Fossil-fuel divestment is not the only option for ethical investors | Letters
Thomas Piketty is right to draw attention to the importance of investors taking action on climate change (Piketty urges investors to divest stakes in fossil fuels, 14 November). My foundation has divested. But divest/invest are not the only options for investors, many of whom cannot quickly divest from all fossil fuels. We need concerned investors […]
Conservation groups allege US has failed to protect endangered red wolf
US Fish and Wildlife Service has allowed one of world’s rarest wolves to be killed, as an estimated 50 to 75 are left in North Carolina wilderness, lawsuit alleges The US government has failed to properly protect the red wolf, one of the world’s rarest wolves, by allowing a member of the species’ small wild […]
How a bottle of Russian salad dressing inspired corporate social responsibility
Timberland’s former chief operating officer sheds light on the company’s lofty sustainability practices, but argues more needs to be done to develop an industry standard for emissions reporting The first decade of the 21st century was a boom time for corporate sustainability. Iconic US companies, including GE, IBM, Walmart and Google, embraced the movement. Fortune […]
Olafur Eliasson: why I'm sailing Arctic icebergs into Paris
It was meant to be a comment on climate change. But now, by sailing 12 pieces of ice from Greenland and placing them in the Place de la République, the artist is hoping to restore the numbed feelings of a city in shock It was planned as a wake-up call to one crisis, but it […]
Stanford president pressed on fossil fuel divestment during haircut – video
Stanford University president John Hennessy was asked about his current policies on fossil fuel divestment while getting his hair cut at a local barber. In a video posted online by the Fountain Hopper, Hennessey is told there are more than 100 students protesting outside his office and asked if he will meet with them. He […]
Ruff sex: nature’s most gender-fluid bird
Scientists have discovered a breed of sandpiper with four different sexes. It makes for a complicated mating season Name: Ruffs. Age: Up to four-and-a-half years, on average. Continue reading… Source: Guardian Environment
Paris climate summit march in doubt after talks deadlock
Activists object to French government proposals to scale down protest on 29 November amid security fears following terrorist attacks Talks between the French foreign minister, Laurent Fabius, and campaigners over the fate of a huge march before the forthcoming Paris climate summit have ended without agreement. In the wake of attacks in Paris last Friday, […]
Design Museum's bike exhibition is a dream for all who love two wheels
Machines on which Eddy Merckx, Bradley Wiggins and others broke world records are shown alongside BMX, urban and cargo bikes at Cycle Revolution in London The first wall of the Design Museum’s exhibition on the art of the bicycle is something of a waking dream for fans of all things shiny and two-wheeled: there hangs […]
Crematorium near Taj Mahal must be moved, Indian supreme court rules
Judges make order amid concerns that smoke and ash spewing from mausoleum could harm marble monument India’s supreme court has ordered a state government to remove a wood-burning crematorium near the Taj Mahal to protect the monument from pollution damage. The judges made the order after receiving a letter from another supreme court judge, who […]
Conservationists urge Mauritius to halt cull of threatened fruit bat
A government cull of tens of thousands of bats has no scientific basis and is putting the survival of the species at risk, coalition says Conservationists are calling for an end to a government cull of tens of thousands of fruit bats in Mauritius that they say is putting the survival of the threatened species […]