Haute Route highs and heartbreak – what motivates cyclists on tough rides?
Peter Kimpton explores cyclists’ goals and experiences on the extremes of Haute Route in the Pyrenees She crossed the line. Then, in a brief epiphany between two complete strangers, we hugged for a few seconds and both wept. Day upon day of mountain stages, several with nearly 4,000 metres of vertical ascent, this one with […]
Los católicos hispanos escuchan el mensaje del cambio climático del papa
Mucho antes de que el Papa Francisco instara a los fieles a trabajar por la justicia medioambiental, el agua y las sequías ya eran aspectos que preocupaban en el oeste de Estados Unidos, por lo que los creyentes podrían intensificar sus acciones más que nunca Read this in English: On climate change, Hispanic Catholics hear […]
Untapped Economic Potential In UK For Old Furniture?
A new report “Rearranging the Furniture”, produced by think-tank RSA and resources company SUEZ, has suggested that there is a significant opportunity for the UK to take better advantage of ‘bulky waste’. It revealed that 1.6 million tonnes of bulky waste, 42% of which was furniture, is sent to landfill every year with over 50% […]
'America is not a planet': Republicans resist climate change action at debate
Rubio says economy must come first as candidates address issue on CNN as Christie rejects ‘wild leftwing idea’ that we can fix the climate alone In an exchange that would have been all but unthinkable even four years ago, moderator Jake Tapper posed a question to Florida senator Marco Rubio and New Jersey Governor Chris […]
Connecting with the wild and free
Egglestone, Teesdale Looking at wildflowers and seeing an image of ourselves implies an empathy with the natural world Lethargy seemed to have settled over the landscape after the harvest. There was barely enough wind to stir the thistledown and willowherb seeds around the field margin. On an uncomfortably humid afternoon that threatened a downpour, crows […]
A penguin's best friend: guard dogs needed to save Middle Island colony from foxes
Crowdfunding drive launched to buy and train two maremma dogs to scare off foxes which constantly attack penguins on island off Warrnambool Two new guard dogs are being urgently sought to help protect one of the last colonies of little penguins on Australia’s coastline. A coalition of conservationists, academics and Warrnambool city council are crowdfunding […]
Flinders University staff and students keep fighting Bjørn Lomborg centre
An open letter signed by 6662 students, teachers and alumni rejects any plan for the university to host a Lomborg-run research centre Climate activists and academics are scaling up their opposition to Flinders University hosting a Bjørn Lomborg-run research centre in an attempt to shut down the last avenue apparently open to the project. It […]
Deforestation surges in Queensland ahead of crackdown on land clearing
WWF reports landholders ‘panic clearing’ under the new Labor government in anticipation of protections being restored A surge in deforestation across Queensland has continued under the new Labor government, suggesting landholders are “panic clearing” before protections can be restored, according to conservation groups. A report by WWF has identified 94 locations that make up a […]
South China Sea images reveal impact on coral of Beijing's military bases
As China races to extend its military reach, it is turning pristine habitats into permanent islands. Satellite images of the South China Sea show rapid destruction of some of the most biodiverse coral reefs in the world. The reclamation of land in the contested Spratly archipelago to build runways, military outposts and even small towns […]
Olympic organisers destroy 'sacred' South Korean forest to create ski run
Green campaigners say recent removal of 500-year-old virgin forest is an ecological disaster and dismiss officials’ ‘patronising’ offer to restore habitat Campaigners in South Korea have accused organisers of the 2018 winter Olympics of destroying a “sacred” forest to make room for a ski slope, and dismissed official assurances that the site will be restored […]