Number of robins visiting UK gardens hits 20-year high
British gardens also saw a ‘waxwing winter’ in this winter’s Big Garden Birdwatch, conservationists say The number of robins visiting gardens hit a 20-year high in this winter’s Big Garden Birdwatch, conservationists said. Average numbers of the robin seen in gardens were up to their highest levels since 1986, making it the seventh most commonly […]
Renewables roadshow: how Canberra took lead in renewable energy race
In the latest in our series on Australian green energy projects, we find out how the ACT is transitioning to 100% renewable energy, aided by the country’s largest community-owned solar farm • How the ‘nonna effect’ got Darebin’s pensioners signing up to solar• How Daylesford’s windfarm took back the power As Australia remains mired in […]
Renewables roadshow – Canberra: '100% renewable by 2020. It will happen' – video
Helped by the country’s largest community-owned solar farm, Australia’s capital is making plans to provide all its energy from renewables. Wind turbines now being built around Canberra and the 1.2MW community-owned solar farm will ensure the ACT meets its 2020 goal. About 600 locals have a share in the scheme • Renewables roadshow: how Canberra […]
'Climate change is real': companies challenge Trump's reversal of policy
Mars Inc, Staples, The Gap and others speak out against Trump’s sweeping executive order that begins to dismantle Obama’s Clean Power Plan In 2015, when Barack Obama signed the nation’s clean power plan, more than 300 companies came out in support, calling the guidelines “critical for moving our country toward a clean energy economy”. Now, […]
Late-night TV roasts Trump on climate: he 'surrendered Florida to the ocean'
Comics including Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers discussed the executive order rolling black environmental protection and further Russian connections Late-night hosts on Tuesday decided to focus on Trump’s latest decision to remove many of Obama’s environmental regulations and further revelations about possible Russian connections. Related: Late-night hosts on Trump: ‘How to Lose Friends and Influence […]
Trump is leading coal miners out of a ditch – and into the abyss | Ross Barkan
Scrapping Obama’s Clean Power Plan won’t bring back jobs or save the towns of Appalachia. It will only serve to make America sicker and more disappointed For the out-of-work coal miners in West Virginia, Kentucky and Pennsylvania, Donald Trump is the pied piper leading them nowhere. Dismantling the Obama administration’s clean power plan will not […]
Ray Collier obituary
Country Diarist who adopted the wilds of Scotland as his home and inspiration Ray Collier, who has died aged 79, was devoted to the wildlife and landscape of Scotland, and used his years of experience, depth of knowledge and lively writing to kindle a similar love in others. A longstanding member of the Guardian’s band […]
Dead Sea evidence of unprecedented drought is warning for future
A 30-metre layer of salt discovered beneath Dead Sea reveals drought worse than any in human history – and it could happen again Far below the Dead Sea, between Israel, Jordan and Palestinian territories, researchers have found evidence of a drought that has no precedent in human experience. From depths of 300 metres below the […]
How renewable-powered microgrids could bridge the energy access gap in India
By committing to supplying electricity to all of its villages by May 2018, and aiming to provide power 24-7 to all households by 2019, the Indian government has set itself a formidable challenge. However, the latest policy initiative, which focuses on the potential of renewable-powered microgrids and mini-grids appears to offer a realistic source of optimism. […]
New scoping paper released on ‘Urban Biocycles’
A new scoping paper from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation offers the first analysis on the circular economy and the ‘biocycle’, the flows of organic matter that concentrate in our towns and cities, a significant but largely untapped economic opportunity there for the taking. While the past six years have seen substantial research on the circular economy, it’s […]