These are the best arguments from the 3% of climate scientist 'skeptics.' Really. | Dana Nuccitelli
Contrarian climate scientist Roy Spencer summed up the contrarian case for a fossil fuel and tobacco-funded think tank When I give a presentation and mention the 97% expert consensus on human-caused global warming, I’m often asked, “what’s the deal with the other 3%?”. These are the publishing climate scientists who argue that something other than […]
Solar subsidy cuts lead to loss of 12,000 jobs
UK loses third of solar posts as survey reveals almost four in 10 companies are considering leaving market entirely More than 12,000 solar power jobs have been lost in the past year because of government subsidy cuts, according to the industry. A third of solar jobs have likely been lost in the UK, found the […]
No more rats: New Zealand to exterminate all introduced predators
Possums, stoats and other introduced pests to be killed in ‘world-first’ extermination programme unveiled by PM The New Zealand government has announced a “world-first” project to make the nation predator free by 2050. The prime minister, John Key, said on Monday it would undertake a radical pest extermination programme – which if successful would be […]
The secret life of an engineer: Blights on the landscape make my eyes light up | Anonymous
I may have missed British industry’s glory days but I will never tire of seeing our back-of-a-fag-packet ideas ramped up to keep the country ticking over As I walk from the main plant area to the jetty, the view before me is spectacular. The sun is bursting through the clouds and illuminating a hive of […]
Burning coal for gas in UK seabeds would flame pollution, says report
Friends of the Earth condemns Coal Authority for granting licences for underground coal gasification at 19 UK sites Plans to set fire to coal under the seabed at up to 19 sites around the UK would cause significant climate pollution, groundwater contamination and toxic waste, according to a report by environmentalists. The UK government’s Coal […]
Wildflower heaven in the west of Ireland
Iveragh Peninsula, County Kerry Roadsides are a riot of primary yellow, pinks and purples This verdant isle is indeed a green gem, but for the visitor from eastern England the abundance of richly coloured flowers is the stand-out botanical feature of the west coast of Ireland. Roadsides are a riot of primary yellow – bird’s […]
Wine without waste: De Bortoli aims to be Australia's first zero-waste winery
Solar energy, no sodium and organic fertiliser: how one of Australia’s biggest wineries is reducing waste while saving money and energy One of Australia’s biggest family-owned wineries wants to become the country’s first zero-waste wine producer, and has invested more than $15m to achieve this goal. De Bortoli Wines, which has wineries at four sites […]
The Arctic skua, an aerial highway robber: Country diary 100 years ago
Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 28 July 1916 The ragwort is out on the sandhills, masses of handsome flowers above dense, dark green leaves, except where a colony of black and orange cinnabar caterpillars is defoliating the strong plants. Brighter even than the ragwort is the yellow-wort, each flower facing the sun above […]
Grey triggerfish – new to British waters, and to the fishmonger's slab
A fish familiar to Mediterranean fishermen can now be caught around Britain, from the south-west to the Hebrides A favourite haunt of a newcomer to British shores, the grey triggerfish Balistes capriscus, is the seaside pier. For the holiday angler it could be quite a shock landing such an unfamiliar fish, and it will need […]
Campaigners seek to reintroduce Eurasian lynx to parts of Britain
Charity begins local consultation on plan to introduce 10 Eurasian lynxes back into wild in north of England and southern Scotland Lynx could soon be reintroduced to the north of England and southern Scotland as the charity campaigning for the return of the wild mammal, which was last seen across Britain around 700AD, launches its […]