The world needs leaders who refuse to fly, not another airport runway for the UK | Letters
Again, self-selected business leaders are calling for a new runway (Letters, 7 September). They offer the interesting example of the desperate need to fly Scottish salmon, presumably farmed, to the world’s developing economies. Are they living on a different planet? How many individuals in the world’s poorer nations “need” salmon flown thousands of miles to accompany […]
New York extends filing deadline for 9/11 rescue workers seeking compensation
Andrew Cuomo signs law extending claims filing deadline to 2018 9/11 health crisis: New York cleaner fights cancer 15 years later New York state has reopened the window for workers and volunteers seeking compensation for lost wages and medical benefits arising from their involvement in the rescue, recovery and clean-up at the World Trade Center […]
Hottest September day since 1973 forecast for parts of UK
Temperatures could reach 31C in south-east on Tuesday if bad weather lurking to the west stays away It’s that time of year when Britons are used to unpacking their winter wardrobes. But don’t disturb the moths just yet: forecasters say Tuesday could be the warmest September day in more than 40 years. The UK’s Indian […]
The man who thinks trees talk to each other
Beech trees are bullies and willows are loners, says forester Peter Wohlleben, author of a new book claiming that trees have personalities and communicate via a below-ground ‘woodwide web’ Trees have friends, feel loneliness, scream with pain and communicate underground via the “woodwide web”. Some act as parents and good neighbours. Others do more than […]
Just 10 new community energy schemes registered after Tories cut subsidies
Number of new local renewable energy schemes has crashed from 76 last year after government slashed support for wind and solar The number of new community-owned renewable energy projects of the sort backed by Jeremy Corbyn this week has plummeted after a series of government decisions have made many proposals for wind and solar farms […]
Pittsburgh water: expensive, rust-colored, corrosive, and high in lead
Amid concerns about high levels of lead, the city’s water agency is fielding mounting complaints over the state of its tap water, while prices rise In many American cities, finding elevated lead levels in drinking water is enough to spark serious concern. But in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where many residents are delivered expensive, rust-colored and corrosive […]
Legal rhino horn and ivory trade should benefit Africa, says Swaziland government
As talks about a complete ban on both the international and domestic markets heat up, the Swaziland government accuses western NGOs of being ‘armchair preservationists’ The government of Swaziland has called the destruction of rhino horn “extravagantly wasteful destruction” and accused western NGOs of compromising Africa’s wildlife by blocking the legalisation of the ivory and […]
BBC climate coverage is evolving, but too slowly | Geoffrey Supran
While the BBC no longer gives climate denial and science equal air time, it continues to struggle with creeping false balance For years, the BBC has been criticised for the false balance of its climate change coverage. And for years, the BBC has apparently been doing “ongoing work” to fix it. So far, however, this […]
Green-powered boat prepares for round-the-world voyage
Vessel aiming to be the ‘Solar Impulse of the seas’ will be powered solely by renewable energies and hydrogen during its six-year voyage Dubbed the “Solar Impulse of the seas”, the first boat to be powered solely by renewable energies and hydrogen hopes to make its own historic trip around the world. A water-borne answer […]
UK must move now on carbon capture to save consumers billions, says report
Kickstarting the carbon capture and storage industry with a state-backed company will deliver the clean electricity needed to meet climate targets more cheaply than Hinkley Point C, says government advisory group The UK must immediately kickstart an industry to capture and bury carbon emissions in order to save consumers billions a year from the cost […]