Türkiye'de kömür atağını durdurmak için çok mu geç?
Türkiye yakında dünyanın en büyük kömür santralinin sahibi haline getirebilir. Kömür atılımı kapsamında planlanan 80 yeni santrale tepkiler büyürken, muhalifler güneş enerjisi potansiyelinin göz ardı edildiğine dikkat çekiyor In pictures: The frontline of Turkey’s new coal boom This is a translation of an article which was originally published on 6 August 2015; to read it […]
Could Blockchain ‘Power’ Internet of Things?
If you’re not already familiar with blockchain, there’s a good chance that you soon will be. The emergence of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin is based on blockchain technology, a distributed public database that can maintain a growing list of transaction records, while still being protected against tampering and revision. The world’s leading banks have already invested […]
DLL Releases Whitepaper On Recovery Of Used Assets
This week, DLL released its third whitepaper, “Sustainable returns by recovering used assets”. The whitepaper looks at the potential opportunities and barriers to the successful recovery and utilisation of used assets by manufacturers. It offers a model, which manufacturers can follow to successfully retrieve value from their products. In particular, DLL identified financing as a […]
Crossbench senators push for water policy rethink to help Australian farmers
Seven of the eight Senate crossbenchers want work on the Murray-Darling basin plan to be paused until a committee report is handed to parliament Social and economic considerations should be given the same weighting as environmental impacts in the distribution of water, crossbenchers have told the federal government in a rare show of unity. Seven […]
Australia writes to Morrissey and Brigitte Bardot to defend plan to kill cats
Letter to singer, who called the plan ‘idiocy’ and actor, who said it was ‘animal genocide’, says feral cats have caused the extinction of 27 native species The Australian government has written to Morrissey and Brigitte Bardot to defend its decision to kill 2 million cats. The planned cull is aimed at protecting Australian wildlife […]
The party’s over for the striped legless lizard in the nation's capital
One of the last populations in Australia of this near-extinct reptile is being moved from Canberra to a property 75km south in a do-or-die operation On the frontline of saving a rare Australian reptile species near Canberra, the essential requirements are a large number of clay tiles, some quick reflexes and the hope that you […]
Legless lizard at risk of joining Australia's extinct species list – video
Urgent efforts are under way to bring an Australian reptile species back from the brink of extinction. Conversationists with Bush Heritage, near Canberra, are working alone to relocate about 200 striped legless lizards, one of the last populations in the country, before their grassland habitat is flattened to make way for a caravan park Continue […]
Pacific nations beg for help for islanders when 'calamity' of climate change hits
Coalition of Fiji, Kiribati, Tuvalu and Tokelau ask wealthy nations to help their people migrate and find work if they have to flee because of rising sea levels Pacific island nations have pleaded with wealthy countries to help their people migrate and find work if they are forced to flee their homelands because of the […]
Wildlife photographer of the year 2015 winners – in pictures
Canadian amateur photographer Don Gutoski has been named wildlife photographer of the year at London’s Natural History Museum for his image, Tale of two foxes. Here are the winning images in all categories Continue reading… Source: Guardian Environment
Steve Backshall: nature is panacea for obesity and mental health issues – video
Broadcaster and naturalist Steve Backshall calls on the government to direct NHS funds towards helping people access green spaces and the coastline to tackle obesity and mental health issues. The funds requested would amount to 1% of NHS England’s £1.8bn public health budget. The proposal is one of 10 laid out by 26 nature organisations, […]