The health of our soils is more important now than ever, says the Soil Association’s Helen Browning - especially with the challenges that climate change will bring ...
… Peak soil: act now or the very ground beneath … encourage mixed and organic farming!) 'Peak soil' may be upon us, yet we know enough … in Wiltshire. READ MORE... NEWS ANALYSIS Peak oil before 2020 a 'significant risk', say …
To avoid future electricity shortages the UK needs to reduce peak demand - at 5.15pm on a December evening. The simple answer, proposes Chris Goodall, is to distribute free LED light bulbs to every household in the UK.
… electricity shortages the UK needs to reduce peak demand - at 5.15pm on a December evening. … half a percent and, importantly, should shave peak electricity demand by at least double … this scheme. Lighting demand is at its peak just as the UK experiences its maximum …
Bibi van der Zee meets Rob Hopkins, the founder of the Transition Movement, who has devoted himself to building more resilient communities....
… concerned about climate change and peak oil. "We were building this cob house and … lots of trees," he recounts, "but then with peak oil it felt like it wasn't enough. It was … us in the street and saying, OK, we get the peak oil bit, we get that, so then what …
Anna Taylor takes a closer look at the worrying findings of a recently published study which, unusually, chose to assess potential climate change mitigation scenarios on the more widespread and common species found on our planet.....
… With mitigation, causing global emissions to peak in 2030 then decline, the proportion of … stringent mitigation, global emissions would peak in 2016. In fact, climate change would … by 60%. The authors state that "the date of peak emissions is arguably more important than …
A new film staring Anton Krupicka and his favourite mountains magnifies the spiritual side of running.....
… film In The High Country, is often a 14,000ft peak in the Rocky Mountains. In case you’re … copper and green in the sun, their rugged peaks stretching for miles. But most of all, …
Dorienne Robinson explores the relationship between land carrying capacity and human dietary requirements in an attempt to answer her own question - could the UK feed itself?
… with us are facing. Climate change, post peak oil and a relentlessly burgeoning … and uncertain times with climate, post peak oil and collapsing economies. I cast a …
Following in the wake of shale gas and coal-bed methane (CBM) extraction is the spectre of underground coal gasification (UCG). But if we adopt these wholesale we could close off any hope of stepping back from the climate change brink, says campaign group Frack Off
… (“climate change”) or economic crisis (“peak oil”) we face an intricately linked … the importance of either climate change or peak oil, but they not only have the same …
Last Friday 2,000 people joined a massive 'die-in' to protest at recent death of six London cyclists - and their public demonisation by London Mayor Boris Johnson. Catherine Nelson was there, demanding a radical re-balancing of London's transport priorities.
… cyclists - and went on to do just that. Speaking to LBC radio, he accused cyclists of … But Boris says only that he's "considering" a peak-time lorry ban and won't be drawn on … At some junctions in London, up to 75% of peak traffic is now made up of people on bikes …
As governments in economic difficulties increasingly turn to environmentally damaging extraction industries for quick cash, citizens of those countries are responding with increasingly louder cries of protest. Lorna Howarth reports...........
… Resources Ltd., is set to flatten four peaks of the Apuseni mountain range in …
Home to many great eco-friendly attractions, Jamaica is fast becoming one of the top green destinations in the world by reducing its carbon footprint. Aimme Avory-Adams takes a look at what the paradise island has to offer.......
… or conquer the 7,400 foot Blue Mountain peak. If you prefer something less strenuous, …
Soco International PLC, a British oil company, plans to explore for oil in Virunga - Africa's oldest national park, in DRC-Congo. Local WWF campaigner Raymond Lumbuenamo reports on the threats to Mountain gorillas and other precious wildlife.
… of diverse landscapes including as snowy-peaked volcanoes, rainforest and savannah. A …
Not all of us could raise £2.5m by selling the junk in our attics. But that's what the Chatsworth Estate achieved in 2010 - and now the money is funding a major renewable energy expansion.
… the Derbyshire country estate in the scenic Peak District, is set to take a major step …
Bill McKibben, founder of the 350.org network, is one of the world's most effective climate change campaigners. And he is in the UK this week. Adam Ramsay of Open Democracy caught up with him ...
… The climate movement in the UK grew to a peak around 2009, around the time of the … There really was no climate movement so to speak before that - I think because everybody … prioritise can sometimes be difficult. BM: Speaking for me, I think the odds of …
New research shows that European forests are 'peaking' in terms of their ability to absorb carbon dioxide. If this is true, writes Alan Simson, it's time to embrace some novel landscape-scale solutions ...
… New research shows that European forests are 'peaking' in terms of their ability to absorb …
Jeffrey St.Clair investigates the shooting of wolves on the boundaries of the Yellowstone National Park, and discovers a toxic mix of politics, blood lust and wilful abandonment of the rule of law.
… hinting at an early snow in the dark, distant peaks of the Absaroka Range. The summer …
If we are to move beyond the political impasse generated by the IPCC report and prevent catastrophic climate change we must look to market mechanisms, specifically price competitive renewables, writes Oliver Tickell......
… plant in the desert state of Rajasthan, its peak capacity dwarfing all but the largest … are most busy. And in hot countries it's peak time for air conditioning. Moreover …
Can we really produce all our electricity from renewable sources? Yes, says David Elliott - and at lower cost than by using fossil fuels and nuclear power. But powerful forces are opposed to change ...
… grid management techniques - delaying demand peaks. Also important in the Pugwash scenario … methane (using captured CO2) and used to meet peak demand when wind etc was low, eliminating …
Edgar Vaid reviews Eric Dinerstein's latest book, and whilst reflecting on our apparent obsession with seeking out the 'rare', discovers that it's all rather relative.......
… - from lowland jungles to snow-covered peaks, export logging is banned, and there is … to our modern lives. REVIEW Global warming, peak oil, economic chaos Edgar Vaid reviews …
Forests campaigner Chris Moye reveals the evidence - gathered via field investigations - of the alarming and highly unsustainable flow of illicit timber through China...
… thus helping avoid climate change. At the peak of illegal trade, the EIA estimated that …
Deep sea drilling will soon commence in the rough waters off the NZ coast. This could mark the beginning of an oil rush in which democratic process, public concern, environmental protection and safety considerations are all swept aside.
… harder than ever...... REVIEW Global warming, peak oil, economic chaos Edgar Vaid reviews …
Tim Deere-Jones dissects the UK Government's system for monitoring doses of marine derived radioactivity in food and concludes that the current programme is deeply flawed.
… conditions, nor can it reflect the proposed peaks and troughs of “pulsed” intermittent … link between sample gathering and the “peaks” of pulsed discharge, and more intense …