Republicans are becoming the party of climate supervillains | Dana Nuccitelli
They’ve moved beyond pure domestic policy obstruction to sabotaging international negotiations As Politico recently reported in a news story that seems better suited for bad a Hollywood movie script, Republican Party leaders are actively trying to sabotage the critical international climate negotiations that will happen in Paris at the end of this year. Top Republican […]
The day the movies came to an indigenous Colombian village
Unexposed to cinema, the Arhuacos are captivated by their first ever screening of a film that shows them the unexplored, wild Colombia, reports El Pais A prison guard opens the grey metal door to free four detainees. In Nabusimake, an indigenous Arhuaco village of circular mud huts with straw roofs and stone floors near the […]
Nemesis: One Man and the Battle for Rio by Misha Glenny review – from ball boy to boss of the world’s biggest slum
Brazil’s dark side is exposed in this exhaustive study of Nem, a very unlikely gang lord In 1992, I went on my honeymoon to Brazil. Our first stop was Copacabana, its famous beaches and its glitzy hotel, made famous by Brigitte Bardot, Orson Welles and many an A-list scandal. It is also only a few […]
Study Finds That Smart City Innovation Could Save $22 Trillion
The economic case for low-carbon smart cities has been put forward in a recent study conducted by the Global Commission on Climate and Economy. The research found that the world could save £22 trillion by 2050 if a programme of smart city development was widely adopted. Licensed under CC – credit Flickr user: Mariono Mantel […]
The British Wildlife Photography Awards 2015 winners – in pictures
An image of gannets on a Shetland Island clifftop leads this year’s stunning selection of winning photographs that capture the diversity of British wildlife. Over 100 images and videos, including winning and commended entries, will be exhibited across the UK starting in London on 14 September Continue reading… Source: Guardian Environment
2015 and 2016 set to break global heat records, says Met Office
Next two years likely to be hottest recorded as the world’s climate reaches major turning point – but UK summers may be cooler, report predicts The world’s climate has reached a major turning point and is set to deliver record-breaking global temperatures in 2015 and 2016, according to a new report from the UK Met […]
A gall among the briars
Frankfort, Norfolk It was a knobbly red fist of moss-like filaments, grown to completely envelope the unripe husk of a rosehip When sauntering this path a few days earlier, my eye had snagged on a scrap of bright crimson amid the green hues of the hedgerow. Closer inspection of a tangle of dog rose briars […]
Murray-Darling water buybacks capped at 1,500 gigalitres as bill passes Senate
Greg Hunt describes passage of legislation as a signature moment in water reform as Greens accuse him of ‘caving in to hardline Nationals’ The Abbott government has won Senate support to set a 1,500 gigalitre cap on the amount of water it can buy back from the Murray-Darling basin. The passage of the legislation – […]
Federal environmental oversight costs 'vastly overstated', analysis finds
WWF-Australia and Australia Institute challenge justification for Coalition moves to speed up approvals for mines and ports by devolving powers to the states The Coalition’s bid to speed up environmental approvals for developments such as mines and ports will not save businesses as much money as claimed and will weaken protection for vulnerable species and […]
EEF calls on Downing Street to scrap 'complex' energy tax system
Group wants to see incentive tax breaks introduced, as opposed to current system of penalising companies EEF, one of Britain’s leading employers’ groups, has urged the government to scrap the carbon price floor and other green taxes, following on from a series of ministerial moves to slash subsidies on wind and solar schemes. The demand […]