Resources for a sustainable future

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 »

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

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 »

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 »

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

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

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

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

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 »

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 »

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

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

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 »

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

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 »

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

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

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

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 »

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

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 »

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

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 »

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

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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

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

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 »

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 »

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

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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

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 »

6/2/2010 BBC  Climate scepticism ‘on the rise’ Read the rest of this entry »

10 points to help us succeed with 350 after Copenhagen - Editor. Read the rest of this entry »

5/2/2010 Guardian  CLIMATE CERTAINTIES Read the rest of this entry »

2/2/2010 www.350.org In advance of the January 31 deadline to submit mitigation targets under the new Copenhagen Accord, Read the rest of this entry »

2/2/2010 Guardian In the beginning the organic movement struggled to shed its image of wonky carrots sold by hippies with dirty cuffs and sandals. Read the rest of this entry »

2/2/2010 campaignforrealfarming Colin Tudge. Read the rest of this entry »

28/1/2010 Guardian  The public overwhelmingly support a much more ambitious scheme to push renewable energy for homes and communities, a new poll shows today ahead of a key
government announcement next week. Read the rest of this entry »

27/1/2010 BBC Continuing global economic growth “is not possible” if nations are to tackle climate change, a report by an environmental think-tank has warned. Read the rest of this entry »

27/1/2010 BBC When it comes to household recycling, one family in Gloucester take some beating. Read the rest of this entry »

23/1/2009 Guardian  One-quarter of all the maize and other grain crops grown in the US now ends up as biofuel in cars rather than being used to feed people Read the rest of this entry »

22/1/2010 Guardian Weekly  More than 450 investors controlling $13 trillion of assets last week urged world   governments Read the rest of this entry »

22/1/2010 Guardian Weekly…  fuelling a global culture of excess that is emerging as the biggest threat to the planet, according to a report published last week. Read the rest of this entry »

13/1/2010 Guardian The average American consumes more than his or her weight in products each day, fuelling a global culture of excess that is emerging as the biggest threat to the planet, according to a report published today. Read the rest of this entry »

9/1/2010 countercurrents.org The Meaning Of Copenhagen By Richard Heinberg. Read the rest of this entry »

7/1/2010 BBC weather news. Met Office graphic shows that globally our abnormally cold weayher is balances by many areas of abnormally hot weather. Read the rest of this entry »

5/1/2010 BBC For millions of people in Africa, climate change is a reality, says Greig Whitehead. However, as he explains in this week’s Green Room, in religious “ Even with trust in the power of God, Kenya is a country on the brink of disaster ” Read the rest of this entry »

5/1/2010 Guardian  The government plans a landbank to pinpoint unused plots where communities can grow their own food. Read the rest of this entry »

5/1/2010 Guardian While eating less red meat will help achieve sustainable food production, grass-fed livestock play a role in minimising farming’s CO2 emissions, says the Soil Association. Read the rest of this entry »

5/1/2010 Guardian Who said this? “All the evidence shows that beyond the sort of standard of living which Britain has now achieved, extra growth does not automatically translate into human welfare and happiness.” Read the rest of this entry »

31/12/2009 Guardian  What does the British embassy in Dubai have in common with West Leeds Rugby Club? Read the rest of this entry »

27/12/2009 Guardian Just in case you thought it was safe to stop thinking about biofuels, here comes another study – this time into the ethics. Read the rest of this entry »

24/12/2009 BBC Three quarters of Scots would consider fitting a solar panel or other renewable technology to their home but are put off by the cost, a report says. Read the rest of this entry »

18/12/2009 Guardian   Environment Copenhagen climate change conference 2009  Leaked UN report shows cuts offered at Copenhagen would lead to 3C riseUN secretariat initial draft
shows gap of up to 4.2 gigatonnes of CO2 between present pledges and cuts required to limit rise to 2C. Read the rest of this entry »

14/12/2009 Guardian People are so paralysed by fear and selfishness they cannot save the planet, the archbishop of Canterbury said on Sunday during a church service in Copenhagen. Read the rest of this entry »

15/12/2009 Guardian This is the moment at which we turn and face ourselves. Read the rest of this entry »

13/12/2009 BBC The first stage of a government-supported electric car trial has started in the West Midlands. Read the rest of this entry »

13/12/2009 Observer Britain faces a ‘perfect storm’ of water shortage and lack of food, says the government’s chief scientist, and climate change and crop and animal diseases will add to future woes. Read the rest of this entry »

1/12/2009 New Scientist Magazine issue 2736. Read the rest of this entry »

12/12/2009 Guardian UK households are slowly going green and are now spending more than £250 a year on environmentally friendly products such as low-energy lightbulbs and energy-efficient appliances, figures suggested today. Read the rest of this entry »

9 BBC    Shrinking of food and drink industry likely, says report. • Lord Stern: Sustainable development commissioner Professor Tim Lang explains to Felicity Lawrence why we need to change what we eat. Read the rest of this entry »

3/12/2009   Living World Issue 238 Winter 2009 Today’s global population is around six billion people, and our dominant form of  agriculture is Read the rest of this entry »

30/11/2009 BBC The cost of installing and owning solar panels will fall even faster than expected according to new research. Read the rest of this entry »

27/11/2009 Guardian  There is more to being green than driving a Prius and buying local produce. Read the rest of this entry »