From basket weavers to salt farmers: the women leading a renewables revolution
From female basket weavers in Tanzania to the women farming salt in Gujarat, social enterprises are helping women become clean energy entrepreneurs “People call us Mama Solar,” says Solar Sister entrepreneur Hilaria Paschal. In her native Tanzania, Paschal and her fellow basket weavers buy solar lights and clean cookstoves from Solar Sister, a social enterprise […]
Why won't TV show more women's cycling?
The two most important bike races in the world are on right now: but you can only watch the Tour de France boys on telly. Meanwhile, fans of the Giro Rosa must check Twitter to follow the girls. Helen Pidd talks to TV networks — and cycling commentator Ned Boulting —to find out why July […]
These urgent bird calls are designed to distract
South Uist If the oystercatchers had sounded anxious, the new arrival sounds almost desperate, for its call has a panicky breathlessness about it At the end of a hot summer day what could be pleasanter than a peaceful evening stroll down to the beach? The sun is still warm, there’s just the lightest of breezes, […]
Great Barrier Reef: government must choose which parts to save, says expert
Professor Hugh Possingham says authorities must confront prospect that some parts of reef are doomed and focus on what to preserve Governments must decide which parts of the Great Barrier Reef they most want to save and confront the prospect that some of it may be doomed, an expert on conservation modelling has warned. University […]
Liberal Tories support Sadiq Khan on air pollution | Letters
Sadiq Khan plans to introduce a new charge for London’s most polluting cars (Report, 5 July). The mayor is right to propose bold action to tackle the public health crisis of air pollution, which causes thousands of premature deaths each year in London. Liberal conservative thinktank Bright Blue is calling for city councils throughout England […]
Circulate on Fridays: 5 articles you need to read this week
Every Friday, Circulate rounds up a collection of interesting circular economy related stories and articles. This Friday, we’re talking HP and Jabil’s 3D printing partnership, leasing jeans and why the Netherlands is a circular economy hotspot. 3D Printing: easier, smarter, faster HP claim that their 3D printing technology can deliver high quality results at up to […]
Whale and winghead sharks move step closer to extinction
Two predatory species are added to IUCN Red List of endangered species as pressure from fishing sees their populations fall by half in the last 75 years Whale sharks and winghead sharks have moved one step closer to extinction, after the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) redefined them both as endangered species […]
Fracking, remembering the Clean Air Act and rare frogs – 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
Global warming to blame for hundreds of heatwave deaths, scientists say
Manmade climate change increased the risk of heat-related deaths by about 70% in Paris and 20% in London in 2003, research shows Hundreds of deaths in the searing European heatwave of 2003 can be attributed to manmade climate change, say scientists. Researchers calculated that 506 out of 735 heat-related deaths recorded that summer in Paris […]
Bumblebee slips tether of the absent spider
Langstone, Hampshire Parting the ivy I discovered a buff-tailed bumblebee ensnared in an orb web A frantic buzz emanated from behind the curtain of ivy covering the fence, rising in pitch like an accelerating Vespa scooter. Parting the glossy leaves I discovered a buff-tailed bumblebee ensnared in an orb web. Researchers have discovered that bees […]