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Germany targets switch to 100% renewables for its electricity by 2050

7/7/2010 Guardian  Germany could derive all of its electricity from renewable energy sources by 2050 and become the world’s first major industrial
nation to kick the fossil-fuel habit, Read the rest of this entry »

What’s the best form of carbon offsetting? by Leo Hickman

6/7/2010 Guardian Please can you give me some direction on my travelling problem. Read the rest of this entry »

Sustainability – The 15-minute digested read

7/7/2010 Guardian |  Living our values is one of the core objectives agreed by the directors of Guardian News & Media (GNM). Read the rest of this entry »

Cars – Can I fill up the tank and be green?

5/7/2010 Guardian Now that we’ve all seen the pelicans smothered in crude oil courtesy of BP’s
deepwater drilling project in the Gulf of Mexico Read the rest of this entry »

UK Network Rail study to assess impact of climate change

2/7/2010 Guardian  The Network Rail study on climate change could save the industry £1bn over the next 30 years. Read the rest of this entry »

77 months and counting by Andrew Simms

2/7/2010 Guardian “If you want to build a ship, don’t call together some men just to gather wood, prepare tools and distribute tasks,” proclaimed the French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, “Instead, teach them the longing for the endless sea.” Read the rest of this entry »

Air pollution leads to premature deaths of more than 4,000 Londoners a year

1/7/2010 Guardian  Air pollution over London: Figures show that it is contributing to the premature deaths of more than 4,000 people in the capital. Read the rest of this entry »

Calling for an ‘old-fashioned’ green revolution by Tensie Whelan

30/6/2010 BBC Using “good old-fashioned” farming techniques will help deliver a sustainable green revolution in Africa, byTensie Whelan. Read the rest of this entry »

UK Advisors urge new UK climate policies

30/6/2010 BBC  A step-change in renewable capacity is part of the committee’s prescription. Read the rest of this entry »

UK – Living the ecological dream can be a nightmare when it comes to nimby neighbours

27/6/2010 Independent By Daisy Jellicoe Gary Neville had planning permission refused for his £6m eco home. Read the rest of this entry »

UK – Slow Food – You ask, they answer

29/6/2010 Guardian  Post your questions for Slow Food UK, the “eco-gastronomic” organisation Read the rest of this entry »

Can I spend money and be green? by Lucy Siegle

27/6/2010 Observer Even freshly minted money looks dirty to an eco warrior. Read the rest of this entry »

Water shortage increases tensions between countries

26/6/2010 Guardian  Fifteen years ago Ismail Serageldin, an Egyptian who was vice-president of the
World Bank, shook politicians by predicting that the wars of the 21st century… Read the rest of this entry »

It’s payback time for home generation by Keith Harrison

25/6/2010 BBC Home owners are sceptical about the benefits of generating electricity to meet the needs of their own homes, Read the rest of this entry »

Overconsumption is costing us the earth and human happiness

21/6/2010 Guardian  Overconsumption is costing us the earth and human happiness. Read the rest of this entry »

Doubt is spreading about the reality of climate change

  21/6/2010 New Scientist ”CLIMATEGATE”and the flaws in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s last
  report…. Read the rest of this entry »

Austerity was a hard sell in the 40s. Today it’s harder still – by David Kynaston

22/6/2010 Guardian “No sooner did we awake from the six years nightmare of war and feel free to enjoy life once more than … Read the rest of this entry »

UK Manufacturers appeal for simplified carbon tax

21/6/2010 Guardian Britain’s manufacturers have condemned the government’s climate change policy as “chaotic, overcrowded and complicated” and are calling …. (for)  an economy-wide carbon tax. Read the rest of this entry »

A vision of zero carbon Britain in just 20 years by Juliette Jowit

16/6/2010 Guardian   It’s 2030, only 20 years from now: Read the rest of this entry »

Food prices to rise by up to 40% over next decade, UN report warns

16/6/2010 Guardian Growing demand from emerging markets and for biofuel production will send
prices soaring, Read the rest of this entry »

Oil extraction is a threat to the future – UK Sir David King

9/6/2010 BBC Sir David King has called on governments to “de-fossilise” their economies. Read the rest of this entry »

Carbon footprints – examples.

8/6/2010 BBC carbon footprints. Examples. Read the rest of this entry »

Overconsumption is costing us the earth and human happiness

21/6/2010 Guardian  Story of Stuff creator Annie Leonard’s new book examines the high
price of the western world’s obession with all things material. Read the rest of this entry »

UK receives ‘final warning’ from EU over air pollution

4/6/2010 BBC  UK received a first warning about London’s air pollution levels in 2009. Read the rest of this entry »

UN urges global move to meat and dairy-free diet

3/6/2010 Guardian  The UN says agriculture is on a par with fossil fuel consumption because both rise rapidly with increased economic
growth. Read the rest of this entry »

Sustainability: Choices, choices, choices – food and energy by Richard Black

3/6/2010 BBC A group of experts convened under a UN umbrella has been taking a look at what aspects of our global society are the least sustainable Read the rest of this entry »

UK How green are Feed-in-Tariffs?

2/6/2010 Guardian In China it is illegal to be without a solar panel on a certain-sized home. Read the rest of this entry »

Our sixth great extinction -Species are vanishing quicker than at any point in the last 65 million years

26/5/2010 Independent One more step in what scientists are increasingly referring to as the Sixth Great Extinction is announced today: the disappearance of yet another bird species. Read the rest of this entry »

Saving the planet means more pleasure, says ecologist Gary Nabhan

26/5/2010 Guuardian More biodiversity in food crops is better for the environment and means more pleasure for us, says US ecologist Gary Nabhan. Read the rest of this entry »

UK Recession helps meet carbon targets but still on course to fail 2020 target.

24/5/2010 Independent By Emily Beament Britain’s carbon emissions are set to fall again slightly this year after the recession drove dramatic declines of around 10 per cent last year, analysts say. Read the rest of this entry »

Can we kick our addiction to flying?

24/5/2010 Guardian  Flying, particularly on long-haul flights, is so highly emitting that it dwarfs everything else on an individual carbon budget. Read the rest of this entry »

UK Climate change concern declines in poll – 80% 2006/ 62% now

24/5/2010 Guardian  by Owen Bowcott Popular concern about climate change has declined significantly, following this year’s harsh winter and rows over statistics on global warming, a survey has found. Read the rest of this entry »

Campaign for Real Recycling (UK)

Go to: www.realrecycling.org.uk

UK – How can I maximise my recycling?

24/5/2010 Observer The average British recycling rate is just 18% of the collective bin – a long way off the 50% required by 2020. Read the rest of this entry »

Evidence for global warming has mounted but public awareness of the threat has shrunk

17/5/2010 In‌dependent Evidence for global warming has mounted but public awareness of the threat has shrunk, Read the rest of this entry »

The environmental movement needs to stop pretending

13/5/2010 Guardian George Monbiot agrees with our project, Dark Mountain, that “something has been lost … in the desperate search for green solutions Read the rest of this entry »

Is neglecting the planet now grounds for divorce? by Leo Hickman

13/5/2010 Guardian Couples often fail to see eye to eye but now, more and more, the focus of their arguments is the environment. Read the rest of this entry »

Academics urge “politically attractive and relentlessly pragmatic” options approach to climate change

11/5/2010 BBC  CO2 should not be the prime target of climate policy, the report argues. Read the rest of this entry »

UK consumers are unknowingly users of fuel from tar sands, study says

10/5/2010 GuardianPetrol refined from tar sands crude oil has been imported into Europe, Greenpeace study shows. Read the rest of this entry »

How NOT to live a zero carbon lifestyle: First zero-carbon super-yacht to ease conscience of world’s billionaires

7/5/2010 Guardian It is the super-yacht for the carbon-conscious billionaire. Read the rest of this entry »

USA – Republicans won’t be nudged into cutting home energy

5/5/2010 New Scientist It was hailed as a breakthrough in the fight to cut carbon emissions. Read the rest of this entry »

UK Carbon calculator reveals Labour and Tory policy as science fiction by George Monbiot

6/5/2010 Guardian   Economic growth is incompatible with cutting carbon emissions, most of which are produced by manufacturing and consumption. Read the rest of this entry »

Iceland volcano caused flights to be grounded across Europe – air travel may never be the same again

4/5/2010 Guardian It’s always hard to imagine a world fundamentally different to the one we encounter everyday. Read the rest of this entry »

Computing is causing soaring carbon emissions

1/5/2010 Guardian Digital waste has grown exponentially over the last decade as storage of data Read the rest of this entry »

Scientists claim radiation from mobile phones out bees and theatening food supplies

1/5/2010 Independent by Geoffrey Lean and Harriet Shawcross. Read the rest of this entry »

The Dark Mountain Project (a vision for the future or a lack of vision? Ed.)

1/5/2010 Guardian It started last year with two men in a pub. It spiraled from there, and gathered in thousands of people from across the world who shared its vision. (or lack of vison? Ed). Read the rest of this entry »

UK Average motorist could save £800 a year on petrol (save much more if you don’t drive Ed.)

1/5/2010 Guardian I don’t hammer down motorways. Read the rest of this entry »

Our consumer aspriations are driving mining destruction

29/4/2010 Guardian Every time someone pushes the on-button on an electronic device, there is an expectation that the unit will power up quickly and display images in vibrant color. Read the rest of this entry »

UN Year of Biodiversity -How to save an island. We can get it right when we try.

22/4/2010 New Scientist Magazine issue 2757  The United Nations has made 2010 its Year of Biodiversity. Read the rest of this entry »

2010 United Nations Year of Biodiversity – humans causing mass extinction possibly including our own species

26/4/2010 New Scientist Magazine issue 2757 The United Nations has made 2010 its Year of Biodiversity. Read the rest of this entry »

USA – the average citizen uses 57 sheets toilet paper per day ‘wrecking the planet’.

24/4/2010 New Scientist Magazine issue 2757  World grabs more and more toilet paper. Read the rest of this entry »

Germany – Why cycling in Berlin is a dream by Helen Pidd

22/4/2010 Guardian Wide streets, bikes in parks, cycling culture … 10 reasons why the German capital is a marvellous place to cycle. Read the rest of this entry »

Veteran climate campaigner calls for renaming of planet Earth

25/4/2010 Guardian Bill McKibben is a writer, activist, and co-founder of 350.org. Read the rest of this entry »

CO2 in 2009 was 387.35ppm – CO2NOW organisation. Need to get back to 350.

25/4/2010 CO2NOW.org In 2009, the average concentration for atmospheric CO2 (Mauna Loa Observatory) was 387.35 parts per million (ppm). Read the rest of this entry »

Royal Society survey of IPCC Panel experts at meeting in in London

70 members from 62 Academies, from Albania to Zimbabwe. Read the rest of this entry »

Volcano shows our lack of sustainability by Anthony Kleanthous

19/4/2010 Guardian Airlines are reported to be losing £130m a day due to the ash cloud but the effects of climate change will cost a lot more. Read the rest of this entry »

Bolivia climate change talks to give poor a voice

19/4/2010 Guardian Melting Andes glaciers pose a threat to Bolivians. Read the rest of this entry »

UK water use ‘worsening global crisis’ – UK water imports’unsustainable’ by Richard Black

19/4/2010 BBC The amount of water used to produce food and goods imported to developed countries is worsening water shortages in the developing world, a report says. Read the rest of this entry »

World view of USA more positive – BBC poll – due to Obama

19/4/2010 BBC Views of the US around the world have improved sharply over the past year, a BBC World Service poll suggests. Read the rest of this entry »

UK – A world without planes imagined by Alain de Botton

17/4/2010 BBC The philosopher, writer and recent writer-in-residence at Heathrow airport imagines a world without aircraft. Read the rest of this entry »

Green consumption and false economies – book review by Peter Aldhous, co nsultant

14/4/2010 New Scientist Magazine issue 2756 16:30 15 April 2010 I LIVE in the San Francisco Bay Area, the epicentre of smug green consumerism, Read the rest of this entry »

Quiet sun puts Europe on ice

14/4/2010 New Scientist Magazine issue 2756 BRACE yourself for more winters like the last one, northern Europe. Read the rest of this entry »

France – Pavement power lights up Toulouse – World news

14/4/2010 Guardian It is a pleasingly Gallic phrase that brings to mind marauding students and protesting unions. Read the rest of this entry »

UK – At least 10% of new homes fail energy efficiency test

14/4/2010 Guardian Heat loss, shown by this thermal imaging picture, is supposed to be minimised by the new Energy Performance Certificates. Read the rest of this entry »

California pours a foundation for cities to build low carbon future.

12/4/2010 Guardian Going carbon neutral: State governments are beginning to set the stage for widespread climate action with emissions laws, energy efficiency rules and renewable energy standards, but the hands-on work of actually achieving carbon-neutral status is happening in cities. Read the rest of this entry »

Organic sales slump for first time in recession – but climate change not main reason to buy.

12/4/2010 Guardian Sales of organic food, drink and other products slumped by 12.9% in the UK last year as producers battled against a downturn in consumer demand and the worst trading climate for 20 years, new figures reveal today. Read the rest of this entry »

Smart meters but – Only mind games will make us save power

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 »

World population – The shock of the old: Welcome to the elderly age by Fred Pearce

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 »

World comparisons. Ecofootprints and greenhouse gas pollution.

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 »

US oil company donated millions to climate sceptic groups, says Greenpeace

31/3/2010 Guardian Greenpeace has identified Kansas-based oil firm Koch Industries as a multimillion funder of climate sceptic groups. Read the rest of this entry »

Peer pressure plays a key role in low-carbon living by Adam Corner

30/3/2010 Guardian  Recycling can be just as much about keeping up the the Joneses than being environmentally friendly. Read the rest of this entry »

Humans are too stupid to prevent climate change – James Lovelock interviews by Leo Hickman

30/3/2010 Guardian  James Lovelock: Humans are too stupid to prevent climate change. Read the rest of this entry »

Shoppers choose green products to improve social status, says study

30/3/2010 Guardian  Shoppers choose hybrid cars to improve social status, say researchers. Read the rest of this entry »

British summertime – it’s time for a rational change by Tim Yeo

30/3/2010 Guardian  Suppose the government could cut energy consumption and carbon emissions without raising consumer prices or spending a single penny of taxpayer’s money. Read the rest of this entry »

The Carbon Trust – Your chance to ask about reducing your carbon footprint

30/3/2010 Guardian You ask, they answer: The Carbon TrustPost your questions for the trust on carbon labelling and what you can do to reduce your footprint. Read the rest of this entry »

Masdar: Abu Dhabi’s carbon-neutral city

28/3/2010 BBC Abu Dhabi’s ‘green’ city Masdar. Read the rest of this entry »

UK beaches swamped by plastic litter, say campaigners

26/3/2010 BBC UK beaches are being ruined by an ever-accumulating tide of plastic litter, the Marine Conservation Society says. Read the rest of this entry »

Greenwash alert: Scottish airport promotes carbon offset oxymoron among schoolchildren

25/3/2010 BBC  Edinburgh Airport has donated £10,000 to a project which will see school pupils plant 500 trees and learn about offsetting their carbon footprints. Read the rest of this entry »

Energy-efficient homes make householders complacent

25/3/2010 New Scientist Magazine issue 2752  SURVEYS of hundreds of UK households reveal that people who have made their houses more energy efficient are more likely to indulge in small excesses – turning up the heating, for example, or keeping it on for longer. Read the rest of this entry »

Green living is not about doing the right thing for the wrong reason by James Garvey

25/3/2010 Guardian What’s in it for me: Green campaigners are finding new ways to motivate a shift towards environmentally friendly choices. Read the rest of this entry »

UK air pollution causes 50,000 early deaths a year, say MPs

23/3/2010 Guardian In pollution hotspots such as London, air particles could be cutting vulnerable people’s lives short by nine years, says the committee. Read the rest of this entry »

People who fit energy saving devises then tend to use more – survey

20/3/2010   SURVEYS of hundreds of UK households reveal that people who have made their houses   more energy efficient are more likely to indulge in small excesses—turning upthe heating,   for example, or keeping it on for longer. Read the rest of this entry »

Electric cars jostle for position on the power grid

18/3/2010 New Scientist IT MIGHT have hogged the limelight at last week’s Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland, Read the rest of this entry »

Aberdeen university to assess UK electric motoring market

19/3/2010 BBC The potential market for electric vehicles is to be examined by experts from the University of Aberdeen. Read the rest of this entry »

Nissan Leaf electric car to be built in Sunderland, UK but definitely NOT zero carbon.

18/3/2010 BBC  Nissan is to build its new electric car – the Leaf – at its Sunderland plant, the Japanese company has announced. Read the rest of this entry »

Climate change adverts far from divine

17/3/2010 BBC Richard Black Some interesting perspectives on communication, information and climate change emerge this week from Africa and the UK. Read the rest of this entry »

Africans ‘take blame for climate change’ though fossil fuel emissions there are less than 4% of the global total

17/3/2010 BBC Many Africans blame themselves for climate change even though fossil fuel emissions there are less than 4% of the global total, a new survey suggests. Read the rest of this entry »

How going green may make you mean

16/3/2010 Guardian A consumer of ‘ethical’ products such as organic food might be more inclined to cheat and steal, the study found. Read the rest of this entry »

Why we bother. Letter to staff of www.RealClimate.org and responses.

12/3/2010 www.realclimate.org Filed under: Climate Science— group @ 12 March 2010 A letter from a reader (reproduced with permission): Read the rest of this entry »

Battle over climate science spreads to US schoolrooms

12/3/2010 New Scientist Issue 2751 SCHOOLS in three US states – Louisiana, Texas and South Dakota – have been told to teach alternatives to the scientific consensus on global warming. Read the rest of this entry »

The trouble with trusting complex science by George Monbiot

9/3/2010 Guardian There is one question that no one who denies manmade climate change wants to answer: what would it take to persuade you? In most cases the answer seems to be nothing. Read the rest of this entry »

Millions of low-energy lightbulbs wasted as companies exploit loopholes

8/3/2010 Guardian Two hundred and twenty four million energy saving lightbulbs have been sent to households through he government’s efficiency scheme. Read the rest of this entry »

Solar panels are not fashion accessories by Jeremy Leggett

4/3/2010 Guardian George Monbiot’s attack on solar energy and the government’s “cash-back” solar photovoltaic (PV) market-building scheme paints a distorted picture of the
industry I work in Read the rest of this entry »

New energy saving targets to cost homeowners more than £7bn

3/3/2010 Guardian Homeowners will be able to take out loans for thousands of pounds to pay for insulation and solar panels, under legislation proposed by the government. Read the rest of this entry »

Are we really going to let ourselves be duped into this solar panel rip-off? Comment by George Monbiot

2/3/2010 Guardian Those who hate environmentalism have spent years looking for the definitive example of a great green rip-off. Finally it arrives, and nobody notices. Read the rest of this entry »

Is the climate change movement splintering? by Bibi van der Zee

26/2/2010 Guardian The climate change movement is dead, long live the climate change movement! was the proclamation made last week by Rising Tide North America, as green
campaigners around the world begin coming to terms with the switchback ride of the last three months. Read the rest of this entry »

National Trust creates 300 new allotments |

19/2/2010 Guardian The National Trust is almost a third of the way to meeting its goal of creating 1,000 public allotments in the UK by 2012, with enough growing spaces
established over the last year to produce 850,000 lettuces or 16,000 sacks of potatoes. Read the rest of this entry »

All new San Francisco buildings to be wired for electric car chargers

18/2/2010 Guardian  All new buildings in San Francisco will be wired for electric car chargers in anticipation of the release of vehicles such as the Nissan Leaf. Read the rest of this entry »

Foreign Office’s 10:10 plan takes off with economy flights for ambassadors

18/2/2010 Guardian  Foreign and Commonwealth Office staff have been asked to downgrade flights to economy class. Read the rest of this entry »

Rising scepticism – a chill wind? Comment by Richard Black

5/2/2010 BBC Over the last few months, a number of British commentators have been trumpeting an increase in scepticism about climate change. Read the rest of this entry »

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