The fish farm of the future – interactive
Fish farms have divided critics. But problems around pollution and the use of wild fish as feed could be resolved by a new, self-contained approach to fish farming. Continue reading… Source: Guardian Environment
Hinkley Point C will cost customers at least £4.4bn
Cost for nuclear power station will be passed on to nearly 30 million customers, while critics warn it could rise to £45bn The UK’s first new nuclear power station for a generation will cost electricity customers at least £4.4bn and the subsidy bill could reach £20bn, the government has revealed. The charges, which will be […]
VW emissions cheat estimated to cause 59 premature US deaths
Recall of affected cars by the end of 2016 would avoid more than 130 further early deaths, research shows Nearly 60 people will die prematurely from the excess air pollution caused by Volkswagen cheating emissions tests in the US, according to a new study. The first peer-reviewed estimate of the public health impacts of VW’s […]
Babushkas of Chernobyl trailer: women who refused to leave the dead zone – video
Watch the trailer for filmmakers Holly Morris and Anne Bogart’s documentary about the extraordinary survival story of the Ukrainian women who refused to leave their homes following the nuclear disaster in 1986. The film follows the community living and working within the exclusion zone, which also includes scientists, bureaucrats and illegal ‘stalkers’ Continue reading… Source: […]
Are Worms the Answer to Food Waste?
Last week, we wrote about the possibility of mealworms that could help to solve the plastic waste problem. It seems like worms might be the solution for a a few other waste issues too, this week a piece in the Guardian highlighted the potential for worms to be natural composters of food waste, reducing what […]
LED Li-Fi Technology Could Be Future of Wi-Fi
Research carried out at Oregon State University suggests that the bandwidth of Wi-Fi systems could be boosted by 10 times or more through utilising LED lights as transmitters of information. The new technology utilises ordinary LED lights to transmit data around the home or office as part of an integrated Wi-Fi network. Traditional Wi-Fi routers […]
Gulf oil spill: Transocean and states agree millions in compensation
Settlements understood to resolve outstanding claims from 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster that spewed 134m gallons of oil into the sea All five Gulf of Mexico states have reached a settlement with the owner of the offshore drilling rig involved in the 2010 BP oil spill. A court filing from Transocean and attorneys for Alabama, Florida, […]
Josh Frydenberg supports coal seam gas agreement between miners and farmers
Energy minister says federal government needs to ensure landholders’ rights are protected and he will put issue on Coag energy council meeting agenda Energy minister Josh Frydenberg has supported farmers’ rights to reach agreement with mining companies on coal seam gas before resource development goes ahead, and will put the issue on the agenda for […]
Puffins and turtle doves at risk of being wiped out, say experts
‘Global wave of extinction lapping at UK shores’ as latest list of endangered species classifies birds alongside African elephant and lion Puffin and turtle dove numbers across the globe have plummeted so rapidly the birds now face the same extinction threat as the African elephant and lion, say conservationists. Atlantic puffins and European turtle doves […]
Archaeologists discover Mesolithic eco home near Stonehenge
Pit left by fallen tree, lined with cobbles, shows hunter-gatherers’ sophisticated understanding of landscape Evidence that Mesolithic hunter-gatherers were environmentally aware home builders has emerged a mile from Stonehenge – together with a stone age version of the storage heater. Archaeologists have expressed astonishment at the 6,000-year-old discovery – the stone age equivalent of an […]