Circulate on Fridays: the complexity of Brexit, life in the e-waste industry and what’s wrong with on-demand
Every Friday, Circulate rounds up a collection of interesting circular economy related stories and articles. This Friday, we’ve got a systems thinker’s take on Brexit, a brief recap of this year’s CE100 Annual Summit, and a report from the frontline of the e-waste industry. Brexit – the complex systems angle Photo credit: Theophilos via VisualHunt / […]
UK's out vote is a 'red alert' for the environment
From the ‘red-tape’ slashing desires of the Brexiters to the judgment of green professionals, all indications are for weaker environmental protections Despite being an issue that knows no borders, affects all and is of vital interest to future generations, the environment was low on the agenda ahead of the UK’s historic vote to leave the […]
The Nene tributary without a name
Lower Benefield, Northamptonshire This trickle may be unmapped, but when the water rises, it delivers enough force to damage a bridge It has no name, but it has torn a bridge apart. “The brook” rises west of Lower Benefield, near Spring Wood. There, a dendritic network of tiny streams converges and flows to Sheepwalk Spinney, […]
It seems like a good time to ask: what are governments for? | Anne Coombs
Be it renewable energy, manufacturing or urban planning, our natural advantages are being squandered. But what influence do voters really have? What are governments for? I don’t imagine I’m the only one asking myself that question. With political debate spiralling in ever-diminishing circles most intelligent people are left tearing their hair. How did politicians in […]
Beijing has fallen: China's capital sinking by 11cm a year, satellite study warns
Pumping of groundwater blamed for causing soil to collapse as development roars ahead above, with railways among infrastructure at risk, say scientists China’s capital is known for its horrendous smog and occasional sandstorms. Yet one of its major environmental threats lies underground: Beijing is sinking. Excessive pumping of groundwater is causing the geology under the […]
Mail-order wine pioneer becomes Australia's biggest environment donor
Bequest of $30m makes Cellarmasters founder David Thomas the country’s leading environmental philanthropist David Thomas, who became wealthy by pioneering mail-order wine, has become Australia’s biggest philanthropist to the environment, announcing a bequest that takes his donations to about $60m. “Barbara, my late wife, and I – it was always our intention that we’d give […]
Solar battery storage: bulk-buy promises Australians lower prices sooner
SunCrowd says its pioneering program, launched in Newcastle on Thursday, has attracted keen interest Australia’s first bulk-buy program for solar battery storage has launched, with more than 1,000 people in Newcastle expressing interest and more than 500 attending a sign-up event on Thursday night to buy home battery systems. From Friday, the program is being […]
Rare moth faces extinction at its last site in England
Dark bordered beauty moths have declined by over 90% at their last stronghold near York due to sheep grazing and habitat loss The dark bordered beauty moth is heading towards extinction at its last site in England, new research has found. The tiny, rare insect is now found only on Strensall Common, an area of […]
Solar Impulse 2's flight around the world – in pictures
Pilot Bertrand Piccard has just completed the first ever Atlantic crossing by solar plane, from New York to Seville, in the latest leg of the first solar flight around the world. We look back at some highlights so far Continue reading… Source: Guardian Environment
Water protection laws won't change until 2017 despite Flint crisis
EPA has been reviewing lead and copper rule since 2010 but has yet to make changes even as its own scientists have criticized current regulations Changes to laws that protect Americans’ drinking water are still at least six months away, the US Environmental Protection Agency has said, despite the ongoing lead crisis in Flint and […]