SeaWorld to end killer whale shows in wake of mounting protests
CEO announces plan to phase out controversial shows at its San Diego park by 2017 after protests that began after release of documentary Blackfish SeaWorld will end theatrical orca shows at its theme park in San Diego next year as part of a comprehensive overhaul of the company in the wake of mounting protests over […]
Link between fog and sprat suppers in Essex | Letter
Philip Hoare writes of fog coming from the east (The mist that muffles yet inspires our art, 3 November). As a child growing up in a village near the Thames in Essex, I remember that the arrival of fog promised sprat suppers, when these little silver fish were floured, then fried and served with lemon […]
Energy minister expects UK to miss renewables target, leaked letter shows
Letter from Amber Rudd revealing UK is forecast to fall 3.5 percentage points short of target exposes ‘dark side of government energy policy’, says Greenpeace The energy secretary, Amber Rudd, has been accused of misleading the public after a leaked letter revealed that the UK is predicted to fall short of its European Union obligations […]
How can we support thriving local economies? – live chat
Experts will take your questions on local economies live in the comments section of this page on Wednesday 11 November, 1-2pm GMT 3.53pm GMT We used to be a nation of shop keepers, now we’re a nation of shop busters. This was the conclusion of a 2002 report by the New Economics Foundation, which painted […]
World's climate about to enter 'uncharted territory' as it passes 1C of warming
Global warming milestone is one of three climate records set to be broken in 2015, says UK Met Office Climate change is set to pass the milestone of 1C of warming since pre-industrial times by the end of 2015, representing “uncharted territory” according to scientists at the UK’s Met Office. 2015 is also set to […]
Anger over enduring 'environmental horror' in oil-rich, polluted Niger delta
20 years after the death of activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, Ogoniland communities still see little benefit from promised oil clean-up, and have no basic services Communities in the oil-rich region of Ogoniland say they feel just as marginalised and in need of work and development as they were before the executions of Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight […]
How are cyclists most likely to die?
Nearly 90 cyclists were killed riding their bikes in England and Wales last year, but how are you most likely to come a cropper while cycling? And are you more likely to die falling off a ladder? Helen Pidd sifts through the figures Would you have guessed that 70 people died in England and Wales […]
Nothing can compete with renewable energy, says top climate scientist
Prof John Schellnhuber says that if countries implement their pledges made for Paris climate summit it will give huge boost to wind, tidal and solar power Catastrophic global warming can be avoided with a deal at a crunch UN climate change summit in Paris this December because “ultimately nothing can compete with renewables”, according to […]
Allowing scallop dredging in 'strictly protected' dolphin reserves is madness | George Monbiot
Welsh government plans to reopen Cardigan Bay to destructive dredging suggest it’s an even worse defender of our key conservation areas than Westminster – and that’s quite a feat Three weeks ago, a friend and I took our kayaks down to Cardigan Bay, and launched them on to a flat sea. Even from the beach […]
Palm oil: why do we care more about orangutans than migrant workers?
The environmental impact of palm oil is in the spotlight but the workers who endure exploitation in the name of our cakes and cosmetics are largely ignored The thick haze that has covered vast parts of south-east Asia in recent months has put the ecological impact of the palm oil industry back in the spotlight, […]