A leading member of the climate change-skeptic Global Warming Policy Foundation has resigned from his post in the wake of a Greenpeace investigation that exposed its phoney 'peer review' process. But he insists: 'nothing going on here!'
… about the council's claims to conduct peer reviews of its publications. McKitrick said: …
Martin Spray reviews Protest Inc. - and is discomforted do find quite how deeply corporate money and influence has penetrated into our biggest conservation organizations.
… of protest Martin Spray | 23rd January 2014 Reviews NGOs Conservation Corporations protest-inc.png Martin Spray reviews Protest Inc. - and is discomforted do …
Internal Glasgow University emails show that it terminated geophysics professor David Smythe's email account and access to scientific papers because his concerns about the impacts of fracking were upsetting its 'industrial research partners', writes Kyla Mandel - not as part of a 'routine review' as previously stated.
Exposed: Glasgow Uni's plot to cut off anti-fracking Professor Kyla Mandel DeSmog.uk | 2nd August 2016 News Fracking Corporations Science Pollution FOI Education Academia Law fracking-falkirk-cut.jpg …
Martin Spray reviews a book which contains the words 'punish human beings' in the title. Despite experiencing severe annoyance and mild disgust during his read, he also admits to finding the work undeniably intriguing..............
… Apocalypse Martin Spray | 10th September 2013 Reviews fanatacismresized.jpg Martin Spray reviews a book which contains the words …
Martin Spray reviews a book that presents varied perspectives on the essence of true 'wildness' and the necessity of connecting with 'wild' nature.....
… of the Wild Martin Spray | 3rd October 2013 Reviews Natural World Wild rediscoverofthewild1.jpg Martin Spray reviews a book that presents varied …
Martin Spray reviews a text on eco-art that whilst (surprisingly) not visually stunning he found presented a comprehensive guide to the issues and approaches of the genre, as well as providing clues on 'where to look to next' ...
… To Life! Martin Spray | 8th November 2013 Reviews Eco-art Land-art Environmental Art … means life-affirming renewal." Martin Spray reviews a text on eco-art that whilst …
As Victorian eccentrics go, Frank Buckland was a prime specimen, writes Martin Spray. But this new book about his rich and remarkable life is much more than a collection of anecdotes about his extraordinary doings, his inordinate curiosity about the natural world, and the animals he kept - and ate: a stimulating companion for wet days, cold evenings and wakeful nights.
… ate the zoo' Martin Spray | 8th November 2016 Reviews Books Natural World History …
In this long-anticipated volume, Robert Cameron introduces us to the natural history of slugs and snails of the British Isles, writes Martin Spray, also venturing across the world to explore the wide range of structures and ways of life of slugs and snails, particularly their sometimes bizarre mating habits, which in turn help to illuminate the ways in which evolution has shaped the living world.
… Slugs and snails Martin Spray | 7th March 2017 Reviews Books Natural World Ecology …
Is it 'morally reprehensible' to arbitrarily decapitate roadside flowers? Yes it is, writes Martin Spray - at least in Switzerland. And now we know that plants have both senses and physiology, why not awareness and emotions too? Even legal standing to have their rights defended in court - at least if they are trees?
… beings Martin Spray | 10th April 2015 Reviews Natural World Religion Law Books … technical details fairly well under control, reviews up-to-date interpretations of what a …
Birds eggs are wonderful, as Tim Birkhead makes clear in his new book. But they are also enigmatic, mysterious, their secrets not lightly surrendered. Every kind of egg is perfect in its own way, writes Martin Spray, but the logic that underlies their characteristic designs, colours and shapes eludes the most assiduous of oologists.
… a bird's egg Martin Spray | 7th June 2016 Reviews Birds Science …
Yann Arthus-Bertrand's latest book, 'Human', revisits the territory of 'Earth from Above', but with a harder edge, writes Martin Spray. Yes, the photographs are lovely, even inspirational, but often mix uneasily with the testimonies of suffering and desperate demands for change they illustrate.
… our world Martin Spray | 15th December 2015 Reviews Arts Books Society human-cut.jpg Yann …
ReWild might not give you a deep awareness of a wilder world but it could much increase our appreciation of the world and the life around you, argues MARTIN SPRAY
… to nature Martin Spray | 20th September 2017 Reviews Rewild Nature 405226.jpg ReWild might …
This chronicle of over two centuries of melting Alpine and polar ice, seen through the works of contemporary artists, is at its best both powerful and provocative, writes Martin Spray. But he wonders - is art really such an effective force for environmental protection?
… artists' eyes Martin Spray | 9th May 2014 Reviews Art Climate Change Water Travel …
A new book aims to get children off their mobile phones and back where they belong: in the great outdoors. It's packed with well thought-out, purposeful activities to get children interacting with nature, but Martin Spray wonders: is it all trying too hard? Has the essential nature of 'play' somehow been forgotten?
… of play Martin Spray | 28th January 2015 Reviews Natural World Education Books …
What kind of life really matters? Big, showy species, or the uncountable gadzillions of microbiota that do the biosphere's hard work, and whose DNA occupies every cell in our bodies and makes 'higher' life possible? Martin Spray on 'The amoeba in the room'.
… in the room Martin Spray | 11th April 2014 Reviews Natiral World Ecology …
This intriguing new book is a bold attempt to strike a new direction for ecological art, writes Martin Spray - not to communicate environmental issues, but to create new connections with the world around us and imbue our lives with 'artfulness'.
… Now Martin Spray | 16th September 2014 Reviews Art Books art-and-ecology-now.jpg This …
Conservative councillors have passed an application to frack in the Yorkshire Dales by Third Energy, signalling the return of shale gas exploitation in the UK after a five year break, writes Victoria Seabrook. Campaigners vow: 'We will fight on!'
Return of the Frack Victoria Seabrook DeSmog.uk | 24th May 2016 News Fracking UK Fossil Fuels Climate Change yorkshirefrackcjkolhmwuaafosd_guyshrubsole-cut.jpg Conservative councillors have passed an …
A stones throw from where Cuadrilla lost its bid to develop a fracking operation in Lancashire, a solar farm has just won planning permission with widespread local support, writes Ben Lucas. However a 194-turbine offshore wind farm near the Isle of Wight has been refused planning consent.
Solar farm approved at rejected fracking site Ben Lucas DeSmog.uk | 11th September 2015 News Renewables Solar Wind Oceans Politics UK toyota-solar-cut.jpg A stones throw from where Cuadrilla lost its …
The months-old protest at Preston New Road, Lancashire, is no longer just about fracking, writes Mat Hope. This dispute is now about London versus the North. It is about the government failing 'the people' from which it has become detached. It is about people sensing hopelessness and helplessness and trying to find a means to resist. And it is about holding on, steadfast, in spite of it all, knowing this is the forgotten frontline of a far greater struggle.
Battered but steadfast: dispatch from Lancashire, England's fracking frontline Mat Hope DeSmog.uk | 8th May 2017 News Fracking Protest England UK Corporations Fossil Fuels polar bear and police close …
The battle for the soul of the Conservative party will intensify on the volatile issue of climate change, write Brendan Montague and Matteo Civillini. Energy Secretary Amber Rudd may be among the Tories' greenest but the 'grey blob' led by Owen Paterson may yet defeat her.
Amber Rudd faces climate change battle with Tory 'grey blob' Brendan Montague DeSmog.uk | 13th May 2015 Comment Politics Climate Change UK amber-rudd-flowave-cut.jpg The battle for the soul of the …