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Last Update Today at 06:00 EST | Why Canada is the best haven from climate change - The Independent
A group of islands with the potential to develop into a tourist paradise has been named as the country least equipped to withstand the effects of climate change. The Comoros Islands in the Indian Ocean, between Mozambique and Madagascar, are a small ... |
| Badger cull 'to be rejected'
The Government has decided against a badger cull to tackle TB in cattle, it was reported today. |
| Food price rises force biofuel U-turn
Soaring world food prices look set to force Gordon Brown into a U-turn over the use of crops such as corn, rapeseed, palm and soya to produce fuel as an alternative to petrol and diesel. |
| Storm over Cape Cod
As she put the finishing touch to a watercolour outside the gated community of Oyster Harbours, Nancy Walton wrinkled her nose at the thought of America's first offshore wind farm popping up on the horizon of Nantucket Sound. "I believe in wind power," she said, "but these will be higher than the Statue of Liberty. There are so precious few places on earth as unspoilt as this. Why can't they just put them somewhere else?" |
| New Pathway For Methane Production In The Oceans Discovered
A new pathway for methane production has been uncovered in the oceans, and this has a significant potential impact for the study of greenhouse gas production on our planet. The article reveals that aerobic decomposition of an organic, phosphorus-containing compound, methylphosphonate, may be responsible for the supersaturation of methane in ocean surface waters. |
| Welsh press green homes
Buildings in Wales could be expected to include renewable and low-carbon energy under proposed planning policies to tackle climate change launched yesterday. |
| Institute proposes shift in eco-growth
Planning experts have called on the government to shift its eco-town policy to eco-quarter schemes encompassing urban expansion projects and redevelopment. |
| British Waterways should not be expected to bear financial risk
British Waterways should not be expected to bear most of the financial risk for the restoration of canals, according to a Commons environment, food and rural affairs select committee report. |
| Brighton and Hove City Council draw up guidelines
Brighton and Hove City Council has drawn up advisory guidelines for sustainable building design across the city covering energy, water and sustainable materials. The guidelines will come into effect from 1 August. |
| Poll by YouGov.com for the DCLG
A poll by YouGov.com for the DCLG has found that support for eco-towns outnumbers opposition by a ratio of five to one. |
| Lait pledges end to panel
The Conservatives will scrap the infrastructure planning commission (IPC) if they win the next general election, shadow planning minister Jacqui Lait has promised. |
| Legislation garners lukewarm reaction
The government's concessions on the Planning Bill have failed to convince a range of industry players. |
| Concerted effort demanded to ensure eco-friendly Olympics
The London Assembly has welcomed progress towards making the 2012 Olympic Games eco-friendly but criticised efforts to set ambitious environmental targets. |
| Hub to act on zero carbon
National House Building Council (NHBC) general manager Neil Jefferson will lead an independent Zero Carbon Hub ahead of regulations coming into force. |
| Green lobby pushes renewables agenda
An environmental coalition has called on the government to set local and regional renewable energy targets and earmark areas across the UK for green development. |
| Bjorn Lomborg: McCain, Obama and climate change hot air
Bjorn Lomborg: By focusing on research and development instead of carbon cuts, the next US president could leave the best possible legacy |
| No words necessary: The cartoonists tackle climate change
Ever since the 1750s, when the writer, satirist, statesman and inventor Benjamin Franklin put political cartooning on the map by publishing the first cartoon of the genre in America, artists have combined their talent, wit and political beliefs to create cartoons that enrage, enlighten or simply engage the viewer. |
| A little local trouble: Why the people from Warwickshire won't be taking their new eco-town lying do...
There is an area of countryside six miles south-west of Stratford-upon-Avon that is particularly picturesque. It boasts elegant views of the Cotswolds, and fine country lanes that meander around green pastures. Stand still long enough and you can almost hear the sound of "Jerusalem". It could not be more English. |
| Rubber 'Snake' Could Help Wave Power Get A Bite Of The Energy Market
A device consisting of a giant rubber tube may hold the key to producing affordable electricity from the energy in sea waves. Named after the snake of the same name because of its long thin shape, the Anaconda is closed at both ends and filled completely with water. It is designed to be anchored just below the sea's surface, with one end facing the oncoming waves. |
| Brown quizzed: Point-by-point
The main points as senior MPs on the Commons Liaison Committee grilled Prime Minister Gordon Brown. |
| Schools to get free solar panels
Two schools in Cornwall will soon be powered by renewable energy as they switch on solar panels. |
| Acidifying Oceans Add Urgency To Carbon Dioxide Cuts
ScienceDaily: It's not just about climate change anymore. Besides loading the atmosphere with heat-trapping greenhouse gases, human emissions of carbon dioxide have also begun to alter the chemistry of the ocean--often called the cradle of life on Earth. The ecological and economic consequences are difficult to predict but possibly calamitous, warn a team of chemical oceanographers in the July 4 issue of Science, and halting the changes already underway will likely require even steeper cuts in ... |
| In praise of pollack
Alex Renton, food writer, on the growing appeal of pollack |
| Pollack and bass on the menu as UK acquires taste for greener fish
Championed by top chefs, once unloved species close gap with cod and haddock |
| Country diary: Gloucestershire
Colin Luckhurst: Gloucestershire |
| Benjamin Senauer: Biofuels, rising food prices and increasing global hunger
Benjamin Senauer: The evidence is mounting. The biofuels bonanza is forcing millions in the developing world into poverty and hunger |
| Secret report: biofuel caused food crisis
Biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75% - far more than previously estimated - according to leaked World Bank figures |
| Maura Kelly: US cities are becoming more bike-friendly
Maura Kelly: After lagging behind Europe for years, US cities are finally becoming bike-friendly |
| UK's CO2 emissions higher than official figures, government admits
Emissions associated with UK consumption grew 18% between 1992 and 2004, once the CO2 emissions of imported goods were accounted for, analysts say |
| Brown and Darling hint at U-turn over fuel duty
The government is expected to axe plans for a 2p rise in fuel duty after Downing Street today confirmed that an announcement would be made on the issue 'within the next few weeks' |
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