Malcolm Turnbull told Coalition not doing enough to avert gas crisis
Australian Industry Group says government should introduce national interest test and encourage swaps to boost supply The federal government should do more to stop a looming gas crisis, including introducing a national interest test for exports and encouraging use of swaps to boost domestic gas supply, the Australian Industry Group has said. In a letter […]
A harbinger of spring in the high places
On a cold day on Cairn Gorm there was little to occupy the attention – until the appearance of a ring ouzel signalled the return of spring Go-back, go-back, go-back! A red grouse was calling just above the car park, at the bottom of the path to the summit of Cairn Gorm. For a moment […]
Great Barrier Reef tourism: caught between commerce and conservation alarm
More people than ever are coming to see the reef and those who make a living showing it off want the world to know it’s still a natural wonder. But they worry about its future, and that of their 64,000-strong industry In the dark clouds gathering over the future of the Great Barrier Reef, there […]
Theresa May urged to honour climate and wildlife commitments
Celebrities and pressure groups warn UK prime minister against entering into ‘environmental race to the bottom’ to secure post-Brexit trade deals Leading environmental campaigners have warned the government against scaling back on commitments to tackle climate change and end the illegal market in wildlife in order to secure post-Brexit trade deals. Greenpeace, WWF, Friends of […]
Diesel car owners may be paid to trade in under new UK air quality plans
Environment committee chair Neil Parish MP is to raise proposals for a scrappage scheme for pollution hotspots this week Cash payments to persuade drivers who live in pollution hotspots to give up their diesel cars may be part of a new scrappage scheme under the government’s air quality plans, due to be published in the […]
22,000 years of history evaporates after freezer failure melts Arctic ice cores
Around 13% of cache of ice cylinders extracted from glaciers in Canadian Arctic exposed to high heat in new storage facility at University of Alberta Within them sits some 80,000 years of history, offering researchers tantalising clues about climate change and the Earth’s past. At least that was the case – until the precious cache […]
Is Boston the next urban farming paradise?
The city’s healthy startup culture is contributing to Boston’s rapidly growing reputation as a haven for organic food and urban farming initiatives For those seeking mild, year-round temperatures and affordable plots of land, Boston, with its long winters and dense population, isn’t the first city that comes to mind. But graduates of the city’s nearly […]
The eco guide to bike-sharing
Cycling has the power to transform urban transport. But access to bikes is key to getting more of us on to two wheels Imagine the huge improvement in air quality if we shifted to pedal power. In Groningen, in the Netherlands, almost two-thirds of trips are made by bike, making it one of the most […]
Why scientists are fighting back. We’ve had enough of Trump’s war on facts | Kenneth Kimmell
The president’s savaging of environmental safeguards is a direct attack on reason and research Next Saturday, in Washington, DC, and in hundreds of rallies around the world, scientists and their supporters will stage what is likely to be the largest gathering of its kind in history. The March for Science, an idea hatched by a […]
Great moments from the ‘most exciting time in nature’s calendar’
It has been a good spring for wildlife lovers Perched on the telegraph wires in my Somerset village, is a swallow – all the way back from its winter quarters in Africa. In my back garden, orange-tip and small tortoiseshell butterflies are searching for nectar. And everywhere I look, spring foliage is filling the countryside […]