Greenpeace fined under Lobbying Act in 'act of civil disobedience'
Exclusive: Greenpeace says ‘gagging law’ favours big business and refused to register as a campaign group in run-up to 2015 election Greenpeace has become the first organisation to be fined under the government’s Lobbying Act which critics warned would silence legitimate campaign groups. Ministers said the legislation, dubbed the “gagging law” by charities, would hold […]
'The truth needs an advocate': why scientists will be marching on Saturday
The hands of the Doomsday Clock currently stand at two-and-a-half-minutes to midnight. Professor Ray Pierrehumbert of Oxford University and the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists explains why support for science and the global March for Science on 22 April is crucial Continue reading… Source: Guardian Climate Change
Scientists to take to the streets in global march for truth
March for Science on 22 April will see scientists and supporters at more than 500 locations stand up for evidence-based thinking Scientists and science supporters will take to the streets in a global March for Science on 22 April . What began as a small Facebook group in the US capital, Washington DC has spiralled […]
Science strikes back: anti-Trump march set to draw thousands to Washington
Scientists are ditching their labs for the streets in a mass protest against the Trump administration’s war on facts, but will the effort resonate with skeptics? On Saturday, thousands of scientists are set to abandon the cloistered neutrality of their laboratories to plunge into the the political fray against Donald Trump in what will likely […]
Illegal wildlife trade threatens species at Unesco sites, says WWF
Conservation charity warns that almost half of world heritage sites designated for importance to nature are at risk Almost half of the Unesco world heritage sites designated for their importance to nature are threatened by the illegal wildlife trade, a WWF report has said. Poaching, illegal logging and fishing, and the trafficking of rare species […]
Naval power: Mauritius looks to Perth base for renewable energy solutions
First to be threatened by climate change, island nations want renewable energy, even if it costs them more As home to Australia’s largest naval base, it is no surprise that foreign governments are curious about the secretive goings-on at Garden Island, just offshore from Perth in Western Australia. Peering across from the other side of […]
Big six energy firms braced for government price crackdown
New rules are expected to be implemented as soon as next week, most likely in form of price cap on standard variable tariffs Central heating systems are being turned off across the country as spring takes hold, but winter is coming for energy companies who have recently hiked bills for millions of households. Theresa May […]
Receding glacier causes immense Canadian river to vanish in four days
First ever observed case of ‘river piracy’ saw the Slims river disappear as intense glacier melt suddenly diverted its flow into another watercourse An immense river that flowed from one of Canada’s largest glaciers vanished over the course of four days last year, scientists have reported, in an unsettling illustration of how global warming dramatically […]
Humans on the verge of causing Earth’s fastest climate change in 50m years | Dana Nuccitelli
Humans are changing Earth’s climate at an alarmingly fast rate A new study published in Nature Communications looks at changes in solar activity and carbon dioxide levels over the past 420 million years. The authors found that on our current path, by mid-century humans will be causing the fastest climate change in approximately 50 million […]
Teenage girl dies after shark attack while surfing in Western Australia
Police confirm 17-year-old died after attack at Kelp Beds, near Wylie Bay in Esperance A 17-year-old girl has died after being attacked by a shark in Western Australia. Monday’s attack happened at Kelp Beds, near Wylie Bay in Esperance, just before 4pm, police said. Continue reading… Source: Guardian Climate Change