least 2,000 buildings at risk Firefighters struggled on Thursday to get the upper hand on a huge wildfire along northern California’s picturesque Big Sur coastline, where anxious residents awaited word on their homes and popular parks […]
Hinkley Point C in fresh doubt after government delays approval
Ministers to conduct fresh review into much delayed project, with no green light expected until autumn despite EDF’s confirmation Britain’s first new nuclear power station for a generation is in fresh doubt after the government delayed making a final decision on the £18bn Hinkley Point C, despite EDF’s directors voting to start work on the […]