Q&A smackdown: Brian Cox brings graphs to grapple with Malcolm Roberts
One Nation senator-elect asks repeatedly for ‘empirical data’ – and the celebrity physicist has plenty at hand The celebrity physicist Brian Cox came prepared to the ABC’s Q&A on Monday night with graphs, ready to counter claims by his co-panellist, the climate denier and Australian senator-elect Malcolm Roberts. Roberts, one of four senators elected from […]
This Colorado poet is disrupting Alaska’s commercial fishing industry
Lacie Richardson is hoping her troll-caught Alaskan salmon will catch on with sustainably minded American shoppers Lacie Richardson, a poet and Colorado native, first fell in love with Alaska’s waterways as a junior in college. Richardson spent a year studying at the University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau as part of an exchange program. When […]
Salvage crew boards stricken Transocean Winner oil platform
Semi-submersible drilling rig ran aground on coast of Isle of Lewis in Scotland as it was being towed to Malta Fourteen salvage experts have boarded the drilling rig that ran aground on the coast of the Isle of Lewis in Scotland last week, as the official overseeing the operation confirmed it could take weeks before […]
Louisiana faces ongoing flood danger as Obama declares federal disaster zone
More than 20,000 people required rescue in a storm that put 12,000 people in shelters and killed at least six, and the state’s governor says ‘it is not over’ Barack Obama declared Louisiana a federal disaster zone on Sunday after historic flash floods in the state left at least six people dead and caused more […]
Electric cars will need internal combustion engines, MIT scientists say
New report finds ‘that the energy of 87% of vehicle-days could be met by an existing, affordable electric vehicle’ – but that’s not quite good enough Electric cars could take over most driving necessities tomorrow, according to a group of scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but they’ll need the help of internal combustion […]
UK green energy sector needs nurturing over nuclear
Technological advances mean the cost of renewables is coming down, representing far better value for taxpayers’ money Britain’s need for a coherent long-term energy strategy has been woefully neglected by governments of both left and right. One example is the furore over the plan for a new and hugely expensive nuclear power station at Hinkley […]
Phone companies release too many new models, say consumers
A Greenpeace survey finds people would be happy to upgrade less often and think companies should be responsible for phone recycling Consumers want manufacturers to release fewer mobile phone models and do more to help them recycle, according to a new study by Greenpeace. A survey of approximately 6,000 people across the US, Mexico, Russia, […]
Climate urgency: we've locked in more global warming than people realize | Dana Nuccitelli
Today’s carbon pollution will have climate consequences for centuries to come. We’re in the midst of a critical decade While most people accept the reality of human-caused global warming, we tend not to view it as an urgent issue or high priority. That lack of immediate concern may in part stem from a lack of […]
Fruits of labor: sunny California is no paradise for farm workers
The bucolic fields of southern California entice many families for a ‘pick your own’ day out, but it’s a very different reality for those working under the sun In one corner of the field, children plucked berries and mashed them into their mouths. In another they tugged carrots from the soil and waggled them in […]
As the mercury soars, fear grows over ‘air-con effect’
Energy experts warn more reliance on air conditioning, particularly in China, will accelerate climate change Most of the world will have air conditioning in their homes, workplaces and cars within 20 years, requiring thousands of power stations to be built and potentially accelerating climate change, energy experts say. As temperatures shatter records worldwide in 2016 […]