Heathrow expansion will boost air quality | Letters
The suggestion that the previous government failed to address questions surrounding air quality (Report, 20 October) does not reflect the progress that has been made on the issue since December 2015. Since then, the government’s air quality plan, updated modelling undertaken by Heathrow and an independent study by Cambridge University have all shown that baseline […]
Circulate on Fridays: 2.3 trillion food opportunity, Google’s circular economy ambition, new self-driving disruptor
You know the score by now – Circulate on Fridays is a compilation of our team’s favourite articles from the week. This time around, why car startup Lynk & Co has got Silicon Valley salivating, how Google are embracing the circular economy, and a new report on how the fight against poverty could be a […]
Heathrow expansion, nuclear fusion and Tasmanian devils – green news roundup
The week’s top environment news stories and green events. If you are not already receiving this roundup, sign up here to get the briefing delivered to your inbox Continue reading… Source: Guardian Environment
Rare fin whale stranding in Norfolk puzzles scientists
Experts say fin whales are normally found on south or west coasts of UK, not on east coast Mystery surrounds how a rare 12-metre (40ft) fin whale came to be washed up on a beach in Norfolk. The enormous creature was already dead when it was washed up on Holkham beach, on the north Norfolk […]
US energy shakeup continues as solar capacity set to triple
Solar expected to almost triple in less than three years by 2017 as coal continues to fall, solidifying gas as country’s chief electricity source, reports Climate Central Solar power capacity in the US will have nearly tripled in size in less than three years by 2017 amid an energy shakeup that has seen natural gas […]
Rare birds thriving on Scilly Isles after scheme rids islands of rats
Number of nesting Manx shearwaters almost triples in three years after a project, backed by Prince Charles, sucessfully kills off the rats that eat the birds’ chicks and eggs A scheme to kill rats on two of the Isles of Scilly, backed by Prince Charles, has led to a resurgence in rare sea birds. The […]
Shailene Woodley explains her North Dakota oil pipeline protest
Actor arrested after protesting against construction of $3.7bn oil pipeline says the work risks contaminating Native American sacred sites Shailene Woodley has given her side of the story following her recent arrest for protesting against an oil pipeline being built in North Dakota, and urged fans to join her in fighting its construction. Related: ‘For […]
Global warming continues; 2016 will be the hottest year ever recorded | John Abraham
We will soon see a three-peat of record hot annual global temperatures We know the world is warming – no factor can explain it aside from human emissions of greenhouse gases. Despite this, people who deny the basic facts of climate change have tried to argue that the Earth is either not warming or is […]
Islabikes' radical new plan means you may never need to buy your child a bike again
Imagine Project sets out to cut waste in the industry by renting rather than selling bikes, which can then be returned and refurbished when the child outgrows them The idea had been nagging at her for years, but Isla Rowntree went to the ends of the earth before she was finally ready to go ahead […]
After coking plant's last gasp, a feast for nature
Rother valley, Derbyshire The malign dragon’s breath ceased, the air cleared, then a corner of the vast works became a nature reserve As a boy, rushing south from Chesterfield on the train, I remember how the farmland was interrupted by the Avenue coking works breathing fire and acrid smoke like a malign dragon. Eight hundred […]