Farmers should have right to veto coal seam gas on their land, says Warren Truss
Nationals leader’s comments come after the the suicide of Queensland anti-CSG farmer George Bender and follow Fiona Nash’s call for a change to state laws Nationals leader Warren Truss believes farmers should have the right to veto coal seam gas exploration and extraction on their properties, following a call by assistant health minister Fiona Nash […]
UK toxic car pollution tests delayed by lack of equipment
MPs told it will be several months before levels of nitrogen oxide will become known as there is only one machine available to test real-world emissions The government has little idea of how much deadly nitrogen oxide (NOx) is being emitted by individual passenger cars because it has only one £100,000 machine able to test […]
Paris climate deal will not include global carbon price, says UN climate chief
Christiana Figueres tells investor event that a climate deal to be agreed in Paris in December will not be able to come up with a global carbon price A climate change deal to be agreed in Paris in December will not be able to come up with a global carbon price, the United Nations’ climate […]
'Do I smell?': confronting my family about my eco-friendly lifestyle
After years of people smelling my hair or teasing me on Twitter, I finally decided to ask those closest to me what they really think of my commitment to live green “Do I smell?” I asked this question to the man I’m dating, and he was appropriately perplexed. “What?” he asked. Continue reading… Source: Guardian […]
From Tesla's Powerwall to flow batteries: five facts about the energy storage revolution
From Tesla’s Powerwall to flow batteries, we look at existing and emerging technology that could be a critical part of the sustainable energy puzzle Batteries – the workhorse technology that injects life into gadgets we can’t live without – are taking on a bigger role as they replace petrol tanks in cars and make their […]
UK, Germany and France lobbying for weakened cap on toxic car pollution
MEPs outraged as biggest three European countries push for watered down nitrogen oxide targets ahead of crucial EU vote Europe’s biggest countries are lobbying for a proposed EU cap on nitrogen oxide (NOx) pollution from cars to be weakened in a vote on Wednesday, despite the VW diesel emissions scandal and revelations that 90% of […]
Au Burundi, malgré les troubles politiques, les projets de centrales solaires sont mis en route
« Ce serait fantastique d’obtenir de l’électricité du soleil » : le coup d’Etat et le contrecoup ne diminuent pas l’engouement pour un projet d’énergie solaire dans un village du Burundi Read this article in English here Lorsque des entrepreneurs et des membres du gouvernement ont signé un accord sur la première centrale solaire au […]
Prince Charles warns financial sector and charities of fossil fuel risk
Prince of Wales speaks out on the benefits of divesting from oil, coal and gas and investing in renewables on financial and ethical grounds The fortunes of fossil fuel companies will be “severely impacted” by a global climate change agreement, Prince Charles warned a financial sector summit in London on Tuesday. He also warned charities […]
Australian Academy of Science divests from fossil fuel companies
Australia’s leading science institution has put its money where its mouth is on climate change, reports the Sydney Morning Herald Australia’s leading science institution has withdrawn its direct investments in fossil fuel companies. The decision will be outlined in a speech by Australian Academy of Science president Professor Andrew Holmes at a climate science conference […]
Cow dies from anthrax in Wiltshire
Public Health England imposes movement restrictions at farm in Westbury area after first case of anthrax in livestock since 2006 A cow at a farm in Wiltshire has died from anthrax, the first such case in livestock since 2006. Movement restrictions were imposed at the farm and an animal’s carcass was burned at the end […]