An
investigation into the UK's largest ever mass stranding of common dolphins has
identified military activity as the most probable cause – although no single activity
can be definitively linked to the stranding.
A family run firm which runs what is thought to be Britain's
largest fishing fleet has been spared a heavy fine for its involvement in a quota
scam after a judge expressed concern about the impact on the local community.
Sticklebacks
could be the "geniuses" of the fish world, after experts found the breed displays
a sophisticated learning technique never before seen in animals.
Large Blue butterfly flutters back
from extinction
One of the most beautiful
butterflies in the world has been successfully reintroduced to Britain 30 years
after it became extinct, thanks to a tiny red ant.
An area of Scotland the size of Loch Lomond and Trossachs National
Park will be covered in turbines if all wind farms in the pipeline are given the
go ahead ...
Approval
for new wind farms could become even harder to obtain, following the launch today
of a new national alliance of more than 30 anti-wind farm groups that is being
headed by an influential lobbyist and senior executive at one of the UK's top
PR firms.
Farmers prove that good profits can exist alongside boosted UK
wildlife
The need to make space for
wildlife on Europe’s farms has never been so pressing. While it is critical that
we support our farmers to do this, we are also facing the challenge of feeding
an increasing population.
Save Penwith Moors campaigners
are demanding National Trust to take drastic action over the changes made on West
Penwith's open moorland to restore heathland.
Romanian authorities at the Sinaia mountain resort have launched
an operation to relocate around 25 brown bears, who have become a new and dangerous
tourist attraction, a local official said Wednesday.
In 1986, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) imposed a
moratorium on commercial whaling to allow stocks to replenish. However, this ongoing
ban allows member nations to grant themselves special permits to kill whales for
scientific research, with the proviso that the whale meat is utilised following
data collection.
Government
predicts UK can clean up with clean coal
The
government has today released its long anticipated consultation on the regulatory
and financial framework to support a new generation of four carbon capture and
storage (CCS) plants, promising that the early adoption of the technology will
deliver a major boost to the economy.
... energy giant E.ON has stepped up pressure on the government
to approve its plans for a new coal-fired power plant at Kingsnorth in Kent featuring
carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology.
U.S. climate report details energy, agriculture harm
Climate change has already caused "visible impacts" in the United
States and poses particular risks to the U.S. agriculture and energy industries,
a new government report said on Tuesday.
Climate change slowing China's drive to end poverty
Climate change is making some of the poorest people in China
even more destitute and undermining the development that has been a cornerstone
of Communist rule, academics and campaigners said on Wednesday.
On the rolling hills of Winona, a fine merino sheep stud, a quiet
revolution is taking place which Australian farmers hope will eventually see them
selling soil carbon credits in the fight against climate change.
Warming may outstrip Africa's ability to feed itself: study
By mid-century, climate change may have outrun the ability of
Africa's farmers to adapt to rising temperatures, threatening the continent's
precarious food security, warns a new study.
Banning or restricting the
use of certain types of fishing gear could help the world's coral reefs and their
fish populations survive the onslaughts of climate change ...
Engineering our climate to stop global warming may seem like
science fiction, but at a recent National Academy of Sciences meeting, scientists
discussed some potential geoengineering experiments in earnest.
