In the latest Environmental Performance Index, Switzerland is at the top, Russia is much closer to the bottom and the United States has failed to gain much ground.
27. January 2012
David Cameron’s eco-friendly image risks ‘retoxification’, warns WWF chief
Prime minister’s lack of leadership on green issues among concerns raised by head of charity that helped rebrand party The head of the charity that helped to arrange David Cameron’s memorable husky photoshoot in the Arctic, launching the Conservatives’ rebranding as the nice-not-nasty party, has warned that the PM’s lack of leadership on environment issues [...]
27. January 2012
Why David Cameron should attend the Rio+20 Earth summit
Attending the world’s biggest environmental conference for 20 years is not technically important, but the political symbolism is If you were to ask most people whether they would like an all-expenses-paid trip to Rio de Janeiro, expressly designed to demonstrate that they were a nice guy or gal who cared about the planet, it would [...]
26. January 2012
Apple, Electronics and Environmental Ills
Environmental groups say that while multinational corporations like Apple are trying to improve conditions, thousands — or perhaps tens of thousands — of smaller companies are cutting corners and dumping hazardous chemicals in rural areas and even near densely populated areas.
26. January 2012
The world’s biggest and most vulnerable trees – in pictures
The biggest trees in the world are dying off rapidly as roads, farms and settlements fragment forests and trees come under prolonged attack from severe droughts and new pests and diseases
26. January 2012
The BBC’s problem with science | Martin Robbins
As Ed Vaizey offers to meet with the BBC to discuss the representation of women on air, it’s time to highlight another minority group excluded by broadcasters – scientists Cleverness and science are to television what children and animals are to television. I first realised this during an episode of BBC Question Time, a politically-themed [...]
25. January 2012
On Our Radar: A Big Solar Storm
High-energy particles raining down around the polar regions generate intense auroras.
25. January 2012
A Legal Defense Fund for Climate Scientists
Climate scientists get new allies in their fights for fairness in document probes and legal challenges.
25. January 2012
Companies paid £1,800 to meet ministers at networking events
Transparency campaigners raise concerns over Chemistry Club events that were previously banned by the Cabinet Office• Read the data blog Companies have been paying up to £1,800 a head to meet ministers, senior government advisers and MPs at a series of networking events previously banned by the Cabinet Office. The chief secretary to the Treasury, [...]
25. January 2012
State of the union address should defend environmental regulations
Barack Obama should counter the argument that environmental protections ‘kill’ jobs, and stress their benefits In Tuesday’s state of the union address, President Obama is likely to focus heavily on economic growth and job creation. But he should also make clear that economic progress need not come at the expense of the environment; to the [...]
24. January 2012
Wanted: Parking Space for Nuclear Waste
The nuclear industry’s policy group joins with utility coalitions to press for centralization of the waste and renewing the hunt for a permanent resting place.
24. January 2012
If a Tree Falls, Maybe it Can Win an Oscar
A film chronicling a violent strain of environmentalism is up for a big award.
24. January 2012
State of the Union address should defend environmental regulations
Barack Obama should counter the argument that environmental protections ‘kill’ jobs, and stress their benefits In Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Obama is likely to focus heavily on economic growth and job creation. But he should also make clear that economic progress need not come at the expense of the environment; to the [...]
24. January 2012
Sun’s changes unlikely to slow global warming, scientists say
The expected reduction in the Sun’s activity will not have a big impact on global temperatures, Met Office research shows A reduction in the Sun’s activity is expected this century, but is unlikely to do much to slow global warming due to greenhouse gases, scientists said on Monday. Research by the Met Office and the [...]
23. January 2012
Home, Home … on Less Range
A study predicts that climate change will cut into the future profits of California cattlemen.
27. January 2012
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