BHP Billiton faces £30bn compensation claim over Brazil dam disaster
Mining subsidiary Samarco blamed for country’s worst environmental tragedy, which left 19 dead BHP Billiton and its partner Vale are facing a 155bn real (£30bn) claim from Brazilian prosecutors over a dam collapse last year at one of their iron ore mines, which killed 19 and left 700 homeless. Shares in the London-listed BHP plunged […]
Donald Trump's election would derail Paris climate deal, warns its architect
A climate change denier as US president would dramatically threaten global action to cut carbon emissions, says ex-French foreign minister Laurent Fabius The election of Donald Trump would derail the landmark agreement on climate change reached in Paris last December, the architect of the accord has warned. Trump is now virtually certain to be the […]
Trump on road to nomination as Cruz exits Republican race
Bernie Sanders manages a surprise victory over Hillary Clinton in Indiana primary, while Detroit teachers’ ‘sickout’ continues Continue reading… Source: Guardian Environment
Scientists are figuring out the keys to convincing people about global warming | Dana Nuccitelli
Understanding the greenhouse effect, the expert consensus, and that humans are causing global warming are gateways to support for climate policies The latest survey data from Yale and George Mason universities underscores the partisan divide on climate science denial – 73% of Americans realize that global warming is happening, including 71% of liberal/moderate Republicans, but […]
First fuel cell car-sharing programme launching in Germany
Hydrogen fuel-cell cars are getting more competitive in terms of costs and they are seemingly becoming more and more viable in their performance characteristics as well. However, the infrastructure challenge continues to be a barrier, on the one hand, users don’t buy hydrogen cars because the filling stations don’t exist, on the other, companies don’t build […]
Crows swoop on puppy, carrying it away from back garden
Owner heard four-month-old chihuahua ‘screaming’ before she disappeared from outside her Melbourne home The owner of a chihuahua puppy remains hopeful the dog is still alive after it was snatched from her backyard and carried away by crows. Four-month-old Fudge, who was small enough to fit in the palm of a hand, was swooped upon […]
Renewable energy: rapid acceleration needed to meet 2020 target
Twenty large windfarms would need to be committed to in 2016 to get renewable energy target back on track Meeting Australia’s renewable energy target for 2020 appears increasingly difficult, with a report released on budget night describing the progress so far as “adequate under the circumstances” but saying a rapid acceleration is needed. The Renewable […]
Killer whales: drone footage off the Western Australian coast – video
Two young aerial photographers filmed a pod of orcas off Bremer Bay on the south coast of Western Australia. Jampal Williamson said the orcas moved so fast they were difficult to film. Williamson and his friend Michael Goetze are using drones to capture different perspectives of WA for their aerial photography project, Salty Wings Continue […]
'A silent catastrophe': Chilean fishermen protest failure to mitigate toxic 'red tide'
Thousands of fishermen are protesting the government’s failure to mitigate effects of a poisonous ‘red tide’ agal bloom scientists call largest in history Thousands of Chilean fishermen have blocked roads with barricades in the region of Los Lagos, saying government efforts to mitigate the economic effects of a harmful algal bloom have been insufficient. For […]
Heathrow expansion opportunity squandered, MPs say
Transport secretary urged to commit to timetable in light of Airports Commission report backing third runway Delaying a decision on a third runway has “squandered the opportunity” to act on evidence and expand Heathrow, a cross-party committee of MPs said as it called on the government to commit to a clear timetable. The Commons transport […]