Marks & Spencer crowdfunds solar panels for its stores
Retailer joins forces with community-focused energy group to raise £1.2m for panel installation on nine large outlets Marks & Spencer is using crowdfunding to back the installation of solar panels on its stores. The retailer is partnering with Energy4All, a not-for-profit group that helps community groups set up energy co-ops, with the aim of raising […]
EU to investigate Poland over logging in ancient forest
European Union launches infringement procedure against Poland over tree-clearing in the Białowieża forest, a protected Unesco World Heritage site The European Union on Thursday launched an investigation into Polish logging in its ancient Białowieża forest, a protected Unesco World Heritage site which includes some of Europe’s last primeval woodland. “The commission has launched an infringement […]
Brexit voters almost twice as likely to disbelieve in manmade climate change
Poll shows Brexiters are also more likely to think media exaggerates agreement on climate science, distrust scientists and oppose windfarms British people backing a leave vote in the EU referendum are almost twice as likely to believe that climate change does not have a human cause, according to a new poll. Continue reading… Source: Guardian […]
For a clean, secure energy future the UK must stay part of Europe's vision | Michael Grubb
The UK could play a great role in the creation of Europe’s integrated single energy market – and reap its share of the significant benefits Energy is the lifeblood of society. It heats our homes, powers our industry and entertainment, and fuels our transport. It has become yet another punchbag in the UK referendum campaign, […]
Sea eagle reintroduced to Isle of Mull – photo essay
The sea eagle, also known as the white-tailed eagle, was driven to extinction in Britain earlier this century. Now, thanks to a reintroduction programme by Scottish Natural Heritage and the RSPB, it has returned one of its former haunts, the Inner Hebrides island of Mull in Scotland Continue reading… Source: Guardian Environment
Eight pilot whales dead in mass stranding in Indonesia
Hundreds of fishermen and officials rescued 24 of the whales after their pod swam ashore in Probolinggo, East Java Eight pilot whales have died after a mass stranding on the coast of Indonesia’s main island of Java that sparked a major rescue operation, an official said Thursday. Thirty-two of the short-finned pilot whales came ashore […]
Antarctic CO2 hits 400ppm for first time in 4m years
Climate Central: The last monitoring station in the world without a 400 parts per million reading has now reached it, NOAA confirms We’re officially living in a new world. Carbon dioxide has been steadily rising since the start of the Industrial Revolution, setting a new high year after year. There’s a notable new entry to […]
New rules to regulate Europe's hormone-disrupting chemicals
European commission launches world’s first system for classifying and banning endocrine disruptors against a barrage of criticism The European commission has launched the world’s first system for classifying and banning endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), against a barrage of criticism from scientists, NGOs, industry and consumer groups. Endocrines are hormone-altering chemicals common in everyday substances from paint […]
Russia significantly under-reporting wildfires, figures show
Greenpeace analysis of satellite data reveals 3.5m hectares have burned this year, while government statistics claim only 669,000 hectares Forest wildfires rampaging across Russia are being significantly under-reported by authorities, according to analysis of satellite data. Climate change is making wildfires much more likely in Russia, but regional officials have been reluctant to report the […]
It's an agile predator, but a gruesome fate often awaits the dung fly
Wolsingham, Weardale Adult dung flies chew hoverflies like hotdogs, but many fall victim to an insect-eating fungus Cattle had been sheltering in the lee of the hedge and had spattered the footpath with fresh cowpats. We had to be careful where we put our feet, but the male dung flies, Scathophaga stercoraria, sitting in the […]