Arctic warming may be causing extreme cold weather across Europe scientists find
4/2/2012 Independent The bitterly cold weather sweeping Britain and the rest of Europe has been linked by scientists… Read the rest of this entry »
USA Facebook attempt to stop lecture on climate change – trying to deny reality
4/2/2012 Guardian Penn State defies Facebook campaign calling for it to drop climate lecture. Read the rest of this entry »
NASA publication on Earth’s Energy Imbalance – James Hansen et. al.
2/2/2012 Earth’s Energy Imbalance. Read the rest of this entry »
India makes solar panel electricity cheaper than from diesel generators
3/2/2012 New Scientist Solar panel price crash could spark solar revolution. Read the rest of this entry »
Super Volcanos had massive effects on global climate and may now be predicted
2/2/2012 New Scientist Volcanoes may give a 100-year warning. Read the rest of this entry »
NASA’s annual global temperature data and graphics
1/2/2012 Guardian Nasa’s global temperatures in 2011 – big picture. Read the rest of this entry »
UK government Ministers misled Members of Parliament about nuclear power
31/1/2012 Guardian Ministers misled MP about nuclear power Read the rest of this entry »
Solar is the only energy that doesn’t change the earth’s energy balance.
30/1/2012 New Scientist Taking the long view on the world’s energy supplies. Read the rest of this entry »
Evidence that the ‘Little Ice Age’ was due to cooling from volcanic eruptions
30/1/2012 BBC Volcanic origin for Little Ice Age. Read the rest of this entry »
UK seafood shows 41% rise in certified sustainable fish on sale
30/1/2012 Guardian Sharp rise in sustainable seafood products on sale in UK. Read the rest of this entry »
UN report maps a ‘future worth choosing’
30/1/2012 BBC UN panel aims for ‘a future worth choosing’ Read the rest of this entry »
Wheat will age prematurely with global warming
29/1/2012 New Scientist Wheat will age prematurely in a warmer world. Read the rest of this entry »
East Africa climate has changed – severe droughts more likely.
.29/1/2012 New Scientist Repeated drought in east Africa may prompt aid rethink. Read the rest of this entry »
Bees – essential for many crops – are being decimated by pesticides
29/1/2012 Independent Compelling new evidence from the US government’s top bee ex Read the rest of this entry »
Biofuels – some have as bad a carbon footprint as tarsands
28/1/2012 Guardian Leaked data: Palm biodiesel as dirty as fuel from tar sands. Read the rest of this entry »
Microscopic plastic debris is accumulating in the oceans and in the food chain
28/1/2012 BBC Accumulating ‘microplastic’ threat to shores. Read the rest of this entry »
UK Government report on effects of climate change shows poor will be hit hardest
26/1/2012 Guardian Climate change set to hit UK hard and the poorest hardest. Read the rest of this entry »
UK Government Report on effects of climate change lacks realism
26/1/2012 BBC First report on UK climate impact. – by David Shukman. Read the rest of this entry »
Bicycle pump design will generate electricity ashore by pumping water
23/1/2012 Guardian An aquatic “bicycle pump” is set to take to the seas and turn wave power into clean electricity Read the rest of this entry »
Climate change past-denier’s Copenhagen Consensus Centre is to close
23/1/2012 Guardian Bjorn Lomborg’s climate sceptic thinktank to close. Read the rest of this entry »
Fresh water bulge increase detected in Arctic caused by wind rotation
23/1/2012 BBC UKincrease scientists have detected a huge dome of freshwater that is developing in the western Arctic Ocean Read the rest of this entry »
Top climate scientists support demand that deniers disclose their financial backers
23/1/2012 Guardian Climate scientists back call for sceptic thinktank to reveal backers. Read the rest of this entry »
UK rivers are drying up because of climate change and population pressure
22/1/2012 Observer Britain’s rivers are drying up Read the rest of this entry »
Global Temperatures – James Hansen et al publication
Global Temperatures – James Hansen et al publication – pdf file. Read the rest of this entry »
UK Bank of England warned that reserves of fossil fuels are “sub-prime” assets and risk to economy
20/1/2012 Guardian Fossil fuels are sub-prime assets, Bank of England governor warned. Read the rest of this entry »
Sea weed farming as biofuel -GM microbe step forward
20/1/2012 Guardian GM microbe breakthrough paves way for large-scale seaweed farming for biofuels. Read the rest of this entry »
USA fight to keep Climate Change denial out of the classroom
19/1/2012 New Scientist US education advocates tackle climate change sceptics. Read the rest of this entry »
Fossil fuels are subsidized causing billions of tonnes of carbon emissions
19/2/2012 Guardian Fossil fuel subsidies: a tour of the data. Read the rest of this entry »
IEA says ending fossil fuel subsidies = half of the global carbon target
19/1/2012 Guardian Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies ‘could provide half of global carbon target’. Read the rest of this entry »
USA President Obama rejects XL pipeline – major environmental decision.
19/1/2012 New Scientst Obama rejects controversial Keystone oil pipeline Read the rest of this entry »
UK David Attenborough wants businesses to protect the natural world
19/1/2012 Independent Sir D. Attenborough has called on big businesses to help protect the
natural world Read the rest of this entry »
UK tougher 30% emissions cuts would save money compared with lesser cuts
18/1/2012 Guardian Tougher 30% emissions cut would be cheaper than expected: report Read the rest of this entry »
China 7 provinces and cities start carbon emissions caps
17/1/2012 New Scientist China set to launch first caps on CO2 emissions. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Mann takes on the climate change deniers
16/1/2012 Independent He is one of the most vilified men in the highly vilified field of climate science Read the rest of this entry »
Europe’s plan to penalise Canada;s tarsands weakened by Dutch government
16/1/2012 Guardian Revealed: Europe’s plan to penalise Canada’s tar sands goes Dutch. Read the rest of this entry »
China’s environment transparency applauded by green activists
16/1/2012 Guardian Green activists applauded steady progress on environmental transparency in China Read the rest of this entry »
How long do greenhouse gases stay in the atmosphere?
16/1/2012 Guardian How long do greenhouse gases stay in the air? Read the rest of this entry »
La Nina climate fluctuation may influence flu epidemics
16/1/2012 BBC La Nina ‘may abet’ flu pandemics. – by Richard Black. Read the rest of this entry »
USA Clean Revolution case study New York.
16/1/2012 Climate Group – Clean Revolution case study: New York. Read the rest of this entry »
UK Arctic Methane Emergency Group calls for geoengineering to start in the Arctic by 2013
4/1/2012 New Scientist Arctic action, Letter by John Nissen. Read the rest of this entry »
UK London air pollution is health risk for Olympic athletes
16/1/2012 Independent Olympic athletes could suffer impaired performance times and become ill as a result of London’s unacceptably high levels of air pollutio Read the rest of this entry »
UK government stops funding for schools teaching creationism as science
15/1/2012 Observer Dawkins and Attenborough hail victory over creationists. Read the rest of this entry »
Study finds lists 14 ways to reduce global warming and increase food production
14/1/2012 Guardian How to tackle the climate, health and food crises, all at the same time.- by Damian Carrington. Read the rest of this entry »
USA National Centre for Science Education offers teachers advice on dealing with climate change
14/1/2012 Guardian US teachers offered support for climate change lesson. Read the rest of this entry »
UK The green deal is a useless, middle-class subsidy – by George Monbiot
14/1/2012 Guardian The green deal is a useless, middle-class subsidy. Read the rest of this entry »
US trials powering 2 ships on algal oil
14/1/2012 Guardian Cargo boat and US navy ship powered by algal oil in marine fuel trials. Read the rest of this entry »
UK honeybees essential for crops fertilization are dying at nearly a critical rate
14/1/2012 Guardian Honeybee problem nearing a ‘critical point. Read the rest of this entry »
UK Criegee biradical molecules found to react faster – may have more effect on climate change
13/1/2012 Scotsman Scientific breakthrough in climate change study. Read the rest of this entry »
The cost of global environmental damage shoots up to $380billion
11/1/2012 New Scientist Cost of natural disasters spiralled in 2011. Read the rest of this entry »
USA ten biggest coal burning power plants and their CO2 emissions
13/1/2012 Guardian America’s top 10 polluting power stations. Read the rest of this entry »
CO2 – China’s big emissions – Datong No. 2 coal burning power plant
China’s Datong No 2 coal burning power plant at night. Read the rest of this entry »
China – surge in renewables but outweighed by increased coal burning
12/1/2012 Guardian China’s renewables surge outweighed by growth in coal consumption. Read the rest of this entry »
USA gave $12million to members of Congress to get XL pipeline approved
12/1/2012 Guardian Oil lobby’s financial pressure on Obama over Keystone XL pipeline revealed Read the rest of this entry »
Our world’s ecology is seriously degraded – how can we be positive about this news?
11/1/2012 New Scientist Ecologists should learn to look on the bright side. Read the rest of this entry »
Limits to growth (1970′s) – are the predictions proving to be correct?
11/1/2012 New Scentist Boom and doom: Revisiting prophecies of collapse.1970. Read the rest of this entry »
Biofuels become a victim of own success – but not for long.- by Damian Carrington
11/1/2012 Guardian Biofuels become a victim of own success – but not for long. by Damian Carrington. Read the rest of this entry »
A challenge to Christopher Booker: try Decc’s future energy calculator properly.
11/1/2012 Guardian A challenge to Christopher Booker: try Decc’s future energy calculator properly. Read the rest of this entry »
Developing world is failing on climate fund pledges
2/1/2012 Guardian Developed world failing on climate funds pledge, Read the rest of this entry »
UK Energy system rebuild will cost £5000/person until 2050
30/12/2011 Every person in Britain will need to pay about £5,000 a year Read the rest of this entry »
Roger Scruton: Green philosophy begins at home
10/1/2012 New Scientist Roger Scruton: Green philosophy begins at home. Read the rest of this entry »
Mexico City has massive garbage build-up
10/1/2012 Guardian The waste mountain engulfing Mexico City- Read the rest of this entry »
Plant seed dispersal damaged by climate change and environmental destruction
10/1/2012 BBC Plants at risk from seed dispersal threat. Read the rest of this entry »
UK supposed green policies are blocked by Prime Minister and Chancellor
1/2012 Guardian Words matter but Zac Goldsmith is wrong to castigate green critics. Read the rest of this entry »
Human emissions of carbon dioxide will defer the next Ice Age, say scientists
9/1/2012 BBC Human emissions of carbon dioxide will defer the next Ice Age, say scientists. Read the rest of this entry »
3 ideas to cut carbon emissions with economic advantages
7/1/2012 Guardian The theory that cutting carbon emissions costs us growth is bunk, Read the rest of this entry »
Report says government must lead shift in values
7/1/2012 Common Cause Talks on carbon emissions not enough: governments must lead a shift in values, Read the rest of this entry »
Why libertarians must deny climate change -by George Monbiot
6/1/2012 Guardian Why libertarians must deny climate change, in one short take. Read the rest of this entry »
USA Republican candidate drops chapter on climate change from his book
6/1/2012 Guardian Republican candidate drops chapter on climate chnage from his book. Read the rest of this entry »
Asia is burning more fossil fuels and winter smog pollution gets worse
6/1/2012 BBC Pollution rise ‘worsens’ South Asia’s winter smog. Read the rest of this entry »
James Hansen posts a new draft publication on how global warming affects climate extremes
5/1/2012 New draft scientific paper by James Hansen Read the rest of this entry »
UK would be in chaos in a week after a major disaster -Chatham House report
6/1/2012 Guardian ‘Just-in-time’ business models put UK at greater risk in event of disasters, warns thinktank. Read the rest of this entry »
Protecting the world for future generations requires their rights to be recognised now
5/1/2012 Guardian Protecting the world so future generations can enjoy the same benefits requires Read the rest of this entry »
UN climate chief says businesses should prepare for low-carbon economy
5/1/2012 Guardian Businesses should be putting plans in place this year to prepare for a low-carbon economy, Read the rest of this entry »
Ecuador lawyers accuse Chevron of racism by refusing to pay for toxic pollution of Amazon
5/1/2012 Guardian Pablo Fajardo, the lead Ecuadorian lawyer, said: ‘Chevron does not want to ever recognise Read the rest of this entry »
USA top Repubican candidates have no idea what climate change is about
4/1/2012 Guardian Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney are both bad news for climate change fight. Read the rest of this entry »
China efforts to reduce pollution but unhealthy city air will last 20 – 30 years.
4/1/2012 Guardian China’s city dwellers to breathe unhealthy air ‘for another 20-30 years’ Read the rest of this entry »
UK study finds renewable investment compares well with high carbon investment
30/12/2011 Every person in Britain will need to pay about £5,000 a year Read the rest of this entry »
Effects of climate change are a generational issue
3/1/2012 Guardian It is remarkable how efforts to reduce the government deficit/debt are often portrayed Read the rest of this entry »
Is photography the most influential medium for environmental awareness?
3/1/2012 Guardian Is photography the most influential medium for environmental awareness? Read the rest of this entry »
UK Daily Mail uses cold weather to deny climate change – George Monbiot
3/1/2012 Guardian “Brrr-ace yourselves! Britain to shiver in -20C Read the rest of this entry »
Attenborough denies that ‘Frozen Planet’ documentary is alarmist.
3/1/2012 Guardian Sir David Attenborough has hit back at claims made by the former chancellor Nigel Lawson Read the rest of this entry »
Chile -wildfires destroy national park of pristine forest
2/1/2012 Independent Wildfires sweeping through one of South America’s most famous national parks Read the rest of this entry »
Bangladesh Minister says developed world is failing its climate pledges
2/1/2012 Guardian Developed world failing on climate funds pledge, says Bangladeshi minister.
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Spain powers up the biggest solar generator in the world
2/1/2012 Indepedent Just under a month ago, on an empty mountain plateau in Andalusia, the last of 600,000 parabolic mirrors Read the rest of this entry »
UK 2011 was the 2nd hottest year on record
31/12/2011 BBC 2011 is UK’s second warmest year on record – Met OfficeComments. Read the rest of this entry »
Study of Africa reveals human impact of fire from prehistoric times – affecting the ecology
31/12/2011 BBC Model unlocks human impact on Africa’s fire regimes. Read the rest of this entry »
UN says ‘crowdfunding’ initiative raised $116m to pay Ecuador NOT to exploit 722 sqmiles of rainforest
30/12/2011 Guardian An alliance of European local authorities, national governments, US film stars, Japanese shops, Read the rest of this entry »
2011 Review of the environment – by the New Scientist
30/12/2011 New Scientist by Michael Marshall. Read the rest of this entry »
The 12 most read articles on the environment in 2011
30/12/2011 Independent Twelve most read articles on the environment in 2011. Read the rest of this entry »
UK will throw away 500 tonnes of plastic this Christmas – very little is recycled
29/12/2011 Guardian The “Plastic Bag Monster”, by Slovenian artist Miha Artnak, is displayed outside the European Commission Read the rest of this entry »
European Union commissoner says resources must be used more responsibly.
29/12/2011 Guardian EU warns wasting environmental resources could spark new recession. Read the rest of this entry »
2011 Review of the year – what happened to our environment?
29/12/2011 Guardian 2011 review: The year in environment – by Michael Marshall. Read the rest of this entry »
UK lawyer Polly Higgins wants environmental destruction declared a fifth crime against peace
28/12/2011 Guardian Warren Buffett, left, and Bill Gates: can one of them do the same job for the environment Read the rest of this entry »
Coal fired electricity generators are switching to burn wood but critics warn this doesn’t help to cut emissions
28/12/2011 Guardian Power stations such as Drax in Yorkshire are switching to burning wood Read the rest of this entry »
Pinker, Steven, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Allen Lane, 2011
by Pinker, Steven, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Allen Lane, 2011 ISBN 978-1- 846- 14093-9 (hbk) 700p £30 Read the rest of this entry »
UK – climate change inpact on weather in 2011 affected wildlife
27/12/2011 Independent The topsy-turvy weather of 2011 had a roller-coaster effect on British wildlife, Read the rest of this entry »
Himalayan glaciers – studies show how melting forms lakes which drain into a huge underground lake at the foot of the glacier
26/12/2011 BBC Taking the pulse of Ngozumpa – by Jonathan Amos. Read the rest of this entry »
Scotand 100foot high tidal turbine set for tests off Orkney
26/12/2011 BBC The HS1000 tidal turbine is to be tested at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney. Read the rest of this entry »
Space ship earth needs a pilot – by Fred Pearce
25/12/2011 New Scientist Spaceship Earth needs a pilot. Read the rest of this entry »
China and USA threaten trade war over EU airline carbon emissions tax
23/12/2011 Independent The “environmental squeeze” that helped prompt British Airways owner IAG’s takeover of BMI is set to ignite a trade war between China and Europe Read the rest of this entry »