What can 100 cities teach us about the future of this vulnerable world?
Since the launch of the 100 Resilient Cities initiative, writes Rockefeller Foundation president Judith Rodin, we have been inspired – and daunted – by our member cities’ willingness to confront the many challenges ahead As we move deeper into the 21st century, the stresses and shocks come faster and faster. They’re hitting hard in all […]
Climate change and the value of daring | Joseph Robertson and David Thoreson
Solving climate, peace and human security issues requires a quiet defiance. The climate system is a unifying ethical field that extends from the physical to the metaphysical and connects your actions to my well-being, and vice-versa, no matter how remote your life is from mine. The Golden Rule we have always treated as an abstract […]
The best women's summer cycling kit
Helen Pidd chooses her favourite bike clobber for 2016 after extensive testing in Mallorca … and Manchester Hurray! Summer is finally here and with it comes the best ever choice of women’s cycling gear. I’ve been testing a load of kit for the past few months in my native Manchester, plus sneaking off to Mallorca […]
Perth shark attack victim named as hunt continues for suspected great white
University lecturer Doreen Collyer named as victim of second fatal shark attack in Western Australian waters within five days as authorities seek to kill animal The second shark victim in West Australian waters within five days has been named as university lecturer Doreen Collyer, as authorities try to catch and shoot the animal believed responsible. […]
In praise of the tram: how a love of cars killed the workers' transport system
At their peak in the late 19th century, trams provided working people with a fast, efficient means of getting around. Now, argues Christian Wolmar, it is time to follow the Swiss model and put them back at the heart of urban transport policies At their peak there were well over 100 tram systems in Britain. […]
Australia's 7.5m tonnes of food waste: can 'ugly food' campaigns solve the problem?
While government needs to address food waste issue, experts say customers also need to change their perceptions about what normal food looks like Would you drink water made from food waste? You could soon be doing just that, thanks to an innovation that is not only promising to help in the race to find sustainable […]
Art and access to justice combine in the Northern Territory | David Morris
After facing severe funding cuts last year, clients of the Environmental Defenders Office of the Northern Territory offered their art to be auctioned to raise money for the office. The second annual art auction is happening now See a gallery of the images being auctioned here For the second year in a row, artists and […]
Protected birds killed in Cheshire: Country diary 100 years ago
Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 9 June 1916 June 8 “I came across six dead herons tied to a tree in the Goyt Valley,” writes a friend of mine. Some of them were quite young, evidently not having left the nest, and all had been killed about the same time. One reader of […]
Great white shark suspected of killing Perth diver to be hunted
Western Australia Department of Fisheries sets drum lines to catch and kill shark reported to be be between three and six metres long A great white shark suspected of killing a 60-year-old diver in Perth’s north is being hunted. The woman was diving with a 43-year-old man one kilometre offshore from Mindarie marina just before […]
Greens want 'fair price' for solar power and access to grid for all
Greens launch clean energy policy with spending to put solar in schools, a ‘fast-track’ to renewable energy and a right to solar for renters The Greens want to regulate the electricity system to ensure a “fair price” is paid for solar-generated electricity and ensure a “legal right” to connect to the grid by forcing energy […]