Mice and other small mammals are on high alert after
the Butcher bird – so called because of its violent feeding
habits – was spotted patrolling the skies above Clocaenog forest
in north Wales.
Farmers in Cumbria have played a part in a conservation
project to help Britain’s struggling population of tree sparrows,
which have suffered a huge decline in recent years.
Concern for colony of rare bats puts paintball facility
on hold
Concerns for a colony of the protected and rare lesser
horseshoe bat in a Co Clare woodland has resulted in the county council
putting on hold plans for a paint-ball gaming facility.
The John Muir Trust has welcomed the decision by
Highland councillors to reject the proposed Allt Duine wind farm,
which shows an appetite for protecting wild land within the region.
Donald Trump halts golf course construction due to
'ugly' wind farm threat
Billionaire businessman Donald Trump has put work
on hold at his luxury golf resort in Scotland until a decision is
made on an offshore wind farm proposal near the site.
Greenpeace urges government to halt 'reckless' Arctic
oil rush
The government will be urged on Wednesday to help
build a more sustainable world by putting a brake on the oil industry's
"reckless" race to the Arctic.
A group of Australia's leading scientists have rejected
the proposed plan to save the Murray-Darling, saying basic information
needed to have confidence it will deliver a healthy river is missing.
The Obama administration on Wednesday rejected the
Keystone crude oil pipeline project, a decision welcomed by environmental
groups but blasted by the domestic energy industry.
Orphaned baby seals taken to sanctuary after storms
A seal sanctuary in The Netherlands has been overwhelmed
by the arrival of hundreds of seals that have been washed up on beaches
because of storms and disease
'Miracle tree' substance produces clean drinking water
A natural substance obtained from seeds of the "miracle
tree" could purify and clarify water inexpensively and sustainably
in the developing world, where more than 1 billion people lack access
to clean drinking water, scientists report.
Strong growth in renewables not enough to constrain
emissions – BP
Renewable energy will grow almost four times faster
than natural gas in the 20 years to 2030, but its share of the energy
mix will remain small, according to BP, contributing to a 28% rise
in greenhouse gas emissions.
Cost of 30 percent EU carbon cut less than thought:
draft
Raising the European Union's 2020 emission reduction
target to 30 percent would be considerably less costly than originally
thought and the effort could be shared fairly among EU governments,
according to a draft EU document.
Policy Exchange report ignores benefits of renewable
energy
Responding to the new Policy Exchange report (The
Full Cost to Households of Renewable Energy Policies) WWF said today
that the think-tank is ignoring the benefits renewables could bring
and is advocating a risky reliance on market mechanisms.
Diverse ecosystems are crucial climate change buffer
Preserving diverse plant life will be crucial to
buffer the negative effects of climate change and desertification
in in the world's drylands, according to a new landmark study.
China report spells out "grim" climate
change risks
Global warming threatens China's march to prosperity
by cutting crops, shrinking rivers and unleashing more droughts
and floods, says the government's latest assessment of climate change,
projecting big shifts in how the nation feeds itself.
The government's Green Deal aims to deliver large
cuts in carbon emissions. But official figures show it will mean
a dramatic fall in British homes being insulated to make them more
energy-efficient.
