'Brexit virus': an EU-plot to sabotage the great British breakfast
A strain of hepatitis E carried by some continental pigs has been given a topical nickname. So, do we need to vote leave on bacon? Name: the Brexit virus. Also known as: hepatitis E (HEV). Continue reading… Source: Guardian Climate Change
Green party outlines plan for 'caring Britain' in manifesto launch
‘Green Guarantee’ centres on opposition to hard Brexit and aims to woo young voters with pledge to axe university tuition fees General election 2017 – live updates The Green party has launched an election manifesto for what it calls a “confident and caring Britain”, centred on proposals including a universal basic income, opposition to a […]
Air pollution linked to poor sleep, study finds
Exposure to nitrogen dioxide and airborne particles affects sleep efficiency, says medical professor Air pollution might be linked to poor sleep, say researchers looking into the impact of toxic air on our slumbers. Related: Looking tired can harm your social life, say researchers Continue reading… Source: Guardian Climate Change
Cock-of-the-rock rules the roost in Peru's Manu cloud forest
We had come to see one of the greatest bird spectacles in the world: the courtship display of the Andean cock-of-the-rock Our guide unlocked the wooden door. “Here” he announced to his still sleepy audience “are the keys to paradise.” José Antonio has probably used this line before, but none of us was complaining. For […]
Time for the oil industry to snuff out its flares
The World Bank reckons the 16,000 flares worldwide produce around 350m tonnes of CO2 each year, causing untold harm The emission of air pollution from traffic in our cities is the last step for a fuel that produces air pollution at every stage of production, often starting with flaring at a distant oil well. The […]
Privatisation, water poverty and leaks | Letters
Emanuele Lobina makes the case for public ownership of the water industry, while Peter Simpson of Anglian Water defends the privatised company’s record on reducing leaks Nils Pratley (Labour’s water renationalisation plan is a damp squib, 17 May) argues that there is no need to renationalise water because regulation is enough to tame the monopolistic […]
Shell shareholders to vote for new climate change goals
Investors including the Church of England and activists will send signal to Anglo-Dutch company’s board at AGM this week Shell shareholders including the Church of England, European pension funds and Dutch activists will send a signal to the board of the Anglo-Dutch company this week by voting for it to set new climate change goals. […]
Charging ahead: Welsh battery scheme may aid growth of green energy
One of the UK’s largest battery storage schemes, built next to a windfarm, will offer vital services to the National Grid Nestling alongside rows of conifers and wind turbines in a Welsh valley, a pioneering project will materialise this summer that could prove a blueprint for unlocking Britain’s renewable energy potential. The Upper Afan Valley […]
‘Spiteful and petty’: Maine governor bans signs to Obama-designated monument
As Trump administration reviews 27 national monuments, conservationists fear a federally mandated effort to strip public lands of environmental protections A decision by the Republican governor of Maine, Paul LePage, to ban signs to Katahdin Woods and Waters, a national monument designated by Barack Obama, has been described as “sophomoric and petty” by a member […]
Charities may face criminal sanctions as 'gagging law' backdated before election
Electoral Commission says charities must declare all campaign spending since June last year, despite them not knowing a snap election would be called UK charities face a permanent “chilling effect” on their campaigns after the Electoral Commission said they must declare any work that could be deemed political over the past 12 months to ensure […]