10/4/2010 Guardian A campaign to declare the mass destruction of ecosystems an international crime against peace – alongside genocide and crimes against humanity – is being launched in the UK. Read the rest of this entry »
9/4/2010 BBC Richard Black From the UN climate talks in Bonn. Read the rest of this entry »
9/4/2010 BBC The need for a new global climate deal is “greater than ever”, according to developing country delegates speaking at the opening of UN climate talks. Read the rest of this entry »
9/4/2010 Guardian A resurrected satellite, carrying the hopes of climate scientists, successfullymade a second attempt to reach orbit today from the Baikonur cosmodrome in
Kazakhstan. Read the rest of this entry »
James Hansen’s latest popular publication is available as a pdf document Read the rest of this entry »
6/4/2010 New Scientist Issue 2752 WHEN a climate scientist forecasts that global warming will trigger mega-famines, floods of refugees and geopolitical meltdown, we may fear that they have a myopic world view. Read the rest of this entry »
6/4/2010 New Scientist Issue 2752 Energy meters are coming out of the closet and being upgraded to “smart meters” as governments press us to think about how much power we’re using. Read the rest of this entry »
6/4/2010 New Scientist Issue 2752 HOW much does a web search cost? You don’t pay up front, but there are costs nevertheless, and they are not just measured in dollars. Read the rest of this entry »
6/4/2010 New ScientistMagazine issue 2754. ASIAN pollution is a global problem. Read the rest of this entry »
8/4/2010 New Scientist Issue 2755 USHI OKUSHIMA is the oldest resident of Ogimi, the most elderly community in Japan Read the rest of this entry »
9/4/2010 BBC The first of the numerous enquiries into the state of climate science has just been published in the UK Read the rest of this entry »
9/4/2010 BBC The battered old charabanc of the UN climate convention (UNFCCC) splutters back into life this week for a quick three-day outing to Bonn. Read the rest of this entry »
9/4/2010 BBC The first round of UN climate talks since December’s bitter Copenhagen summit opens in Bonn on Friday with the future of the process uncertain. Read the rest of this entry »
9/4/2010 BBC The world needs a “barometer of life” to prevent ecosystems and species being lost forever, scientists have warned. Read the rest of this entry »
8/4/2010 Guardian It is hard to imagine a less fitting environment for a mollusc than the arid plain of Damoguzhen in south-west China. Read the rest of this entry »
8/4/2010 Guardian The melting Arctic ice cap recovered slightly over the last winter, but scientists warned that it was still one of the worst years on record. Read the rest of this entry »
7/4/2010 BBC British plants are flowering earlier now than at any time in the last 250 years, according to new analysis. Read the rest of this entry »
7/4/2010 BBC At least 95 people have died in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro after the most torrential rain for decades caused landslides and flooding. Read the rest of this entry »
Pollution – London 19th century. Read the rest of this entry »
Pollution – London 19th century. Read the rest of this entry »
Air pollution Sydney Australia Read the rest of this entry »
6/4/2010 Guardian The MPs were kind to Professor Phil Jones. Read the rest of this entry »
6/4/2010 Guardian The first public trial of a system that “refills” electric cars in minutes will be launched this month. Read the rest of this entry »
5/4/2010 BBC China has rejected claims that its dams on the Mekong River are to blame for record low water levels in downstream nations. Read the rest of this entry »
Data on World comparisons. Ecofootprints and greenhouse gas pollution. From Fred Pearce’s 2010 book PeopleQuake. (details in BOOK LIST). Read the rest of this entry »
The scale of destruction and pollution from mountain top mining – and tar sands mining. Read the rest of this entry »
World Population will soon Peak then decline – data from Fred Pearce book PeopleQuake (details in BOOK LIST). Read the rest of this entry »
1/4/2010 Guardian EU emissions have fallen sharply, but without caps pollution can increase in the future. Read the rest of this entry »
1/4/2010 Guardian South Africa’s proposed Medupi coal-fired power station, which requires a huge $3.7bn World Bank loan on which Britain may have the casting vote, would be three times bigger than the UK’s Drax power station. Read the rest of this entry »
1/4/2010 New Scientist Plans are taking shape for the day when a global coalition may have to “hack the planet” in a bid to reverse the ravages of global warming. Read the rest of this entry »
1/4/2010 New Scientist THE vastness of the ocean has always created the illusion of infinite resources, whether for food or waste disposal. Yet despite its huge size, the ocean is vulnerable to exploitation. Read the rest of this entry »
1/4/2010 New Scientist IF SOME of the spectacular calving of ice shelves in Antarctica is down to global warming, then why did we not see break-ups on the same scale in Greenland, which is much warmer? Read the rest of this entry »
31/3/2010 Guardian Climate secretary Ed Miliband at the Copenhagen climate change conference. Read the rest of this entry »
1/4/2010 Guardian South Africa’s proposed Medupi coal-fired power station would be a bigger polluter than Britain’s dirtiest including Drax, and the country is becoming a high-carbon zone. Read the rest of this entry »
1/4/2010 Guardian Edinburgh airport may be paying for 500 trees planted by children, but this is nothing compared to its massive carbon emissions, expansion, and failure to provide a rail link. Read the rest of this entry »
31/3/2010 Guardian Country invests heavily in warning systems and infrastructure to tackle effects of extreme temperatures, typhoons, fog and storms. Read the rest of this entry »
30/3/2010 BBC News Professor James Lovelock, the scientist who developed Gaia theory, has said it is too late to try and save the planet. Read the rest of this entry »