Rare stone curlew under threat again
The fate of one of Britain’s rarest birds hangs in the balance after a poor breeding season.
Archive for November 27th, 2008
Severn Barrage should be scrapped in favour of tidal reef RSPB
Conservationists are calling for a “tidal reef” to be built across the River Severn to generate electricity rather than a barrage.
Yellow River too polluted to drink
The Yellow River which provides water to millions of people in northern China is now so badly polluted that 85 per cent of it is unsafe for drinking.
Benn: Govt and EA must team up on flood prevention
Government and the Environment Agency will have to work together to solve the problems posed by flooding and coastal erosion – and the likelihood that they will get worse as a result of climate change.
Fears ordinary countryside will be neglected in favour of new target areas
Farmers fear land will be neglected as the Government’s countryside agency announces plans to target funding at more famous areas.
Greener Electronics – major companies fail to show climate leadership
The latest edition of our Guide to Greener Electronics has revealed that very few firms are showing true climate leadership. Despite many green claims, major companies like Dell, Microsoft, Lenovo, LG, Samsung and Apple are failing to support the necessary levels of global cuts in emissions and make the absolute cuts in their own emissions [...]
World’s biggest solar tower plant will power 11,000 homes in Spain
Spain has the sunshine and now appears to have the will to use its potential to generate clean energy.
Rising out of the Andalusian countryside like a gigantic obelisk, a huge concrete solar tower is surrounded by fields of more than 1,000 mirrors that are carefully positioned to reflect sunlight in order to superheat water in [...]
Dolphins put on spectacular display off Isle of Mull
A school of dolphins put on an acrobatic display off the Hebrides.
Australian rescuers save some of the stranded pilot whales
Eleven whales returned to the ocean after mass stranding in Tasmania.
South Asia news in brief: 13–26 November 2008
Biodiversity study corridors mooted for Himalayas, India’s methane culprits pinpointed, Cyclone Nargis alters Myanmar river sediments, and more.