‘Next year or the year after, the Arctic will be free of ice’
Scientist Peter Wadhams believes the summer ice cover at the north pole is about to disappear, triggering even more rapid global warming Peter Wadhams has spent his career in the Arctic, making more than 50 trips there, some in submarines under the polar ice. He is credited with being one of the first scientists to […]
The eco guide to air pollution
We call it ‘smog’ or ‘haze’ but it’s a real killer. There are ways to find out where it’s worst, and clean air campaigns which are well worth supporting These days fresh air is hard to find, even in parks. Nearly a quarter of London’s green open spaces now breach laws on nitrogen dioxide pollution […]
Yellowstone fish deaths: 183 miles of river closed to halt spread of parasite
Ban on all fishing, rafting and other river activities in the US river will remain until fish stop dying, say officials Closures on a 183-mile stretch of the Yellowstone river and hundreds of miles of other waterways could continue for months while biologists try to prevent the spread of a parasite believed to have killed […]
Inuit fear they will be overwhelmed as ‘extinction tourism’ descends on Arctic
Visit of giant cruise ship will bring money and tourists to the Northwest Passage, but fears grow for the area’s people and its ecosystem In a few days, one of the world’s largest cruise ships, the Crystal Serenity, will visit the tiny Inuit village of Ulukhaktok in northern Canada. Hundreds of passengers will be ferried […]
If wind and solar power are cheaper and quicker, do we really need Hinkley Point?
Nuclear energy’s cost, and a focus on alternative technology, including research on a new generation of hi-tech battery storage, is leading observers outside the green lobby to question the project’s value Should Theresa May take the axe to the troubled Hinkley Point nuclear project, it will propel wind and solar power further into the limelight. […]
If we’re serious about industrial strategy, renewables is a good place to start
With the future of Hinkley Point in doubt and the government committed to assist British business, now is the time to get behind wind power Cancelling the planned new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point will be a huge victory for the offshore wind industry. The word from inside No 10 is not clear yet, […]
Green Party candidate Jill Stein calls for climate state of emergency
Presidential hopeful points to California wildfires and Louisiana flooding in push for Green New Deal to address both environment and economy Dr Jill Stein called for a national state of emergency to be declared over the rapidly worsening effects of global warming, during a campaign swing through New York. Continue reading… Source: Guardian Environment
The secret life of a tiny pond
New Forest It’s a muddy hole that holds water all year round. We could so easily have walked by without seeing it The walking group stop as they see me peering into a net. “Can we ask what you’re doing?” I explain that I’ve heard there were shells in this pond and have come to […]
Northern Territory election: Labor to reap benefit of chaotic CLP rule
Splits galore have turned a simple two-party system into a fractured political landscape amid a background of scandals topped off by Don Dale Like a game of roulette, it was simply a question of which particular front-page scandal the Northern Territory election would land on. The history of this government suggested there was always going […]
Holmes truths for Theresa May | Brief letters
Tidal power | Great British Bake Off | Theresa May on holiday | Michael Gove’s beard | Three feet | Christmas stamps | Knickers Phil Jones (Letters, 18 August) says that tidal energy cannot possibly provide baseload power, because it offers energy in “four three-hour blocks a day”. Make that 80 three-hour blocks a day: […]