Search for a star: where is Sirocco, rare parrot and comedy genius? | Helen Pilcher
This kākāpō’s life is like that of a rock’n’roll legend, including a sex scandal with a BBC presenter. But on his 20th birthday, he’s nowhere to be seen This week, I learned that Sirocco – media superstar, comedy legend and one of the world’s rarest parrots – has gone missing. The young male kākāpō, who […]
DLL releases bluepaper on IoT and its potential to enable new business models
De Lage Landen’s (DLL) latest bluepaper focuses on the Internet of Things (IoT), exploring what it is, the potential benefits for business and highlighting real case examples of applications in the market today. IoT is a potentially game-changing technology innovation, where ever larger quantities of equipment and devices are connected to the cloud enabling a multitude […]
More than half Australian snake bite deaths since 2000 occurred at victim’s home
Almost three-quarters of the 35 victims were male, and 20% were bitten while trying to pick up or kill snake More than half of the deaths caused by snake bites in Australia since 2000 have occurred in or around the victim’s home, a nationwide review has found. The coronial-based retrospective study of fatalities from January […]
Maine lawmaker seeks discrimination protection for climate change deniers
State representative introduced a bill that would limit the state attorney general’s ability to investigate or prosecute people based on their political speech Maine laws protect people from discrimination based on factors such as race, disabilities and sexual orientation, and a Republican lawmaker wants to add a person’s beliefs about climate change to that list. […]
Arctic ice falls to record winter low after polar 'heatwaves'
Extent of ice over North pole has fallen to a new wintertime low, for the third year in a row, as climate change drives freakish weather The extent of Arctic ice has fallen to a new wintertime low, as climate change drives freakishly high temperatures in the polar regions. The ice cap grows during the […]
Thames Water hit with record £20m fine for huge sewage leaks
Massive fine reflects change in sentencing as previously low penalties failed to deter water firms from polluting England’s rivers and beaches Thames Water has been hit with a record fine of £20.3m after huge leaks of untreated sewage into the Thames and its tributaries and on to land, including the popular Thames path. The prolonged […]
Captain Planet returns – to take superhero TV down to zero
The entire oeuvre of the pollution-tackling superhero will soon be available online – allowing us to see him for the lazy, impotent dolt he really is This is going to sound like hyperbole, but it isn’t. The very worst thing about the ongoing climate change crisis is Cartoon Network’s decision to make every episode of […]
Honduras, where defending nature is a deadly business
In the first in a series, Yale Environment 360 reports from Honduras where Berta Cáceres fought to protect native lands and paid for it with her life – one of hundreds of victims in this disturbing global trend They came for her late one evening last March, as Berta Cáceres prepared for bed. A heavy […]
Eco homes – in pictures
From air- and ground-source heat pumps to desalinating seawater, these properties flaunt their environmentally friendly credentials Continue reading… Source: Guardian Climate Change
Renewables roadshow: how the 'nonna effect' got Darebin's pensioners signing up to solar
In our new series on Australian renewable projects, we visit a suburb where an investment scheme makes solar energy accessible to those who need it most In Darebin in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, solar installations have spread rapidly through the area’s low-income households. “We call it the ‘nonna effect’,” says Trent McCarthy, a Greens councillor in […]