The Generator is founded on the simple premise that we should leave the world in better condition than we found it. The news items in this category outline the attempts people have made to do this. They are mainly concerned with our food supply and settlement patterns. The impact that the human race has on the planet.
Burke announces world’s largest marine reserve AM By environment reporter Conor Duffy Updated June 14, 2012 09:46:57 Sorry, this video cannot be played. You may need to install the latest version of Adobe Flash Video: Government to announce huge marine parks network(ABC News) Related Story: Government planning huge marine park expansion External Link:Battle of the Continue Reading →
IMF chief Christine Lagarde warns world risks triple crisis Lagarde says world risks falling incomes, environmental damage and social unrest without more sustainable approach to growth Share521 Email Phillip Inman, economics correspondent guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 12 June 2012 15.51 BST Comments (316) ‘Great uncertainty hangs over global prospects,’ warned IMF managing director Christine Lagarde. Photograph: Ints Continue Reading →
Anti-logging campaign hots up online ABCJune 13, 2012, 8:25 am tweet0 Email Print ABC © Enlarge photo Environmental activists have launched an online video campaign attacking what they claim is logging in areas identified as having conservation value. Peg Putt from Markets for Change says the video is a re-launch of raw footage from the Continue Reading →
The clean-up begins on China’s dirty secret – soil pollution The Bonn Challenge is a global land restoration initiative that aims to tackle the issue that is increasingly concerning scientists Share4 Email Jonathan Watts guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 12 June 2012 14.07 BST Comments (3) A farmer in Sichuan, China – one of the regions suffering most Continue Reading →
There’s a strange beauty to the Hoo peninsula. Is this any place for an airport? Along with birds and their habitat, the hidden traces of Hoo peninsula’s previous eras of industry will be buried by railways and runways Share37 Email Ian Jack guardian.co.uk, Friday 8 June 2012 21.01 BST Read the comments (…) Ambitious … Continue Reading →
As Japan debris washes up in the US, scientists fear break in natural order Remnants from Japan’s earthquake and tsunami continue to arrive on the west coast, bringing exotic organisms with them Share52 Email Associated Press guardian.co.uk, Saturday 9 June 2012 20.24 BST Comments (17) Volunteers remove marine organisms from the dock that landed in Continue Reading →