A recent study from the University of Washington, published in “Science”, warns that half of the world’s population will face “serious food shortages” due to climate change by 2100. The worst areas affected will be the tropics and subtropics. “Rapidly … Continue reading
What is equality and development? And what kind of influence has the environment on both of these relations? For me, environmentalism has always been about caring about the well-state and equality of everyone and everything. Al Gore said, during the … Continue reading
Photo credit: afloresm The Guardian reports that in the Andalucian deserts, 20 miles outside Seville, the Spanish company Abengoa will soon open up the world biggest solar power tower. Over 1,000 mirrors, each “about half the size of a tennis … Continue reading
In a genius attempt to stop the construction of a third runway at the Heathrow airport in the UK the TV impressionist Alastair McGowan has bought a piece of the Heathrow third runway site along with Emma Thompson, Zac Goldsmith … Continue reading
Photo credit: Mossaiq Where you live determines many things about who you are. Whether it is your quality of education, cultural awareness or general health, it’s all about location location location. Being green is no exception. Currently I am visiting … Continue reading
Photo credit: World Economic Forum George Monbiot writes today on the Guardian that the new EU emissions agreement is a disaster and calls it carbon colonialism. So much for the Europeans leading the way on climate change. Even as our … Continue reading
Photo credit: rockcohen Leaders from the European Union (EU) have just agreed on a new watered-down climate deal to tackle global warming. The actual emissions cuts could amount to as little as 4% by 2020. Yesterday UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon … Continue reading
If you live in northern Europe you might have heard about a new “climate manifesto” from Vattenfall, Europe’s third-largest energy company which is wholly owned by the Swedish government. With this “climate manifesto” Vattenfall is a trying to influence politicians … Continue reading
As part of their global Quit Coal Campaign, Greenpeace activists from 18 different countries have today occupied the construction site of a new E.ON coal fired power plant on the Maasvlakte in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The construction of the plant has … Continue reading
Photo credit: azrainman A new report from WWF says that climate change is happening much faster than the scientists have predicated earlier. The report says that we must take action on a global scale to avert devastating climate effects such … Continue reading
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