Chris Packham charged in Malta after bird hunt confrontation
BBC Springwatch presenter, making a film about Malta’s spring hunt of migrating birds, accused of assault and trespass Chris Packham, the naturalist and broadcaster, has been charged with assault and trespass in Malta after confronting hunters he believed had illegally trapped wild birds. The BBC Springwatch presenter and naturalist will appear before magistrates on Thursday […]
Renewables roadshow: how the people of Newtown got behind solar-powered beer
A hipster brewery in a Sydney suburb has created beer with an environmental message How Broken Hill went from mining to drag queens and solar farms Newtown – Sydney’s grungy inner-city suburb where a seemingly endless string of Thai restaurants is interrupted by body-piercing shops, clothes stores and a growing number of small bars. It’s […]
Pollution is killing our children. Here’s how we can save them | Geraint Davies
The impact of diesel particulates and nitrogen oxides on our health has reached catastrophic levels. My bill will make the right to clean air a reality Every weekday, millions of primary school children across the UK put their lives at risk. Break time brings relief for busy teachers and is often met with screams of […]
How Freight Farms is taking off from Boston to Canada
Freight Farms sell a solution where 40’ x 8’ x 9.5’ shipping containers are outfitted innovative tools and technologies to produce consistent, high-volume harvests of leafy greens, herbs and a number of other select crops 365 days per year. Based in South Boston, this highly innovative idea was derived by co-founders Jon Friedman and Ben […]
Meet the man willing to spend millions to convince Elon Musk to dump Trump
Doug Derwin is investing up to $2m to persuade Tesla’s CEO to speak out against US climate change policies and resign from groups advising Trump Luxury car owners may seem like an unlikely target for organizing a political resistance movement, but to Doug Derwin, it’s all about the make: Tesla. Derwin is investing up to […]
Myanmar camera trap survey reveals endangered tigers, elephants and leopards – in pictures
The first ever camera trap survey in the previously inaccessible Karen State hill forests has recorded a wealth of globally threatened mammals living in south-east Asia’s last great wilderness Continue reading… Source: Guardian Climate Change
Scotland hosts groundbreaking wind energy project to build new homes
Housing association invests in electricity-generating turbines that will fund affordable homes in rural Scotland Amid the rolling hills and woodland pastures of south-east Scotland, a wind of change is blowing through communities where low wages and casual work sit uneasily alongside the popular image of timeless market towns and pretty coastal villages. High above rich […]
Frydenberg to consider shark cull, drumlines after death of WA teenager
Environment minister says federal government ‘would welcome any proposal to protect human life first’ after attack on surfer Laeticia Brouwer The federal government would consider any strategies to prevent further shark attacks off Australia’s coast, following the death of teenager surfer Laeticia Brouwer. “In light of the recent shark attack the commonwealth would welcome any […]
Trump aides abruptly postpone meeting on whether to stay in Paris climate deal
Unlikely coalition of fossil fuel firms, environmental groups and Republicans are calling on president to stay despite his pledge to ‘cancel’ agreement Donald Trump’s aides have abruptly postponed a meeting to determine whether the US should remain in the Paris climate agreement, with an unlikely coalition of fossil fuel firms, environmental groups and some Republicans […]
Cherry blossom around the world – in pictures
From Harrogate to Tokyo cherry blossom is in full bloom at the peak of spring Continue reading… Source: Guardian Climate Change