Trucost Identifies $10 billion Opportunity For Electronics Industry
Recent research conducted by Trucost and revealed by the Green Electronics Council has suggested that there is a significant economic opportunity at stake for the creation of circular economy processes in the electronics sector. In the recovery and recycling of precious metals alone, the research estimated that there’s the potential to gain $10 billion in […]
Ford Turns To Geckos For Inspiration
Ford Motor Company is aiming to develop new adhesive innovations modelled on the natural adhesion of geckos. Better adhesive solutions could represent a crucial step in making the disassembly and consequent reuse and recycling of Ford’s products and materials possible at a larger scale, opening up significant economic opportunities for the company in the process. […]
A bronzed and mellow landscape: Country diary 100 years ago
Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 28 October 1915 We have had cold winds and heavy rains here for the last day or two, and the dim mist that hangs along the hill summits suggests that more rain is still to come. Next time the sun shines it will gaze out upon a landscape […]
Who’s afraid of the noble false widow?
For those with vivid imaginations the white markings on the black back of a noble false widow spider (Steatoda nobilis) can look like a skull and crossbones, or in other cases just a skull. Perhaps it is a warning that the spider has a nasty bite. The poison will not be fatal, however, rather on […]
Puget Sound orcas welcome sixth baby born to endangered pods this year
Newborn known as J53 seen swimming with ‘Princess Angeline’ ‘Class of 2015’ brings population of threatened killer whales to 82 Puget Sound’s endangered resident orcas have welcomed yet another new addition. Related: Giant squid writ small: juvenile monsters of the deep captured off Japan Continue reading… Source: Guardian Environment
The Guardian view on solar power: put in the shade just when it needs the sun | Editorial
Cutting subsidies in renewables is shortsighted and counterproductive. These industries are Britain’s future and must receive full government backing Last week there was dismay as the future of Britain’s nuclear sector was subcontracted to France and China. Now, as the impact of the cuts in subsidies for green energy hits home, the country’s future as a […]
Radioactive waste dump fire reveals Nevada site's troubled past
Property that burned had regulatory troubles and lax oversight since the 1970s Investigators taking closer look at federal and local records The operator of a closed radioactive waste dump that caught fire in southern Nevada last weekend was troubled over the years by leaky shipments and oversight so lax that employees took contaminated tools and […]
Turnbull government selling Australia short on climate change – Bill Shorten
Opposition leader welcomes PM’s decision to attend UN talks in Paris but says, ‘I wish he was taking policies other than Tony Abbott’s discredited Direct Action’ Labor has welcomed the announcement that Malcolm Turnbull will attend climate change talks in Paris this year but says the government is selling Australia short by taking global warming […]
Shark strategy: NSW to spend $16m on sonar buoys, surveillance and science
Twenty ‘listening stations’ will be installed at beaches to provide real-time tracking data on tagged sharks, and eco-friendly nets will be rolled out In-water sonar technology that warns when a shark is nearby and new “shark listening” devices will be enlisted by the New South Wales government to try to combat shark attacks this summer. […]
Cluster of 20 great white sharks spotted off coast of northern California
Sharks, ranging from 15ft to 18ft, seen 100 yards offshore near Pacifica Two coast guard helicopters spotted the sharks from 500ft last week Experts say a cluster of some 20 great white sharks was recently spotted by the US coast guard off the coast of northern California. Related: Giant squid writ small: juvenile monsters of […]