EPA ruling on aircraft emissions paves way for new regulations
US agency’s declaration that jet engine exhaust endangers public health represents key milestone, reports Climate Central The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday declared that jet engine exhaust endangers public health by contributing to climate change, a key milestone as it works to develop regulations that will cut carbon emissions from commercial aircraft. Large commercial jets […]
The green deal is dead: time to revive the great British energy refurb
Convincing people to make their homes energy efficient needs grand designers, cheaper loans and new standards The recent Commons report on the failure of the government’s green deal campaign, lambasted as abysmal by MPs, has highlighted the urgent need for the government to learn from its mistakes and implement a comprehensive UK energy efficiency scheme. […]
Breaking down cellular agriculture
Cellular agriculture entrepreneurs and startups attracted over $20 million of investment funding in 2015, including the likes of Memphis Meats, Muufri and Gelzen. Unlike the recent wave of plant-based products, cellular agriculture processes are not about designing substitutes with a similar texture and taste, but rather about applying tissue engineering methods to make products that […]
How to catch a poacher: Breaking Bad and fake eggs
Conservationists and law enforcement have struggled to catch the Walter Whites behind wildlife trafficking. But could some plastic eggs and GPS trackers change the game? Sometimes life really does imitate art. In the fourth season of the hit TV show, Breaking Bad, police put GPS devices on barrels of methylamine to try and track the […]
Solar-powered plane completes historic round-the-world trip – video
Solar Impulse 2 completes the first round-the-world flight powered by a renewable energy, landing in Abu Dhabi early on Tuesday. Piloted by Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, the solar-powered plane began its circumnavigation in March 2015 and has made 16 stops across the world without using any fuel Continue reading… Source: Guardian Environment
Raw eggs safe for pregnant women in UK, say food safety experts
Food Standards Agency to reconsider its advice as risk from salmonella has dropped significantly in last 15 years Raw eggs are safe for pregnant women to eat, a safety committee has recommended. A report from the Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food states there is “very low” risk of salmonella from UK eggs […]
History in a remote graveyard
Thockrington, Northumberland Once, the church stood above a village; now there is just the church and a farm. A returning sailor brought cholera in 1847 and the village was wiped out, its houses burnt From a distance the tiny buttressed church appears as a rocky outcrop, a crag jutting up from the hard dolerite of […]
Solar plane makes history after completing round-the-world trip
Solar Impulse 2, which landed in Abu Dhabi, is first plane powered by the renewable energy source to tour the globe Solar Impulse 2 has completed the first round-the-world flight by a solar-powered aeroplane, after touching down in Abu Dhabi early on Tuesday. The final leg of the feat, aimed at showcasing the potential of […]
People-powered: renewable energy project changes Indigenous lives in Barkly
Switching from diesel to solar power has reduced power costs and given two remote Northern Territory communities a new lease on life Deep in the outback, about a 90-minute drive from Tennant Creek, two tiny Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory are coming back to life. Since May, the Kunapa communities of Ngurrara and Kurnturlpara […]
Disasters linked to climate can increase risk of armed conflict
Research found that 23% of violent clashes in ethnically divided places were connected to climate disasters Climate-related disasters increase the risk of armed conflicts, according to research that shows a quarter of the violent struggles in ethnically divided countries were preceded by extreme weather. The role of severe heatwaves, floods and storms in increasing the […]