Public Health England is guilty of gross scientific misconduct, writes Paul Mobbs, for its apparently deliberate whitewashing of the public health impacts of fracking. But it's all part of a pattern of maladministration that reaches to the heart of government.
… 2011 and 2012 put together. The 'draft for comment' that excludes comments To be fair, PHE did consider a number … few days after PHE launched their 'draft for comment' report I spent a long train journey …
Sir Nicholas Stern was asked to find out what way of averting climate change was economically feasible. A loaded question that has allowed him to find a perverse solution to a fatal problem.
… The Stern Review: Editors Comment Jon Hughes | 1st December 2006 News … US China Carbon Dioxide Global Warming Comments And Analysis Climate Change UK US EU … have found it convenient to infantilise us. Commenting on the willingness of the British …
Living between southern England and Bolivia, Maddy Ryle finds inconsistent media attitudes in reporting extreme weather and climate change - and searches out new narratives that engage and empower communities across the world.
… of two floods Maddy Ryle | 11th March 2014 Comment UK Bolivia Media Climate Change … In a recent blog a Bolivia-based climate commentator referenced media commentary on the aftermath of floods in the …
Investigative reporters working for Greenpeace UK's Energydesk have uncovered a nexus of senior academics willing to accept large sums of money from fossil fuel companies to write reports and newspaper articles published under their own names and university affiliations, without declaring the funding. Lawrence Carter & Maeve McClenaghan spill the beans ...
… Clemente failed to respond to requests for comment. The $250/hour carbon dioxide … a decade. When contacted for on the record comment, Mr Lipsett said: "We only accept … Advisory Council had been too busy to comment on the paper: "I know that the entire …
Below-par farm biosecurity should block farmers from participating in England's badger culls, writes Anna Dale. But a large body of evidence of poor and negligent biosecurity by farmers suggests that Natural England, the government's official regulator, is turning a blind eye to this strict requirement - and undermining the purpose of the cull.
… disparities are greatly concerning. Varying comments Monitors' assessments and … carriers - so why target badgers? Monitors' comments also reveal that there are … 2014). However, there are a number of comments from monitors which suggest that a …
France's energy minister Ségolène Royal has backed union demands for the EDF's Hinkley C project in Somerset to be re-examined, write Angelique Chrisafis & Chris Johnston - adding that the project must not go ahead if it would 'dry out' funds needed for EDF's renewable energy program.
… towards its 40% green power target. The comments came in a French television … the question and said she would not make rash comments. However, she did not want to … without mentioning nuclear power once. Her comments fit in with EDF's broader strategy to …
Given the long list of technical and financial problems afflicting the Hinkley C power plant, writes David Thorpe, the Labour Party's continuing support for the over-priced, highly subsidised project is increasingly paradoxical. Labour must take a fresh look at HPC and the renewable alternatives that can do better at far lower cost.
… nuclear power David Thorpe | 21st March 2016 Comment Nuclear UK Labour Hinkley … the subject following the Chernobyl disaster. Commentators at the time credited Tony Blair's … As Tom Burke, founder director of E3G, commented at the time: "The French National …
Three new reactors are planned for the Moorside site next to Europe's biggest nuclear complex at Sellafield, writes Peter Roche, with a combined capacity of 3.8GW. But a new report for Radiation Free Lakeland shows that the chosen AP1000 reactor design, for all its claimed 'advanced passive' safety features, is not fit for purpose - and should be rejected as unsafe by UK regulators.
… for purpose Peter Roche | 21st November 2016 Comment Nuclear Energy UK US … of the public, who are able to view and comment on design information published on the … Make your views known: Questions and comments can be submitted electronically via …
If it wasn't climate change, was the real purpose of the Number 10 meeting of Theresa May's advisors and President Trump's environmental transition supremo Myron Ebell to plan the post-Brexit deregulation of UK farming, including pesticides? That's how it looks, writes Georgina Downs - and we had better begin now to fight for our health, wildlife and environment.
… meeting? Georgina Downs | 3rd February 2017 Comment Health Pesticides Farming Politics UK … by environmental campaigners and various commentators regarding the meeting with the … Caroline Lucas. There are many, many comments under the petition from other …
A programme to be broadcast on BBC2 promoting badger culling as the answer to bovine TB is praised in the corporation's flagship Radio Times, writes Lesley Docksey. But both are criticised by experts for their inaccuracy and bias. The main reservoir for bTB is, and always has been, the cattle themselves - and that's where the real solutions begin.
… culling Lesley Docksey | 2nd March 2016 Comment Badgers UK Natural World Farming … policy manager of the Born Free Foundation comments: " The article paints a wholly … Jan Bayley of the Animal Welfare Group commented: "To have continuous incidents …
Pesticide companies are responsible for assessing the safety of their products, writes Christopher N Connolly - and this situation cannot continue. The research should be carried out independently, subjected to peer review, and published.
… Christopher N Connolly | 30th July 2014 Comment Farming Toxics Science Corporations UK … The chair of the Committee, Joan Walley MP, commented on its findings: "When it comes to … throughout, but receive the full dataset for comment. This conflict of interest between …
Anti-wind campaigners claim that wind turbine performance more than halves after 15 years. Chris Goodall analyses the figures and finds that even 20-year old wind turbines in the UK are still going strong ...
… 20 years on Chris Goodall | 3rd January 2014 Comment Wind Power Energy Renewables UK … REF has recently rebutted Professor MacKay's comments saying, with some asperity, that his … figures are not available). Peter Edwards commented to me that the reason the 2009 …
Just as 2014 is looking like going down as the hottest year since records began, motor-mouthed climate change deniers are shrinking into the shadows, writes Richard Heasman.
… Richard Heasman DeSmogUK | 28th October 2014 Comment Climate Change UK Science … for climate scepticism he simply refused to comment. When asked if this report undermines … change had stopped, he replied by saying "No comment" . Peiser has not previously been coy …
Two Councils at the front line of fracking protests - Greater Manchester and West Sussex - have pension funds investing in the major fracking operators - while decisions on planning applications to frack are pending.
… and Budget Scrutiny Committee. Local MPs: 'no comment' Barbara Keeley, MP for Worsley and … covers Barton Moss), said she could not comment on the WSCCPF as it was not in her … over and above renewables she made no comment. The Ecologist also approached Andrew …
Four trustees of the Soil Association just resigned, 'more in sorrow than in anger'. Joanna Blythman, Lynda Brown, Andrew Whitley and former Ecologist editor Pat Thomas all decided they were unable to contribute further to the organisation, the UK's leading organic certifier and the 'mother ship' of British organic farming.
… Andrew Whitley Pat Thomas | 1st December 2014 Comment Food Farming UK Organic … sales and to champion overtly organic food. Comments received During the preparation of … producers and consumers. We include some comments we received (unattributed) for …
A recent scientific study found the same long-chain omega-3 oils that are engineered into a new GM Camelina oilseed variety make butterflies grow up with deformed wings, writes Claire Robinson. Attempts by the 'pro-science' non-scientist Mark Lynas to discredit the study are a mixture of ignorance, research failures, 'straw man' arguments and outright errors.
… study and a scientist who provided us with a comment on the study. However, Lynas resorts … was claimed) even ingested the Bt toxin. In a commentary on the controversy, Hilbeck and … GMO biosafety researcher Dr Arpad Pusztai's comment : "In science, if it isn't published, …
When Prime Minister Theresa May went to Brussels to hand in her 'Article 50' Brexit notice, she was also pursuing a separate, covert objective, writes Zachary Davies Boren. Leaked papers show that the UK was lobbying to gut new EU rules and targets on renewable energy and energy efficiency - even though they will only come into force after Brexit.
… government." The Conservative Party failed to comment for this story, however the party has … of Europe's internal energy market. The UK's comments - delivered the day before Article 50 … by Greenpeace Energydesk . Read the UK's comments on the Governance of the Energy …
The UK Government is seeking to 'Justify' the Hitachi ABWR reactor type for new nuclear build at Wylfa and Oldbury. But as Mark Hackett reveals, the design is a dismal failure in Japan, costs more than alternatives, and brings serious health hazards.
… in two stages. The first consultation seeks comments on the information provided by the … design. The second consultation will seek comments on the Secretary of State's draft … Government's AWBR Consultation . Submit your comments - before 13th May: …
With the UK's business air travel falling, the Airport Commission says we need a new London runway to make us happy! But all their data really shows is that people who go on holiday lead happier lives than those who don't, writes Chris Goodall, and that people enjoy holidays: a flimsy basis on which to expand airport capacity, and blow the UK's emissions targets out of the water.
… happy'. Really? Chris Goodall | 2nd July 2015 Comment Transport Society Cities Health … report (there's nothing remotely like these comments in the interim version): "Leisure … and one huge omission ... There's one more comment to make. In addition to the new focus …
Theresa May's first big decision as PM was to duck out of a signing ceremony and review the Hinkley C nuclear project. But she will soon have to reach her decision. In this open letter Scientists for Global Responsibility set out six compelling reasons for her to let the whole monstrous white elephant go.
… Global Responsibility | 7th September 2016 Comment Nuclear Energy Finance UK France … below). This has caused leading financial commentators - such as The Economist [4] - to … are ill-suited to the emerging grid. Recent comments from senior figures at the National …
Europe's new targets for carbon emissions and renewable energy are severely retrograde and fly in the face of both science and economics. They will endanger climate and retard the renewable energy revolution.
… of global warming." Sven Harmeling of CARE commented: "The Commission's proposal ignores … low carbon technologies. Ivan Scrase of RSPB commented: "A dangerous gulf is opening up … the strategy is flawed. Ivan Scrase of RSPB commented: "The UK has pushed for weak …
A Vision for Science and Society, in today’s technological vista, sounds an honourable aim. Guy Cook reads between the lines of this new UK government paper
… no clear picture Guy Cook | 20th January 2009 Comment Science Technology Vision Document UK … the debate. Although the government asked for comments on the document, and set up online … ) now seems only to showcase those comments supporting its line. What is needed …
Government plans to enact a 'domestic extremism' law, announced in yesterday's Queen's Speech, threaten to make thought criminals of all who challenge the established order, writes Donnachadh McCarthy. At risk are campaigners, protestors, journalists and all who dissent from Britain's neoliberal corporatocracy.
… Speech Donnachadh McCarthy | 28th May 2015 Comment Human Rights UK Law Politics … will have to submit all their Facebook comments to the police for vetting before … have to submit all of my Facebook postings / comments to the police before writing future …
What's the biggest threat to your life savings you've never heard of? Rebecca O'Connor shows how the world's exposure to unburnable carbon assets, and competition from clean energy technologies, could hammer your savings, pensions and investments.
… pension? Rebecca O'Connor | 8th August 2014 Comment Energy Finance Renewables Green … to be unburnable - and a growing chorus of commentators are warning that it could go pop. …