A plan to pipe hydrogen, instead of natural gas, into millions of UK homes is being pushed hard by the fossil fuel industry.
… Hydrogen homes is a terrible idea Simon Pirani | 3rd … instead of natural gas, into millions of UK homes is being pushed hard by the fossil fuel … launched a campaign in favour of retrofitting homes with high-quality insulation and heat …
Government plans to pay coal and diesel generators to stay open the winter after next to 'keep the lights on' betray dangerously old-fashioned thinking, writes Chris Goodall. Not only would it subsidise our dirtiest electricity - it's also incredibly costly. Why not just pay people to reduce their demand when power supplies are stretched?
… people to reduce their electricity demand at home, probably by providing a game with … typical outage of 1.5 hours for the average home. That's about 150 times what the lost … there will be 9 million smart meters in UK homes. That means 1 in 3 households will be …
The Arctic 30 are leaving Russia. 14 have received exit stamps and all are due back home in time to celebrate the New Year. But their fight for the Arctic is only just beginning ...
… Arctic 30 coming home The Ecologist | 26th December 2013 News … received exit stamps and all are due back home in time to celebrate the New Year. But … "This was the final step. I'll be leaving for home in Wales as soon as possible now, …
Under my leadership Britain will act to protect the future of our planet, with social justice at the heart of our environment policies, writes Jeremy Corbyn. Meeting our Paris climate targets will be the starting point for a green industrial revolution that will deliver clean, affordable energy to all, create millions of new jobs, and establish the export industries of the future.
… anyone predicted - around the world and at home. That's just one reason why the Labour … and committed to cutting carbon emissions at home. We would once again make Britain … renewable energy alone. A nation of draughty homes has left seven million households …
In 2011 Bob and Lisa Parr filed a lawsuit in the Texas courts against Aruba Petroleum after they suffered health damage which they attributed to pollution from fracking wells. They have now been awarded $3m damages.
… found in favour of Bob and Lisa Parr, whose home and 40-acre ranch is surrounded by 21 … the family's 40-acre ranch property, their home and quality of life, sickened them and … extent this family went through." The family home is in Wise County, Texas is in the heart …
The 'Autumn Statement' delivered with such aplomb by the Chancellor is yet another attack on the UK's sustainable future, write David Lowry & Oliver Tickell - cutting energy efficiency funds just as tens of thousands are set to die of cold this winter, betting £250m on pointless nuclear research, and raiding the renewables budget to fund subsidies to nuclear power and fossil fuels.
… low carbon technology. He slashed spending on home energy efficiency by a whopping 83%, … last year, the Chancellor's callous cuts to home insulation schemes is an attack on the … heat to warm the equivalent of over 500,000 homes." But analysts calculate that far from …
A trip to the Achuar Indians of the Ecuadorian Amazon proved life-changing for Stephen Wallace. Their only desire is to enjoy what they have, and ensure that their children can do the same. But the threat of oil is casting a dark shadow of fear over their lives.
… permission for me to enter the family's home. Their huts are tall impressive … The floors are dirt. For the most part the homes are open on three sides so friends can … Chickens and dogs walk freely through the homes. A welcome beyond gracious Once I was …
The Russian Parliament has today granted amnesty to the Arctic 30. The Duma voted 446-0 in favour of the Kremlin-backed amendment that extends an Amnesty Act to those charged with hooliganism.
… the 26 non-Russians will be free to return home to their families as soon as they are … may even be in time to enjoy Christmas at home. Peter Willcox, Captain of the Arctic … no amnesty for the Arctic. We may soon be home, but the Arctic remains a fragile global …
Europe's most important laws for wildlife, the EU's Nature Directives, are under threat in from a recently launched 'review', writes Martin Harper. The official purpose is to make the laws more effective, but in reality it's all part of the Commission's agenda to strip away regulations that impede business in its pursuit of profit.
… of new wetland habitats which now provide homes to birds such as little tern, grey … flood risk management project protecting 300 homes from coastal flooding. But it is also … in big numbers as it becomes an important home for nature on the densely populated south …
Campaigners fighting the world’s biggest mining giants in Colombia visit the UK’s newest opencast coal mine.
… if he is surprised by how close people's homes are to the mine. ‘No. I am surprised by how close the mine is to people’s homes’, he replies. In La Guajira, the train … ‘I have never seen a mine this close to homes’, says Aldo, who is keen to share with …
The Turow open-pit lignite mine is drying up water sources on both sides of the Polish-Czech border. In light of plans to expand mining at Turow, Czechs are now rebelling against putting up with damages from a foreign mine they get no benefits from CLAUDIA CIOBANU reports
… with Poland, in the Czech Liberec region, is home to around 100 people living in picturesque homes surrounded by forest. On first sight, … for about half of the year (to heat their homes, people in Opolno Zdroj burn lignite …
Jean-Claude Junker said he does not support raising the bloc’s 2030 climate goal, days before EU leaders are expected to discuss climate ambition.
… not raise 2030 target' Natalie Sauer Climate Home News | 13th June 2019 News EU Junker … This Author Natalie Sauer reports for Climate Home News. She has contributed to a variety of … story was first published on Climate Home. Image: European People's Party, Flickr. …
Fracking has no social licence in the UK, will contribute little to the economy, will have a huge adverse impact on other sectors, will be a disaster to climate and the environment, and won't even improve energy security, write Peter Strachan and Alex Russell. Do we really want to see 16,000 or more shale gas wells drilled in the British countryside? Let's FraXit now!
… play within a 10-mile radius of their homes. Proximity is an important issue in the … fracked near and perhaps even under people's homes, their places of work, and the schools … be unable to stay in business" . Closer to home The Telegraph has recently reported that …
The UK government's insistence of pursuing fracking is based on a flawed and utterly misinformed vision of our future, write Alex Russell and Peter Strachan. Rather than delivering the prosperity they promise, large scale fracking would cause massive pollution of air and water, undermine vital export industries, and leave us with an irretrievably damaged economy and natural environment.
… This is as unedifying as setting up home on Scotland's Gruinard Island shortly … onshore gas will keep the lights on, and our homes warm for decades ahead, is surely living … lower electricity and heating bills! Bringing home the bacon? Sustained lower international …
As Cameron appoints his cabinet, we had better get prepared for the 'green crap' that's about to be unleashed on us, writes Oliver Tickell - the return of fox-hunting, badger-culling, road building and nuclear power, the arrival of GM food and crops, more cuts to wind and solar power and the underfunding of home insulation.
… wind and solar power and the underfunding of home insulation. The coalition government was … Treasury and the planning system. Insulating homes - another no-brainer for creating jobs, … - will be under-funded, while the zero-carbon homes initiative will remain watered-down The …
On January 9 thousands of gallons of a toxic chemical used to produce “clean coal”, spilled into Elk River, leaving 300,000 with no water supply. Trish Kahle asks - how could this happen?
… and you learn that the water piped into your home has been poisoned and can't be used, even … as well as the valleys downstream, are home to ecosystems already under threat from … closed restaurants and schools. Nursing homes and hospitals, while also under the …
The Gond tribe of Hasdeo Arand, the largest and oldest stretch of forest land in central India, is on the verge of losing its home in the face of coal mining.
… central India, is on the verge of losing its home in the face of coal mining. As the bus … to attract global bidders. Cultural heritage Home to the Gond tribe, the Hasdeo Arad … emerging from the region. Madanpur is home to the office of the Chattisgarh Bachao …
Natural gas is widely touted as a 'green fuel'. But as Paul Thacker found in Colorado, fracking's national 'ground zero', it's anything but. Lives and health are being ruined by pollution from taxpayer-subsidized gas wells, flaring and refining plants, while property values collapse. Now a mass of environmental refugees are fleeing the ravaged state.
… gas rigs that were making the air around her home impossible to breathe. " There were 17 … a buffer between gas wells and people's homes. Don't mention the tax subsidies! But … and I bought 20 acres and it's our dream home.' It's like a broken record to the …
A report by Alberta's energy regulator links emissions from tar sands oil production with serious health impacts in the Peace River region that have forced families to flee their homes, reports Carol Linnitt. The findings reveal 'a huge information gap'.
… that have forced families to flee their homes, reports Carol Linnitt. The findings … gap'. Families forced to evacuate their homes in Peace River, Alberta due to toxic …
The rainforest habitat of chimpanzees and other great apes is being destroyed by the expansion of palm oil projects in central Africa, according to new evidence from Greenpeace.
… been destroyed. The cleared forest, until now home to western lowland gorillas, chimpanzees … Heritage site. The plantation lies in the home district of Cameroonian president Paul …
UK local authorities have £14 billion invested in fossil fuels, campaigners revealed today. Now they should re-invest it in solar energy, new housing and other areas that generate local and global benefits - as well as providing better security for pension holders.
… he points out, to build over 200,000 new homes for social housing, or to place solar panels on 2 million homes, 10,000 schools and 20,000 public … and the city of Newcastle in Australia - home to the world's biggest coal port. …
Energy use across Europe is continuing to rise despite attempts to raise efficiency, a new study has shown.
… in the service sector, and 10.8 per cent in homes across Europe. The report also showed … and air conditioners now in use, as well as homes which have 'doubled up' on freezers and …
“The environmental impact of the proposed development at Horse Hill would clearly be serious and would be felt for generations to come."
… new oil wells being drilled near to her home in Redhill this week. Lawyers acting for … at the Horse Hill site, six miles from her home in Redhill, since 2013. She is …
A UNESCO mission to Virunga, home to 200 Mountain gorillas, has demanded an end to oil exploitation in the National Park, which it describes as 'extremely threatened'. London-based Soco International began seismic testing in the Park last month.
… A UNESCO mission to Virunga, home to 200 Mountain gorillas, has demanded an … of petroleum extraction in the park, which is home to the greatest variety of plants and …