Global dynamics – ocean currents mapped by satellite gravity recording
Ocean currents mapped by satellite gravity recording. Read the rest of this entry »
Wind and wave energies are NOT renewable if expanded too far.
31/3/2011 New Scientist Wind and wave energies are not renewable after all. Read the rest of this entry »
USA Obama cals for one-third cut in US oil imports
31/3/2011 Guardian Obama calls for cut in US oil imports by a third. Read the rest of this entry »
Japan – Fukushima radioactive Caesium pollution rivals Chernobyl
30/3/2011 New Scientist Caesium fallout from Fukushima rivals Chernobyl. Read the rest of this entry »
Aircraft contrails warm the planet more than the fuel emissions from the flights.
30/3/2011 New Scientist Contrails warm the world more than aviation emissions. Read the rest of this entry »
Farm diet for animals can be changed to reduce carbon emissions
30/3/2011 Guardian Gas emissions reduced by changing farm animal diet says study. Read the rest of this entry »
China is world leader in green investment
30/3/2011 BBC China tops global clean energy table by Mark Kinver. Read the rest of this entry »
UN Report says cities must not ignore climate change
29/3/2011 BBC UN report: Cities ignore climate change at their peril by Mark Kinver. Read the rest of this entry »
James Hansen’s latest paper ‘Perceptions of Climate Change’
29/3/2011 James Hansen’s latest paper ‘Perceptions of Climate Change’ is available- Read the rest of this entry »
Japan Fukushima soil contains traces of plutonium according to Japanese officials
29/3/2011 Guardian Fukushima soil contains plutonium traces, according to Japanese officials. Read the rest of this entry »
UK in 2010 fell from 3rd to 13th in global green investment ranking.
29/3/2011 Guardian UK slips down global green investment rankings. Read the rest of this entry »
Global warming: 2010 was joint hottest year on record.
29/3/2011 Guardian Haven’t we had ‘global cooling’ lately? Read the rest of this entry »
US Congress debaters attack climate science – report in Nature journal
17/3/2011 Nature journal Vol 471, pages 265-266 Into ignorance. Read the rest of this entry »
Pollution – trawl a fine mesh through any subtropical ocean vortexes, you find plenty of plastic particles
26/3/2011 New Scientist Pollution-trawling voyage finds ocean’s plastic ‘soup’ . Read the rest of this entry »
UK government’s latest increased carbon tax fails to cut carbon emissions on three counts
26/3/2011 Guardian Budget 2011: Carbon tax is only green from a distance. Read the rest of this entry »
Extreme rain fall and flooding – how they are affected by climate change
24/3/2011 New Scientist Flood of floods: Here comes the rain. Read the rest of this entry »
Wind speeds and wave heights have been increasing for the past 25 years.
24/3/2011 New Scientist World’s wind and waves have been rising for decades. Read the rest of this entry »
Japan Fukushima reactors nuclear fallout is near to the fallout levels from Chernobyl disaster
24/3/2011 New Scientist Fukushima radioactive fallout nears Chernobyl levels. Read the rest of this entry »
Polluted world – a turtle found wih stomach filled with hundreds of shards of plastic
25/3/2011 Independent Hundreds of shards reveal the threat to wildlife from debris floating in our seas by Adam Sherwin. Read the rest of this entry »
Scotland from 2013 will start new ‘carbon metric’ recycling scheme
24/3/2011 Guardian Scotland seeks to improve recycling record with pioneering ‘carbon metric’ . Read the rest of this entry »
UK Government’s Committee on Climate Change say stop carbon offsets.
23/3/2011 Independent No ‘offsets’ says climate committee by Emily Beament. Read the rest of this entry »
World Water Day discusses increasing shortages
23/3/2011 Guardian World Water Day: Conference discusses urban water challenges. Read the rest of this entry »
Japan. Private operator of leaking nuclear plants admits missing safety procedures over ten years.
23/3/2011 Guardian Japan nuclear firm admits missing safety checks at disaster-hit plant. Read the rest of this entry »
UK opinion poll: 75% cite energy efficiency or renewables as priority – 9% cite nuclear power
22/3/2011 BBC UK nuclear support partially survives Japan crisis By Richard Black. Read the rest of this entry »
Peru’s capital city Lima is running out of water as glaciers retreat and rainfall declines
22/3/2011 Independent The desert city in serious danger of running dry. Read the rest of this entry »
UK public want businesses forced to reveal their carbon emissions and mistrust them.
21/3/2011 Guardian Majority of UK public mistrusts corporate carbon claims, poll finds. Read the rest of this entry »
Nuclear power plant acidents since 1952 – the full list.
21/3/2011 Guardian Nuclear power plant accidents: listed, visualised and ranked since 1952. Read the rest of this entry »
Climate change deniers won’t learn from science – US Congress hearing shows
20/3/2011 New Scientist How not to change a climate sceptic’s mind. Read the rest of this entry »
Global – nuclear power stations – world wide map with seismic hazards
Nuclear power stations world wide map 2011 with seismic hazards. Read the rest of this entry »
Consumerism – is it ruining our lives by Tim Jackson
19/3/2011 Guardian Is rampant consumerism ruining our lives? Read the rest of this entry »
Carbon emissions/ 350ppm – has climate sensitivity been seriously underestimated?
17/3/2010 Extracts from ‘Critical Issues in the Domain of Climate Dynamics’ by David Wasdell’ Read the rest of this entry »
Australia – Prime Minister broke election promise and has brought in carbon tax.
17/3/2011 Guardian Australian PM Julia Gillard sees approval dwindle on carbon tax U-turn. Read the rest of this entry »
Japan earthquake momentarily moved Antarctic glacier
16/3/2011 New Scientist Japan quake shifts Antarctic glacier. Read the rest of this entry »
USA opinion poll shows fewer worried about climate change
16/3/2011 Independent Fewer Americans worry about climate change: poll. Read the rest of this entry »
Nuclear power: Energy solution or evil curse?
14/3/2011 BBC By James Melik, Reporter, Business Daily, BBC World Service.E Read the rest of this entry »
Vietnam war – now the huge environmental cost can be measured.
14/3/2011 Guardian Vietnam shows us the green cost of combat by Melody Kemp. Read the rest of this entry »
EU support from 6 countries for UK aim to raise emissions targets to 30%
14/3/2011 Guardian Chris Huhne gets European support to toughen EU climate targets. Read the rest of this entry »
USA Navy recognises threat from climate change
19/3/2011 New Scientist US navy faces up to a new enemy – climate change. Read the rest of this entry »
Polar ice melting is ‘accelerating rapidly’ according to research.
10/3/2011 Independent Pace of polar ice melt ‘accelerating rapidly’: study. Read the rest of this entry »
UK chief of the National Electricity grid forecasts major expansion in renewable energy.
10/3/2011 Royal Academy of Engineering. UK drive for low carbon energy faces pivotal year says National Grid chief. Read the rest of this entry »
UK call for lower speed limits, following Spain’s example
10/3/2011 Guardian UK must follow Spain down the road to lower speed limits. Read the rest of this entry »
EU’s climate chief resists intense lobbying by businesses – he wins battle for 25% greenhouse gas cuts
8/3/2011 Guardian Connie Hedegaard wins battle for 25% carbon emissions cut. Read the rest of this entry »
Antarctica and Greenland ice loss accelerated over past 20 years.
9/3/2011 BBC Polar ice loss quickens, raising sea levels by Richard Black. Read the rest of this entry »
UK drivers are learning how to save fuel by Tom Geoghegan
9/3/2011 BBC How are motorists saving fuel? Read the rest of this entry »
EU Commission urges energy saving and sustainables to save the economy.
9/3/2011 BBC Save energy for economy, EU Commission urges by Richard Black. Read the rest of this entry »
Antarctic mountain ice revealed by radar
8/3/2011 New Scientist Deep ice growth on Antarctica’s ghost mountains. Read the rest of this entry »
New Mass extinction may have been triggered by our carbon emissions.
8/3/2011 Independent World’s sixth mass extinction may be underway – study. Read the rest of this entry »
Spain cuts speed limits to save fuel.
8/3/2011 BBC Spain speed limit cut over high oil prices by Sarah Rainsford. Read the rest of this entry »
UK report claims 30million people will be affected by sea level rise
6/3/2011 Observer Thinktank claims that 30 million people living close to the sea will face impact of global warming as storm surges and shore erosion increase. Read the rest of this entry »
UK Crisis Plan to wean UK off oil because of Libya uncertainty about oil supplies.
6/3/2011 Observer Libya unrest forces crisis plan to wean UK off oil. Read the rest of this entry »
Younger Dryas – theory that it was caused by a comet/meteorite impact lacks convincing evidence
5/3/2011 www.realclimate.org Requiem for the Younger Dryas impact hypothesis? Read the rest of this entry »
EU backs aways from 30% emissions target – leak shows
5/3/2011 BBC EU backs away from 30% emissions target, leak shows by Richard Black. Read the rest of this entry »
Antarctic ice may be more stable but sea level rises by 2100 will be twice th IPCC prediction.
4/3/2011 New Scientist Antarctic ice may be more stable than we thought. Read the rest of this entry »
Uganda has no climate change sceptics
3/3/2011 New Scientist A country with no time for climate change scepticism. Read the rest of this entry »
Earth Hour launches ‘environmentally friendly’ website
3/3/2011 Independent New ‘environmentally friendly’ search engine donates profits to charity. Read the rest of this entry »
Global Earth Hour movement asks for real climate commitment
3/3/2011 Independent Earth Hour: from switching off to taking action. Read the rest of this entry »
UK is facing a 1970′s oil price shock – climate and energy secretary Chris Huhne
4/3/2011 Guardian UK facing 1970s-style oil shock which could cost economy £45bn – Huhne. Read the rest of this entry »
UK higher oil prices renew the case against fossil fuels and for renewable energy
4/3/2011 Guardian Soaring oil price reignites fossil fuel vs renewables debate. Read the rest of this entry »
UK BBC Why the BBC’s ‘impartial’ stance on climate science is irresponsible by Bob Ward
4/3/2011 Guardian Why the BBC’s ‘impartial’ stance on climate science is irresponsible by Bob Ward. Read the rest of this entry »
Antarctic ice sheet grows from water freezing on to the base as well as from snow on surface
3/3/2011 BBC Antarctic ice sheet built ‘bottom-up’by Jonathan Amos. Read the rest of this entry »
UK document “Mainstreaming sustainable development” in government – is unconvincing
2/3/2011 Guardian by Damien Carrington – Sustainable development: Read the rest of this entry »
UK drilling for shale gas (fracking)begins with risk of contaminating ground water.
2/3/2011 Guardian Results of controversial ‘fracking’ for shale gas in UK will be kept secret Gas drilling near Calgary. Read the rest of this entry »
Pacific island States promised €90m in climate funds from European Union
2/3/2011 Guardian EU pledges €90m in climate funds for Pacific island states. Read the rest of this entry »
USA Scientists at Berkeley are near to completing another major global temperature analysis.
28/2/2011 Guardian Can a group of scientists in California end the war on climate change? Read the rest of this entry »
China plans to slow GDP growth to reduce CO2 emissions
1/3/2011 Guardian To fuel the growth in GDP, China’s energy demand has surged by 220%. Read the rest of this entry »