Catholic orders take their lead from the pope and divest from fossil fuels
Exclusive: Four Australian Catholic orders are jointly and publicly divesting from coal, oil and gas: ‘We believe the Gospel asks no less of us’ • Divesting from fossil fuels: open letter from religious leaders in full Four Australian Catholic organisations have announced they are completely divesting from coal, oil and gas in what they say […]
Michael Gove's father denies his company was destroyed by EU policies
Ernest Gove says he sold fish processing firm in Aberdeen voluntarily, contradicting son’s claims Michael Gove’s father has contradicted claims made by his son that the family’s fish processing firm in Aberdeen was destroyed by the European Union’s fisheries policies. Ernest Gove told the Guardian that he sold the business voluntarily because the fishing industry […]
Grandpa’s name lives on at Johnny’s Bank | Letters
I, too, used to walk up Piggies Lonnen (Letters, 13 June) with my sisters on our way from Lemington to Walbottle, to see my Grandpa, Johnny McSwine. We were allowed to help feed his pigs and clean out their pigsties. Though the lonnen was near the “piggery”, it had nothing to do with Grandpa’s pigs, […]
'Bright spots' offer fresh hope for survival of coral reefs
Experts identify areas where coral reefs are flourishing against the odds despite overfishing and environmental pressure Surprising “bright spots” where coral reefs are flourishing against the odds despite overfishing and environmental pressure have given new hope to conservationists. Experts believe they could shine a light on better ways to protect embattled coral reefs affected by […]
Tesco food waste for past year equivalent to 119 million meals
The retailer is calling for action against waste in the industry and will redistribute unsold edible food to charities from 2017 Tesco has revealed that the amount of food waste generated by the supermarket giant increased to 59,400 tonnes last year – the equivalent of nearly 119 million meals. Tesco is the only major supermarket […]
Attack of the Euro-moths: should Britain’s farmers be afraid?
Millions of diamondback moths have migrated from their eastern European breeding grounds to descend on English crops. But are they really a ‘biblical plague’? As if Brexit and football violence weren’t enough to make us miserable about Europe, it seems that the UK is now experiencing an invasion of “Euro-moths”. Tens of millions of small […]
Diesel cars in London increase despite air pollution warnings
Figures show the numbers of licenced diesels rose by 29% from 2012-15, despite warnings over their contribution to illegal levels of air pollution Diesel vehicles have taken a record share of the market on London roads in recent years, despite warnings blaming them for contributing to the capital’s illegal levels of air pollution. Sadiq Khan, […]
France becomes first major nation to ratify UN climate deal
President François Hollande calls on other European countries to follow France’s lead by the end of the year President François Hollande on Wednesday finalised ratification of the Paris climate accord reached in December 2015, making France the first industrialised country to do so. “Signing is good, ratifying is better,” Hollande quipped at the Élysée Palace […]
UK fracking firm plans to dump wastewater in the sea
Ineos company emails reveal huge amounts of treated wastewater are likely to be disposed of in the sea A UK shale gas company is considering dumping waste water from fracking in the sea, emails from the company show. Ineos, which owns the Grangemouth refinery and holds 21 shale licences, many in the north-west, North Yorkshire […]
New study finds evidence for a 'fast' dinosaur extinction | Howard Lee
New sediment data suggests the dinosaurs were rapidly done in, strengthening asteroid impact theory Boring is beautiful when you’re studying a calamity, especially one as spectacular as the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs. That’s because exciting sediments, full of variations and gaps, make it hard to disentangle the extinction signal from the noise […]