Merseyside farmers help wild birds in pioneering new
scheme
Merseyside farmers have stepped up for nature by getting
involved in a conservation project aimed at helping a struggling bird
that has suffered huge declines in recent years.
New study reveals Slavonian grebes’ breeding
must-haves
Stopping the introduction of pike into Scottish lochs
could help ensure the future of one of Scotland’s rarest birds,
according to research by RSPB Scotland.
It is “extremely unlikely” that ground
water supplies would be polluted by methane as a result of controversial
“fracking” for shale gas, UK geologists said today.
The MOD has agreed a deal for developers to fund
new wind farm-friendly radars, with the potential to unlock more
than 4 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy, enough to power over
two million homes.
Rejection of wind farm cabling plans is a ‘blow’
to Norfolk economy
A major green energy scheme planned for the north
Norfolk coast has been dealt a second hefty blow after councillors
rejected plans to bury miles of power cables through the countryside.
Wind turbines standing idle on the edge of Alnwick
will not be repaired by the manufacturers, it has emerged, with
the tax-payer likely having to foot the bill to get them working
again.
We are delighted to have received funding towards
a boat and moorings which will provide easy access to Li & Coire
Dhorrcail, on the Knoydart penisula.
Researchers at the Universitat Politècnica de
València’s Research Institute for the Integrated Management
of Coastal Areas (IGIC), have shown the important effect that removing
artificial obstacles in Mediterranean rivers can have for the conservation
of indigenous fish species.
The Greens expect a proposed bill requiring Australia
to send a patrol boat to the Southern Ocean to monitor the activities
of Japanese whalers could be passed by Federal Parliament in the next
two months.
South England coastal towns told to prepare for climate
change
Newhaven, Seaford and Lewes in the south of England
are to take part in an initiative that will identify the best ways
of adapting to the long-term threats of coastal climate change.
NASA: Climate change may bring big ecosystem changes
By 2100, global climate change will modify plant
communities covering almost half of Earth's land surface and will
drive the conversion of nearly 40 percent of land-based ecosystems
...
US Republicans stir transatlantic tensions over climate
change
Concerns are growing in Brussels that persistent
denial of human-caused global warming among Republican presidential
hopefuls could damage EU-US relations and even spark a trade conflict.
Investors say private sector must tackle climate
change
Institutional investors with a collective $26 trillion
under management opened a new front on Thursday in the fight against
climate change, urging the private sector to mobilize, follow the
money and find new technologies to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
New study urges smart targeting of pollution sources
A new international study published in Science
has shown that implementing 14 key air pollution control measures
could slow the pace of global warming, save millions of lives and
boost agricultural production.
