Human hands across the globe switch up the heat
As the northern hemisphere slides into winter the southern hemisphere is sliding into summer or, in the case of Australia, diving into summer. On 6 October, Melbourne hit 35°C, breaking records for the hottest start to this month, while Sydney and Adelaide have had a string of days over 30°C. But for Australians this record-breaking […]
Renewable energy and the politics of subsidies | Letters
It’s becoming tiresome hearing government ministers justify their cuts to renewable energy subsidies on the basis that industries must “stand on their own two feet” (Energy minister ‘open-minded’ about UK solar subsidy cuts, 20 October). Energy minister Andrea Leadsom’s assertion that “I don’t think anyone here would advocate an industry that only survives because of […]
EU caves in to auto industry pressure for weak emissions limits
Green MEPs describe newly minted test procedure, which will allow car manufactures to emit more than twice legal limit of NOx, as scandalous Carmakers have won delays to a more stringent “real driving emissions” test, which will allow them to belch out more than twice the legal limit of deadly nitrogen oxides (NOx) from 2019 […]
Indonesia burning: forest fires predicted to be worst on record
There are widespread forest fires in Indonesia almost every year during the dry season, but this year’s are proving particularly devastating, destroying vast tracts of jungle and blanketing neighbouring countries in toxic smog Continue reading… Source: Guardian Environment
Government to cut tax relief for community green energy schemes
Treasury unexpectedly axes incentive for building new renewable energy sources, on top of previously announced subsidy cuts The government plans to cut tax reliefs for community energy schemes to build new renewable power capacity such as solar and wind in a move that will deal a further blow to the UK’s embattled renewables sector, green […]
Greenpeace and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall launch John West tuna protest
Art installation accuses Britain’s largest tuna importer of broken sustainability promises and human rights abuses by parent company Greenpeace and the TV presenter and environmental campaigner Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall have launched a protest targeting Britain’s largest tuna importer John West and its parent company Thai Union Frozen Products over the firm’s alleged backtracking on promises to […]
Spectre of destruction: the lost manuscript of the real-life 'M'
Breaking open a locked cabinet belonging to Maxwell Knight, naturalist and spy, yields not Top Secret documents but a passionate scientific plea … As excitement over Spectre reaches fever-pitch, the last written works of the real-life M have been discovered in a filing cabinet. They too contain a haunting, terrible truth, not about a sinister […]
Norman Moore obituary
Conservationist whose work led to a ban on pesticides such as DDT, and so helped populations of birds of prey to recover Norman Moore, who has died aged 92, was a gentle giant in the field of wildlife and conservation policies. He emerged into the public arena during the 1960s as leader of a team […]
In October at least, America runs on pumpkin
Pies, coffee, beer and ice cream – pretty much anything can be pumpkin-flavored at this time of year making the seasonal squash a multimillion-dollar business With Halloween just days away, pumpkins are out in full force – sitting on your neighbor’s stoop, decorating your co-worker’s desk or giving your local coffee shop that autumn-y feel. […]
Imagine if Exxon had told the truth on climate change | Bill McKibben
With the oil giant vouching for the science of climate change 25 years ago, there is no way we would have wasted decades in fruitless argument Like all proper scandals, the #Exxonknew revelations have begun to spin off new dramas and lines of inquiry. Presidential candidates have begun to call for Department of Justice investigations, […]