In a potentially devastating blow to the Earth's climate, President Trump's new executive order ends the Interior Department's moratorium on coal mining on public land and begins a repeal of the landmark Clean Power Plan, writes Trip Van Noppen. But this reckless move will not pass unchallenged - the Supreme Court has ruled that the EPA must tackle climate pollution, and clean energy policies can still be defended and advanced at state level.
Executive Order removes climate safeguards - now, the fightback Trip Van Noppen EarthJustice | 29th March 2017 Comment Energy Climate Change Politics USA Fossil Fuels Coal Renewables …
President Trump comes into office determined to discard huge swathes of his predecessor's legacy on day one, writes Mark Barteau. But he will struggle to undo Obama's clean energy regulations. It's not just that they are legally robust, it's also that energy markets in the US and the wider world have shifted firmly, and irreversibly, towards efficiency and renewables. Sorry, Mr Trump.
Obama's clean energy legacy - how long can it last? Mark Barteau University of Michigan | 20th January 2017 News Politics Energy USA Renewables Fossil Fuels obama-cut.jpg President Trump comes into …
The cyclists of the Tour de France may not set off until next week but in Kenya a group of young people have taken to their bikes to raise awareness about the power of sustainable energy ahead of the country's general election on August 8.
JOE WARE reports
Kick-starting an African clean energy revolution - one pedal at a time Joe Ware | 27th June 2017 News Renewables Energy Kenya Cycling Fossil Fuels cycling3.jpg The cyclists of the Tour de France may …
Between 2011 and 2016 the UK's export finance agency UKEF provided £109m to underwrite exports of equipment to coal mines in Russia, writes Lawrence Carter - despite the agency's commitment not to support 'investment in dirty fossil-fuel energy production'. And that's just a fraction of the £6.9 billion UKEF has lavished on the corrupt, polluting sector since 2000, while it was meant to be backing the clean energy technologies of the future.
Leaked: UK £7 billion export credit for fossil fuel industry violates 'clean energy' pledge Lawrence Carter Greenpeace Energydesk | 16th May 2017 News Finance Politics Fossil Fuels Climate Change UK …
Professor Kevin Anderson and Dr John Broderick have published a new report commissioned by Friends of the Earth Europe examining the climate impact of natural gas. The findings contradict industry public relations, KATIE HODGETTS argues.
Wake up and smell the methane: Europe has nine years left of its carbon budget Katie Hodgetts | 9th November 2017 Comment Natural Gas Friends Of The Earth Europe Bonn COP23 Climate Change Lobbying …
Environmental law professor, ROBERT PERCIVAL, who has worked for both the Federal Government and a leading green nonprofit group, says despite the Trump administration's assault on America's environment laws they will survive... and may even be stronger for the attack
How environmentalists can regroup for the Trump era Robert Percival | 25th July 2017 Comment Trump Paris Agreement Environmental Law Climate Change trump .jpg Environmental law professor, ROBERT …
Are universities leading the way when it comes to producing their own energy - and if so, which university is top of the table? INDIA BENJAMIN investigates.
What universities can learn from leaders in clean energy India Benjamin | 12th October 2017 News University Renewable Biomass Solar Wind Energy 405440.jpg Are universities leading the way when it …
Almost since the advent of genetic engineering the food industry, the research establishment and parts of the media have been saying that the public is becoming more accepting of the technology. However, with no credible independent evidence to support this view it remains little more than wishful thinking and as this new survey, conducted by Beyond GM shows, most diners want to see more transparency about what's actually in our food
… case for food service to take a lead in cleaning up its act. Customer trust is an …
If UK politicians want to reunite the country and garner votes they'd do well to embrace renewables in their manifestos, writes JOE WARE
Politicians take note (if you want our vote)... Renewables are now more popular than ever Joe Ware | 5th May 2017 News General Election Renewables Clean Energy Fossil Fuels renewables.jpg If UK …
Environmental campaigning groups including Greenpeace and WWF publish a joint report today calling on the UK Government to bring forward the proposed ban on petrol and electric cars to 2030.
JOE WARE reports
New report says electric cars will dramatically improve Britain's energy security Joe Ware | 25th August 2017 News Energy Electric Cars Clean Growth Plan Michael Gove Air Pollution Oil tesla model …
Alanna Smith aka the UK blogger Ecowildchild will be going plastic-free from 1st June as part of the annual Marine Conservation Society (MSC) campaign to raise awareness of the devastating impact single-use plastics are having on the environment. This is her invitiation to YOU to join her in this endeavour...
Ecowildchild gears up for the MCS plastic-free challenge this June Alanna Smith | 26th May 2017 Ethical Living Marine Conservation Society Plastic Pollution Oceans jennifermaclatchy - resized .jpg …
Following recent headlines and new scientific papers PETER MELCHETT of the Soil Association reports on the evolving dialogue around pesticides.
Is the UK coming clean on pesticides? Peter Melchett | 2nd October 2017 News Pesticides Glyphosate Neonicotinoid Soil Association Melchett 405436.jpg Following recent headlines and new scientific …
Dynamic power pricing that responds to supply and demand could transform the way we manage our electricity systems, writes Claire Maugham, opening the door to the mass integration of renewables like wind and solar. But smart meters are essential to making that happen.
Smart meters the way to a new age of clean energy Claire Maugham | 3rd April 2017 Comment Energy Renewables Technology UK smart-meters-cut.jpg Dynamic power pricing that responds to supply and demand …
How does cleaning your kitchen help resolve the planetary crisis? Why does the manner in which you cook your dinner have implications for how you affect change in the world? Perhaps more than you think. KARA MOSES reviews Spiritual Ecology: 10 Practices to Reawaken the Sacred in Everyday Life
… Activism se_10practices_cover.jpg How does cleaning your kitchen help resolve the … focused on everyday tasks, such as cooking, cleaning, walking, breathing and gardening, … mechanics of daily life - such as cooking and cleaning - a tedious distraction from what I …
MEPs vote today on proposals to cut air pollution by setting up an independent EU monitoring body to ensure that a scandal like Dieselgate never happens again, writes Keith Taylor. However fears are growing that Brexit promises the UK a bonfire of environmental laws including those on air pollution. We need a strong, new Clean Air Act now!
The lesson of Dieselgate: time for strong, effective pollution laws Keith Taylor MEP | 4th April 2017 Comment Pollution EU Law Brexit Politics Health winter-smog-cut.jpg MEPs vote today on proposals …
Holidaymakers and swimmers who visit the English coastline can enjoy exceptionally clean sand and sea, reports BRENDAN MONTAGUE.
English beaches reach high water mark in cleanliness tests Brendan Montague | 14th November 2017 News Beach Seaside Water Environment Agency 405708.jpg Holidaymakers and swimmers who visit the …
Believers in the possibility of a better civilization, one rooted in increasing co-operation and harmony, find ourselves in a world where demagogues are empowered to bring about the polar opposite, writes Jeremy Leggett. A new despotism rooted in isolationist nationalism and conflict is gaining strength. The battle is not lost: but first we must understand the dangers.
Appropriate civilization versus 'new despotism': one month into the Trump Presidency Jeremy Leggett | 22nd February 2017 News Future Politics Society Technology Energy Media Renewables War …
Pollution caused by burning fossil fuels are already causing the premature deaths of 200,000 people a year - in the US alone, writes Pete Dolack. Add up the figures worldwide and it comes to many millions. And that's before we even count the catastrophic long term impacts of global warming. The US response: to loosen anti-pollution regulation and encourage increased oil, coal and gas production.
Deadly toll of fossil fuel pollution: the old economy versus planet and people Pete Dolack Systemic Disorder | 6th April 2017 Activism Economics Future Climate Change Pollution Health …
Mexico's oil looks set to run out within a decade, writes Jeremy Leggett, and it can hardly rely on Trump's America to make up the difference. But Mexico enjoys abundant sunshine, and the cost of solar power generation is falling fast. Let Trump tie America's economy to debt-financed fossil fuels. Mexico's future prosperity will come from harnessing its inexhaustible solar riches.
Mexico's expiring oil and Trump's wall: the future is solar Jeremy Leggett | 11th May 2017 Comment Renewables Fossil Fuels Oil Energy Mexico USA nogales-border-mexico-cut.jpg Mexico's oil looks set …
It's barely mentioned in the election campaign or reported in the media. But a powerful faction of Tory ministers, ex-ministers and backbench MPs are bent on using Brexit to ignite a massive bonfire of 'spirit-crushing' laws on wildlife protection, air and water pollution, pesticides, renewable energy and public health, writes Brendan Montague. At risk are not just EU directives and regulations but even the UK's own Climate Change Act. May's Brexit may not just be hard, but very, very dirty.
Conservatives' hard right Brexit plans: UK's great leap backwards to 'dirty man of Europe' Brendan Montague | 27th April 2017 News Politics UK EU Brexit Pollution Pesticides Wildlife Law Conservation …
Days into the 2017 pollution limits on the Brixton Road in Lambeth, South London, has already breached EU pollution limits for NO2 for the entire year. Meanwhile UK sales of diesel cars - one of the main causes of NO2 pollution - reached record levels in 2016, reflecting the government's failure to tackle the problem in spite of numerous court orders.
London breaches air pollution limit for all 2017 Oliver Tickell | 6th January 2017 News Pollution UK Health Law Transport brixton-rd-cut.jpg Days into the 2017 pollution limits on the Brixton Road in …
New polling out today shows that the public are fed up with banks that profit from polluting the environment. It’s time they heed the warning from their customers, reports JOE WARE.
New poll: Four out of five Britons don’t want banks to spend savings damaging environment Joe Ware | 2nd November 2017 News Banks Climate Change Fossil Fuels Pollution Investment HSBC Lloyds Barclays …
A new report about to be released shows methane leaks from active and abandoned wells in British Columbia are more than twice as high as government estimates making them more polluting than commercial transportation, writes ANDREW NIKIFORUK
One-Third of British Columbia's Oil and Gas Wells Are Leaking Significant Levels of Methane Andrew Nikiforuk | 26th July 2017 News Fossil Fuels Gas Oil Methane Leaks Climate Pollution leaks 1.jpg A …