Fracking is a futile betrayal of our national interest | John Ashton
Imposing the extraction of shale gas on communities in England undermines our already fragile democracy Drinkers in the Ashfield Country Manor Hotel face a dilemma. There is no other pub in the quiet working village of Kirby Misperton in Ryedale. But the landlord has banned discussion on his premises of the very topic that people […]
Exxon investors aim to force reckoning with impact of climate change policies
Group of largest shareholders will vote for resolution calling on firm to publish annual assessment of business impact of policies such as Paris Agreement ExxonMobil will face a revolt from some of its biggest and most influential shareholders on Wednesday as they fight to force the world’s largest oil company to open up about the […]
Glastonbury festival fined over sewage leak
Judge finds festival had low culpability for incident in 2014 that led to death of 42 fish in Whitelake river and is ‘impressed’ with its response to incident Glastonbury festival has been ordered to pay £31,000 after thousands of gallons of human sewage leaked out of a steel container tank, seeped into a stream and […]
Body Shop 'bio-bridges' to regenerate forests and connect wildlife habitats
Programme in partnership with World Land Trust will create corridors of natural habitat to prevent threatened species from being cut off from each other A programme to regenerate thousands of acres of forest and link habitats in wildlife-rich parts of the world has been launched. The “bio-bridges” scheme, which creates corridors of natural habitat to […]
North Yorkshire council fracking decision a 'declaration of war'
Industry welcomes decision in Kirby Misperton but campaigners vow to fight council’s approval Anti-fracking campaigners have accused North Yorkshire council of declaring war on people’s rights to clean air and water after it approved the first operation to frack for shale gas in five years. Campaigners opposed to the development outside Kirby Misperton – a […]
Unreliable car emissions tests harming fight against air pollution, expert says
On the road and lab test discrepancies undermining efforts to curb toxic air levels as UN environment assembly admits global response is not up to scratch The growing gulf between laboratory tests and real world air pollution from cars is hampering efforts to cut the toxic air that kills millions of people a year worldwide, […]
No deadline set for final decision on Hinkley nuclear plant
Energy minister tells MPs that no time limit has been set for EDF to make a final investment decision on the much-delayed nuclear plant The UK has set no deadline for the final go-ahead to the much-delayed Hinkley Point C nuclear plant, energy minister Andrea Leadsom told a committee of MPs on Tuesday. The head […]
'Riding roughshod over democracy': residents on fracking in North Yorkshire
Despite thousands of objections shale gas tests in Kirby Misperton were approved on Monday. Locals living in the area tell us their concerns After a verdict on Monday that will see the first operation to frack for shale gas in five years in North Yorkshire, anti-fracking campaigners have accused the county council of declaring war […]
UN calls for overhaul of national laws to tackle wildlife crime
Countries urged to outlaw possession of wildlife and timber illegally harvested or traded elsewhere Governments around the world need to pass national laws outlawing the possession of wildlife and timber that has been illegally harvested or traded elsewhere, a new report by the UN’s Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) urges. At present, unlisted but […]
From the favelas: the rise of rooftop solar projects in Brazil
New regulations open up an unexplored market for solar in heavily populated areas such as favelas, led by co-operatives, social startups and small businesses Sunny days have long been considered a competitive advantage for Brazil. Before the 2014 World Cup, the country’s tourist board set up a website allowing visitors to compare the number of […]