Elon Musk hits back at coal baron who called him a 'fraud' over green subsidies
Trump backer Robert Murray claimed Tesla had received $2bn from taxpayer Musk tweets that the real fraud is ‘denial of climate science’ Tesla founder Elon Musk has hit back against the CEO of a coal power company who accused him of fraud. Robert Murray, an outspoken Donald Trump supporter and the CEO of the Murray […]
Drones monitor 'dramatic' weight loss of southern right whales during calving season
The changing size of mother whales is being tracked after the southern white whale came back from the brink of extinction After being hunted to near extinction and threatened with climate change, drones are giving southern right whales in the Great Australian Bight a much-needed health check. Sponsored by WWF-Australia, researchers at Murdoch University are […]
It’s OK for museums to take oil firms’ cash | Letters
Only a group of academics with exalted titles could compose such a convoluted letter bereft of intellectual rigour (Science Museum must drop oil sponsorship, 11 October). The points they raise are important, but largely unrelated. Should entrance to all areas of the Science Museum be free for all? Absolutely. Should the museum have an exhibit […]
As long as we have Citizens United, the polluters are going to be in charge of our country
Big polluters make themselves rich by making everyone else poor. They raise standards of living for themselves by lowering quality of life for everyone else This week, Waterkeeper Alliance passed an important milestone. We licensed our 300th Waterkeeper organization. I just came back from a week in Peru, where we have three Waterkeeper organizations fighting […]
Jacques Cousteau sails again in new film
L’Odyssée recreates French ocean explorer’s adventures aboard the Calypso and reveals the man behind the icon Jacques Cousteau, the French ocean explorer who enchanted generations in France and Britain 60 years ago, will find a younger audience this week with the release of a new film of his life. L’Odyssée, a €20m spectacular that took […]
UK minister dismisses threat of climate court battle
Climate Home: Nick Hurd waved away suggestions the government could be taken to court over a shortfall in policy to meet binding emissions targets The UK’s world-leading Climate Change Act has been “dangerously neglected”, leaving the government open to lawsuits. That is the view of environmental lawyers at Client Earth, in a report published on […]
Christine Howson obituary
My sister Christine Howson, who has died of ovarian cancer aged 61, was a highly respected marine biologist and diver who undertook survey work in the UK and around the world. Christine was well known in the sports diving world; she was one of the first female divers to attain the First Class grade. She […]
Clinton’s little-known crusade to save Africa’s elephants
Relentless poaching is decimating Africa’s elephants. But the world’s largest land mammal could have a powerful, new champion if Hillary Clinton becomes president of the U.S. When asked by Ellen DeGeneres what her spirit animal is, Hillary Clinton had a surprising answer: the elephant. Although the symbol of the GOP, Clinton spoke on the Ellen […]
12 case studies of how circular economy is being applied to the built environment
For all the discussion about the city of the future, it’s hard to imagine how the houses, offices and infrastructure of tomorrow will actually look. To get a better understanding of how the construction industry is supporting the transition to a circular economy, members of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s CE100 network have developed and released […]
UK loses top 10 spot in global energy ranking for the first time
World Energy Council warns of potential gap in energy supply due to government’s lack of clarity and myriad changes The UK has fallen out of the top 10 of a respected international league table of countries’ energy sectors for the first time. The World Energy Council blamed the government’s lack of clarity and myriad changes […]