Greens push to outlaw all mining in Great Australian Bight
Legislation would result in compensation being paid to companies who lose licences as a result of the law All mining activity in the Great Australian Bight would be outlawed under legislation to be introduced to Parliament by the Greens. The proposed legislation, moved by the South Australian senator Sarah Hanson-Young, would put an abrupt end […]
The perfect hangover cure? Californian company makes snack bars from beer
What started out as a fraternity experiment has now turned into a startup that recycles edible waste from breweries in its hometown When Dan Kurzock started brewing his own beer in 2010, his fraternity brothers at the University of California, Los Angeles, were psyched. A frat with its own in-house brewery is about as good […]
Hugh Boyd obituary
My friend Hugh Boyd, who has died aged 91, made a massive contribution to wetland and waterbird conservation at world level over six decades. Hugh was recruited to Peter Scott’s groundbreaking team as the first research biologist at the Severn Wildfowl Trust (now the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust) at Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, in 1949. Over the […]
Did this red-footed booby really fly all the way from the Galapagos to the UK?
An exotic visitor that pitched up on the south coast of England may have come partway by ship, wherever it really came from. Sadly rescuers are struggling to save it It’s not every day that a red-footed booby lands on the shores of Britain. Yet on Sunday 4 September, a bedraggled specimen came to rest […]
August ties with July as hottest month on record
August continued the remarkable streak of record hot months in 2016, equalling July as the hottest month on record In what has become a common refrain this year, last month ranked as the hottest August on record, according to NASA data released Monday. Not only that, but the month tied July as the hottest month […]
Oil price uncertainty remains, time for an energy re-think?
Oil prices could be about to drop significantly once again after the International Energy Agency’s latest Oil Market report found that global supply and demand problems have continued. The report contradicts previous expectations, which anticipated a steady rise of oil prices. The findings add more credence to the idea that a different paradigm for energy will be […]
拯救非洲大象：“你能想象它们在这个地球上彻底灭绝吗？”
在非洲大陆盗猎活动愈发猖獗，各类保护行动已经在进行，但拯救这一陆地上最大动物的战役离胜利还很遥远。(翻译：子明/chinadialogue) 在肯尼亚北部的桑布鲁国家保护区，当炙热的阳光已经软化成轻柔的夜光时，我跟着大卫·达巴伦钻进一辆吉普车，去寻找大象。 Related: Why the Guardian is publishing its elephant reporting in Chinese Continue reading… Source: Guardian Environment
Germans flock to swim with friendly dolphin in Baltic Sea
Mammal allows swimmers to embrace it and appears to beckon children to play by nudging them with its nose Related: Humans and dolphins are so similar – when will we stop persecuting them? | Philip Hoare German children have been flocking to an inlet of the Baltic Sea lured by the promise of frolicking with […]
Campaigners criticise UK government’s response to air pollution warning
Formal response rejects measures urged by MPs to tackle dangerously high levels of air pollution in British cities Campaigners have attacked the government for rejecting calls by MPs for greater action on air pollution, as severe pollution episodes were predicted for parts of the UK this week. MPs warned in April that dangerously high pollution […]
Animal-free dairy products move a step closer to market
San Francisco startup says its products taste identical but tackle guilty conscience of consumers concerned about large environmental footprint After lab-grown meat, get ready for animal-free cow’s milk. A San-Francisco startup believes it has found a solution for the guilty conscience of consumers who love eating dairy ice-cream, cheese and yoghurt, but oppose factory-style farming […]