Young midwestern farmers want to grow sustainable food – but they need help
Midwestern states are the second leading producers of crops and livestock behind California. But young farmers are leaving, put off by high land prices and startup costs On a recent chilly afternoon, Natasha Hegmann, 28, and her husband, Pete Kerns, 27, tended the fire of a giant copper boiler holding some 250 gallons of maple […]
Whale’s eye view reveals feeding habits in Antarctica – video
The World Wildlife Fund released this footage filmed in March 2017 that shows the view from a camera attached to a whale in Antarctica. Scientists used suction cups to attach cameras to humpback and minke whales, revealing new feeding habits and their social lives. The data gathered will be used to protect whales and their […]
How can Peru prepare to withstand more devastating floods and landslides?
After record rains caused $3bn worth of damage, Peru must build infrastructure to prepare for any more extreme climate events in the future Leer este artículo en español For most Peruvians, this year’s floods have been the worst in living memory. Ten times the usual amount of rain has fallen on Peru’s coast, swelling rivers […]
Arizona Sky Village's residents have one rule: 'Turn off your goddamned lights'
Nearly every house in this rural 450-acre development of stargazers is equipped with its own domed observatory, and outdoor lights are strictly forbidden. Does it also hold answers for combatting America’s problem with light pollution? Take a nighttime drive into Arizona Sky Village, in a remote valley in south-east Arizona, and the only thing you […]
Indian Circular Economy Symposium 2017
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) will be hosting the inaugural Circular Economy Symposium on 25th– 26th April 2017 in New Delhi. Bringing together experts and practitioners from industry, start-ups, government and academia, the event will showcase innovative strategies and practices all focused on enabling the Indian economy to achieve sustainable […]
Cool roofs: beating the midday sun with a slap of white paint
Reflecting the sun saves a building’s energy but it can also affect surrounding temperatures and offset carbon emissions There’s no shortage of measures that homeowners and businesses can take to lessen their environmental footprint – from better insulation and double glazing, to easing up on air-con usage and swapping in LED lights. One part of […]
London's plastic water bottle waste is out of control, mayor warned
Committee calls for deposit return scheme and free refill stations after finding capital hooked on bottled water but not recycling The amount of waste from single-use plastic bottles in London has risen out of control, according to a report from the London assembly environment committee. It calls on the mayor to consider introducing a deposit […]
Renewables roadshow: how Broken Hill went from mining to drag queens and solar farms
The home of BHP and Mad Max can now take credit for kickstarting the large-scale solar industry in Australia Broken Hill is the birthplace of modern mining in Australia. It lends its initials “BH” to the mining giant BHP, and in January 2015 in an Australian first, the so-called Silver City was added to the […]
Renewables roadshow – Broken Hill: mining the ground to mining the sun – video
It may be the spirtual home of Priscilla and Mad Max, but Australia’s first heritage-listed city is reimagining its future post mining and shifting its focus to renewable energy with large-scale wind and solar farms Transforming waste into a cleaner Cowra Continue reading… Source: Guardian Climate Change
Scotland's adders emerge from hibernation – in pictures
The adder (Vipera berus) is Britain’s only venomous snake. An adder bite can be very painful and cause a nasty inflammation. The males emerge from hibernation as early as February but do little until early April when the females come out Continue reading… Source: Guardian Climate Change