Anger at David Cameron’s £100,000 trip to honour dead Saudi king
Cost of visit to pay respects to King Abdullah sparks fury as it underlines links to kingdom amid human rights worries Environmental and human rights groups have expressed outrage that the UK taxpayer spent more than £100,000 sending David Cameron to Saudi Arabia to pay his respects following the death of its king in January. […]
Florida man attacked by bear on eve of first state bear hunt in 20 years
Charles Griffin suffers non-life-threatening injuries outside motel Protests against black bear hunt continue as season opens On the eve of Florida’s first state-sponsored bear hunt in more than 20 years, wildlife officials were investigating after a bear attacked a man outside Eastpoint motel. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation officials said Charles Griffin was walking near […]
Britain's EU exit would devastate nation's farmers, says study
Only the top 10% of farmers would be able to survive due to severe drops in EU subsidies A British exit from the European Union would have a devastating effect on the nation’s farmers, leaving only the most efficient 10% able to survive without the multi-billion pound subsidies currently handed out by Brussels, says a […]
Leaked map reveals Big Gas eyeing most biodiverse place on earth
Manu National Park in Peru’s Amazon targeted by Pluspetrol, according to map of planned geological fieldwork Look at the map below. What it shows is a gas company’s interest in doing “geological fieldwork” at two UTM-referenced points in the far west of the Manu National Park in Peru’s Amazon: Continue reading… Source: Guardian Environment
Fall colors: autumn foliage across North America – in pictures
As the weather turns crisp, the trees turn red and gold, and across North America the landscape is awash with color. Here are some of the best views, including a selection of readers’ pictures from a GuardianWitness assignment Continue reading… Source: Guardian Environment
‘I was kidnapped, chained and blindfolded. They’d kill me if I went back to Colombia’
Trade union activist Gilberto Torres talks about his country’s oil warsand why he is bringing a case against BP While peace edges closer in Colombia – ending a 40-year war between the government and leftwing Farc guerillas – so another war rages unabated: the appalling violence that surrounds mining and drilling for oil. A remarkable […]
Giant squid writ small: juvenile monsters of the deep captured off Japan
Three young squid caught by marine biologists are the spitting image of their gigantic parents – if nearly 1,000lbs and 50ft smaller Marine biologists have captured three young giant squid, Japanese researchers reported, in what would be the first confirmed catch of very young juveniles of the elusive creature. The young squid, caught off south-western […]
US steams ahead with new rules to curb pollution by superyachts
Despite protests from Russia, America takes unilateral action forcing bling boats to cut toxic emissions No self-respecting oligarch these days can afford to be without a superyacht. Ownership of a bling boat is as obligatory as the Ferrari in the triple garage and the private jet on standby. However, within months any billionaire wanting to […]
Hurricane Patricia: drone footage shows flooding in Texas – video
Drone footage shows flooding on the streets of Dallas and Navarro County as heavy rains lash Texas on Friday. The state has been placed on a flood watch now that Hurricane Patricia has made landfall along the pacific coast of Mexico. Rains are expected to intensify over the weekend when moisture from the storm meets […]
Dolphins and gannets make a big splash
Chanonry Point, Highlands Bottlenose dolphins can regularly be seen breaching the waters here – particularly if there is a run of salmon on the making tide This spit of land extending into the Moray Firth about 18 kilometres northeast of Inverness is one of the best places in Britain to see bottlenose dolphins without going […]