Wigan wildlife experts are battling to save one of Britain's
most endangered birds. The number of willow tits – unique to this island – has
plummeted by a massive 80 per cent in a handful of years.
A leading wildlife charity has called for the annual cull of
deer across Scotland to be extended to avoid them starving during the unusually
harsh winter.
Forest Research scientists to contribute
to key conference on tree diseases
Forest
Research scientists and the head of the Forestry Commission’s Plant Health Service
will address an important conference to raise awareness and understanding of tree
diseases and pests, and their implications and management.
Although there had been no sightings of whales during an effort
watch on Saturday 27th February, with conditions looking extremely favourable
it seemed worthwhile heading to Ardmore again today 1st March. And so it proved
to be...eventually!
Damming
up the Severn estuary to harness its tidal energy would have a devastating impact
on wildlife in the area, according to a new report from the Wildlife Trust.
The government
today set out its vision for reducing carbon emissions from the UK's homes, unveiling
wide-ranging plans designed to accelerate the rollout of energy efficiency measures
...
Boilers that generate electricity
could power homes more efficiently than grid
Domestic
gas boilers that can simultaneously generate electricity and heat will be unveiled
in the UK today, providing a lower-carbon option to power homes.
Nine out of 10 airlines using Heathrow Airport are opposed to
Boris Johnson's plans to build a new airport in the Thames Estuary, a council
has claimed.
Thames Estuary airport plans in disarray after Oakervee pulls
out
Mayor of London Boris Johnson’s
proposals for a Thames Estuary airport looked set to remain a fantasy after its
champion and civil engineer Douglas Oakervee this week pulled out of feasibility
discussions.
Farmers voluntarily putting
biodiversity measures in place
Signing
up to an environmental scheme might not have any impact on a farm's biodiversity,
because many farmers are already putting biodiversity measures in place voluntarily,
a recent study in Scotland has revealed.
Environmentalists
filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on Monday accusing
the service of illegally allowing farmers to grow genetically modified crops in
a national wildlife refuge.
Mass extinction, ocean acidification, deforestation, pollution,
desertification, and climate change: the environmental issues facing the world
are numerous and increasingly global in nature.
The next 10 to 20 years could be extremely significant for restoring
wild populations of American bison to their original range, including the Canadian
Rockies; but for this to happen, more land must be made available for herds to
roam free ...
Expansion of oil palm plantations into the surrounding rainforests
is a serious threat to tropical biodiversity: plantations have fewer ants from
fewer species than rainforests.
Europe's plan to lead the green technology race has a gaping
financial hole for the next four years, handing the advantage to rivals China,
Japan and the United States.
Pesticide atrazine can turn male frogs into females
Atrazine, one of the world's most widely used pesticides, wreaks
havoc with the sex lives of adult male frogs, emasculating three-quarters of them
and turning one in 10 into females, according to a new study by University of
California, Berkeley, biologists.
Institute of Physics forced to clarify submission to climate emails
inquiry
The Institute of Physics has
been forced to clarify its strongly worded submission to a parliamentary inquiry
into climate change emails released onto the internet.
'Climategate' professor
admits to withholding information
The
professor at the centre of the 'climategate' row, has admitted sending 'some pretty
awful' emails refusing to send information on to other scientists.
British Antarctic Survey census of biodiversity sheds light on
changing climate
The British Antarctic
Survey (BAS) presents the results of its ongoing census of marine life in the
Antarctic at a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Indonesia mulls invite to join
Basic negotiating group
In what could
prove a significant development for faltering international climate change negotiations,
Indonesian officials have revealed the country has been invited to join Brazil,
South Africa, India and China in the so-called Basic Group ...
Senator Lindsey Graham said on Tuesday a proposed economy-wide
cap-and-trade system for reducing emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse
gases was dead and would be replaced in a new bill.
UK consumers driven
by price, not saving CO2: survey
British
consumers are still thinking about the price of the electronic goods they buy,
rather than saving energy, according to a survey commissioned by energy-saving
technology manufacturer Energenie on Monday.
