A fitting last stronghold for the whinchat
Rosebush, Pembrokeshire Views from this bleak saddle take in the headlands that ruckle the northern coast of Pembrokeshire Bwlch Gwynt – “wind-pass” – lies between the two westernmost summits of Mynydd Preseli’s moorland ridge. The name fits perfectly with this bleak saddle marred by extensive forestry clearcut. Views distract attention from the ruined immediate landscape. […]
Paris drives old cars off the streets in push to improve air quality
Vehicles made before January 1997 banned from streets of French capital from 8am to 8pm, Monday to Friday Paris has banned old cars from its streets in a war on air pollution that environmentalists hope will also drive dirty vehicles from the centres of other European cities. Air pollution, in large part caused by fine […]
Brexit, air pollution and a swimming centipede – green news roundup
The week’s top environment news stories and green events. If you are not already receiving this roundup, sign up here to get the briefing delivered to your inbox Continue reading… Source: Guardian Environment
Hinkley Point C critics try to derail it amid Brexit vote turmoil
Board of EDF, energy project’s key backer, is at risk of fracturing as ex-supporters worry about uncertainty of British government Britain’s flagship energy project, Hinkley Point C, is hanging by a thread as critics inside key backer EDF use the political turmoil from the Brexit vote to try to derail the already delayed £18bn scheme. […]
MEPs urge UK to honour new EU deal to halve deaths from air pollution
A post-Brexit Britain could choose whether to adopt new pollution limits to cut emissions of five key pollutants, including NOx and PM2.5 A post-Brexit UK government should respect a new EU deal designed to halve the number of premature deaths from air pollution, MEPs have said. The draft directive agreed on Thursday sets national limits […]
Circulate on Fridays: Circular economy in Minnesota, 3D-printed car parts and more…
Every Friday, Circulate rounds up a collection of interesting circular economy related stories and articles. Today, we’re looking at 3D-printed upgrades and replacement parts for your car, a look inside the Solar Impulse, the aircraft powered entirely by solar energy, a new circular economy focused business initiative in Minnesota and much more… A new initiative in Minnesota […]
Children at nearly 90 London secondary schools exposed to dangerous air pollution
Westminster, Tower Hamlets and Southwark have highest number of secondaries in breach of legal limits of NO2, new research for the mayor reveals Children at nearly 90 secondary schools in London breathe illegal and dangerous levels of air pollution, a report for the mayor reveals. Former mayor Boris Johnson was accused in May of burying […]
British Gas in free one-day energy deal to promote smart meters
Customers with smart meters will pay nothing for electricity between 9am and 5pm on either Saturday or Sunday British Gas is offering free daytime electricity for one day each weekend to more than 2 million customers in what the UK’s biggest energy supplier says is the first deal of its kind. Customers with smart meters […]
Stop spreading misinformation on coal demand
Politicians are misrepresenting International Energy Agency’s projections in their election campaigns. Fossil fuels aren’t benign, they will wreck the planet In their book Climate Change, Capitalism and Corporations, published prior to the Paris climate change meeting last December, Chris Wright and Daniel Nyberg highlighted how the dominance of neoliberalism in recent decades has locked the […]
The War on Science with change how you see the world | John Abraham
Shawn Otto’s new book is a must-read Every so often a book comes along that changes the way you view the world. The War on Science: Who’s Waging It, Why It Matters, What We Can Do About It by Shawn Otto is one of those rare books. If you care about attacks on climate science […]