Live green and die broke
Forget about carbon offsetting and slashing your food miles – the eco-friendly lifestyle is a luxury most of us can no longer afford. Neil Tweedie reports
Archive for August, 2008
EPA Buzz Kill: Is the Agency Hiding Colony Collapse Disorder Information?
WASHINGTON, DC (August 18, 2008) – The Natural Resources Defense Council filed a lawsuit today to uncover critical information that the US government is withholding about the risks posed by pesticides to honey bees. NRDC legal experts and a leading bee researcher are convinced that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has evidence of connections [...]
Israeli sturgeon farm to produce caviar – but is it kosher?
Israeli scientists have paved the way for a possible kosher caviar. After 15 years of research they have established a sturgeon farm where fish are bred to produce the eggs for caviar.
Coral reefs need new protection to survive global warming
Coral reefs need to be protected and managed on a global scale if they are to have any chance of surviving global warming, a new study warns.
John Prescott was right – but did he know it?
Britain’s population could exceed 77 million in fifty years time. We will need to plan correctly for the future if we are going to conserve our resources, writes Charles Clover.
Golf’s water waste means only the fairways are green
Golf in hot countries needs a massive amount of water to maintain its lush greens. Can you play and still be environmentally conscious?
Take a leaf out of nature’s book to tap solar power
Why reinvent the wheel for harvesting the sun’s power when there’s a masterclass going on under our noses?
Is Venezuela’s pipeline the highway to eco-hell?
Environmentalists are furious about the Venezuelan president’s plans for a giant oil pipeline to unite the continent
Clean energy special: Eastern promise
How do you keep an energy-hungry developing country from turning into a carbon-spewing monster? New Scientist went to find out
Rwanda: Climate Change, Development And Rwandan Leadership On Environmental Issues
One Munyentwari lost all his crops this year. He was the lucky one. His neighbor, one Dansila, lost all her crops and the house that she and her four children had called home for 10 years. She too was among the lucky ones.