Is it greener to travel by rail or car? Advances in research and technology challenge assumptions that trains are automatically greener than transport by road Share 13 inShare0 Email Will Henley Guardian Professional, Friday 26 July 2013 02.08 AEST Jump to comments (1) A Pendolino electric train that generates 50 grams of CO2 per passenger. Continue Reading →
Voters think Republican climate dissenters ‘crazy’, bipartisan poll finds Results show risks that deniers in Congress pose to GOP as majority of younger constituents back Obama’s carbon plans Share 120 inShare4 Email Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent guardian.co.uk, Thursday 25 July 2013 11.43 AEST John Boehner, left, has described Barack Obama’s climate plan as ‘crazy’ Continue Reading →
The companies, prisons and cities making energy from human waste The ‘ick’ factor is inescapable but human waste is a cost-efficient way to produce energy. The problem is there’s not enough of it Share 1 inShare0 Email Elisabeth Braw Guardian Professional, Thursday 25 July 2013 21.22 AEST Jump to comments (0) Human waste tanks at Continue Reading →
Increase In Fish Prices Reflects Global Trend, Report Finds LIMA, July 25 (BERNAMA-NNN-ANDINA) — Fishing in Peruvian waters and in the rest of the world has remained stable over the last decade and on the basis of a sustainable fisheries management, it is not expected to change. Meanwhile, the population growth and income level rise Continue Reading →
Greens plan to boost extreme weather preparedness By staff reporter7 hours ago Climate Science & Environment A new plan has been launched by the Australian Greens to better help communities prepare for extreme weather events. The plan, announced by Greens Leader Christine Milne, would be funded by a levy on the coal industry. “The Greens Continue Reading →
Leaving Our Descendants A Whopping Rise in Sea Levels German scientist Anders Levermann and his colleagues have released research that warns of major sea level increases far into the future. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, he raises important questions about how much we really care about the world we will leave to those Continue Reading →