Two things are new in the Pacific Northwest, writes Stephyn Quirke: abnormally hot, dry weather that has even killed Chinook salmon on their run upriver to spawn; and 'bomb trains' a mile more long carrying thousands of tonnes of oil, with just a single sleep-deprived driver on board. What could possibly go wrong?
… #StopOilTrains - How I learned to stop worrying and … on their run upriver to spawn; and 'bomb trains' a mile more long carrying thousands of … And that's not all. Now there's mile-long oil trains In addition to the sudden onset of …
More than 25 million Americans live within an 'oil train blast zone', writes Ralph Nader. But as volumes of tar sands and shale oil carried by train soar, the oil cars identified as a 'substantial danger to life, property, and the environment' in 1991 remain in use. We must ban those dangerous railcars - and put an end to all 'extreme oil'.
… Dangerous oil trains are one more reason to end extreme oil … Safety Board first identified oil trains as unsafe. The tank cars, specifically … oil industry is ramping up transport by oil trains. In 2008, 9,500 crude oil tank cars …
North America's environment campaigners face a fearsome enemy in the 'Big Club', writes Alexander Reid Ross - the nexus of fossil fuel and infrastructure corporations, government, militarized police, private security contractors, PR agencies, astroturf NGOs and quasi-judicial bodies. But the activists are winning key victories in their battle to halt the industrialization of Cascadia.
… built his prolific infrastructure empire of trains, pipelines, and refineries, that he … the oil industry and blockades halting oil trains throughout the Pacific Northwest and … killing 47 people, an outcry against oil trains arose throughout the country. Ensuing …
Rural policing is overstretched and under-resoursed, and the countryside's wildlife could be suffering as a result. LESLEY DOCKSEY reports
Dorset leads the way in wildlife policing Lesley Docksey | 11th September 2018 Comment Wildlife Countryside Police badger-2030975_960_720.jpg Rural policing is overstretched and under-resoursed, and …
America's expanding oil production threatens the pristine Pacific Northwest region of the country with a rash of new oil terminals along the coast, writes Valerie Brown, and hugely expanded traffic of freight trains loaded with hundreds of cars of crude oil heading for California refineries.
… Brown, and hugely expanded traffic of freight trains loaded with hundreds of cars of crude … the US are planning to use mile-long tanker trains to transport vast quantities of fossil … to seagoing tankers and barges. Four 'unit trains', each a mile long and comprising up to …
From local participation to wildlife conservation, Tanzania’s green tourism projects show how responsible travellers and tour operators can improve lives and ecosystems - but there's still much to do, reports Thembi Mutch
Tanzania: can the country's booming eco-tourism sector ever be truly green? Thembi Mutch | 18th January 2011 Ethical Living Tourism Society Tanzania Travel Sustainability Wildlife …
More than half of UK oil workers would switch to work on renewable energy if given the opportunity to retrain, new survey shows.
North Sea workers ready to switch to renewables Simon Pirani | 5th October 2020 | News Editor’s Picks Renewables Oil Platform London Edinburgh May Day More than half of UK oil workers would switch to …
Climate change and tar sands activists opposing Keystone XL need to wake up to a new reality - the pipeline has already been eclipsed by rail transport which is both cheaper and more flexible, writes Justin Mikulka. The expanded production and export of tar sands oil just got a whole lot more likely.
… by the desire to move tar sands oil by rail. Trains give access to export oil terminals As … to the tar sands oil from Canada. And the trains currently give access to the East, West …
Natural resources,are increasingly responsible for fuelling violence across the world. Now some environmentalists want to fight back – using force if necessary.
A green army Andrew Wasley | 1st June 2008 News Poachers Wildlife Rangers Green Army Conservation Campaigns Species Extinction Conservation Natural World Politics And Economics Society …
Traveling in the US by boat and train visiting solar laboratories and environmental groups, Keith Barnham found many successful community initiatives in renewable electricity, and brings news of progress towards the ultimate renewable challenge: a solar fuel that could eventually replace gasoline in cars, trucks, buses, trains and aircraft.
… replace gasoline in cars, trucks, buses, trains and aircraft. People power achieved a …
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 Fossil Fuels Arctic30 Arctic Oil Russia The Arctic 30 are leaving Russia. 14 have received exit stamps and all are due back home in time …
The Port of Seattle is violating its shoreline permit in allowing Shell to set up a 'home port' for its Arctic oil drilling fleet, according to Seattle officials. The finding could nix Shell's oil drilling plans for the 2015 season.
… "It's time to turn the page. Things like oil trains and coal trains and oil-drilling rigs are the past. …
From birds to whales, Europe has plenty for wildlife watchers to love. William McLennan rounds up some of the best
Top 10...European wildlife destinations William McLennan | 1st April 2011 Ethical Living Wildlife Travel Europe Norway Belarus UK Spain France Society Green Living holding.jpg From birds to whales, …
Are SUVs a crime against civilisation, or paragons of efficiency? Are they ugly, arrogant and antisocial, or bright, beautiful and mobile? And do the polar passions they arouse pit the politics of envy against the Americanisation of British culture? Paul Kingsnorth and Michael Harvey discuss
… share that sector with completely unregulated trains, planes and nasty smelly cargo ships. … journeys. 3. Comparing cars with trains (what do you mean by ‘unregulated’, by … you know very well, Paul, the problem with trains: the 8.05 from Godalming jam-packed …
With mountainous regions under threat from global warming, is the winter sports business doing enough to protect the delicate eco-system in its care?
Has the ski industry got its head in the snow about climate change? Ben Hudson | 29th November 2011 Ethical Living Skiing Climate Change Biodiversity Travel Natural World Wildlife holding.jpg With …
Isolated by the surrounding desert, Kashgar was once
an oasis on the old Silk Road. Now the city is being overwhelmed in the rush to open up the region’s oil and gas reserves. By Dan Box.
… official time in China, and is used by the trains that facilitate a state-supported …
It’s better known for the yearly financial knees-up that is the World Economic Forum but when the bankers have gone, Davos is a family-friendly town with oodles of quiet charm, as Ruth Styles found out
… of wonderful scenery. What's more, Swiss trains are comfortable and run to the second, …
In the four years since the Deepwater Horizon blowout there's been a lot of regulatory activity, writes Jacqueline Lang Weaver. Yet the regulatory framework today is weak, complex, under-funded, industry dominated - and it's uncertain that the Gulf of Mexico is really any safer than in 2010.
Four years after Deepwater Horizon: has offshore safety improved? Jacqueline Lang Weaver | 23rd April 2014 News Oil Oceans Pollution Regulation USA Fossil Fuels deepwater-horizon.jpg In the four …
Marianne Brown speaks with broadcaster and wildlife expert Chris Packham about his first year as a vegan.
The long journey beyond Veganuary Marianne Brown | 15th January 2020 News Thought Leaders Resurgence & Ecologist Chris Packham Wildlife Vegan Veganuary screenshot_2020-01-14_at_16.17.36.jpeg Marianne …
Social entrepreneur Nigel Lowthrop has pioneered a win-win woodland management scheme combining environmental protection with rehabilitating disadvantaged young people
CASE STUDY: managing woodlands through social enterprise Jeremy Lovell | 25th June 2009 Activism Wildlife Case Study Hill Holt Wood Woodlands Social Enterprise localheronigellowthrop.jpg Social …
Oil giant should stop gas flaring, provide clean drinking water and clean up the legacy of oil spills, polluted land and waterways in Niger Delta
Shell should clean up 'oil exploited' Niger Delta, says report The Ecologist | 16th February 2010 News Shell Niger Delta Energy Oil shellgasflaringinnigeria2.jpg Gas flaring is a 'daily reminder to …
The community of Machynlleth has gone beyond just investing in someone else’s wind turbine. They’ve clubbed together and planned, built and paid for one of their own.
… Energy Fund that Bro Dyfi has set up. It trains up local people as ‘energy champions’ …