Our Future Planet

by Andrew 11. March 2010 11:22

"Our Future Planet is the only online community that allows you to share ideas, design your future and create global change in the real world" Be sure to check out this great new 'sustainability social networking' website that aims to bring people together in an online com... [More]

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The Flying Elephant

by Andrew 7. September 2009 04:21

“The UK may have to cut emissions of greenhouse gases by 90% by 2050 so the aviation sector can continue to grow” reads the BBC News headline in Roger Harrabin’s article Planes ‘threaten climate targets’. This would mean an extra 10% reduction on the originally... [More]

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.eco

by Andrew 12. August 2009 10:51

‘Rival environmental groups are lining up supporters to try to take control of a new net domain aimed at green groups’ reports BBC Technology reporter Jonathan Fildes, as Canadian environmental group Big Room step in to rival the existing bid of Dot Eco, who have had Al Gore’s ... [More]

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Tweeters support new Earthcast series

by Andrew 8. August 2009 07:43

It seems that there’s been a lot of tweeting about our new Earthscan Earthcasts series. We’ve just had an email from Adam Vaughn of guardian.co.uk/environment saying he’s tweeted it, as have GreenEcoVoice, EcoEngineering, Enviralment and GreenEnergyNews to name a few. It&rsqu... [More]

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The Vocal Minority

by Andrew 31. July 2009 08:41

According to research carried out by Judith Lean of the US Naval Research Laboratory and David Rind of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, reports the Guardian, Temperatures will shoot up at 150% of the rate predicted by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. ... [More]

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Jonathon Porritt loses patience with UK government

by Andrew 27. July 2009 05:38

Jonathon Porritt spoke on The Guardian’s Science Weekly podcast strongly questioning whether politicians were taking the threat of climate change seriously enough (you can listen to the full podcast here). He recently stepped down as the chair of the UK Sustainable Development Commission... [More]

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Make your vote count in the battle against global warming

by Andrew 16. July 2009 04:20

An interesting survey on Guardian.co.uk of the 10 top solutions for tackling climate change: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/poll/2009/jul/08/manchester-report-poll Have a read and cast your vote… (Personally I opted for biochar, which seems to have disappointingly low support so ... [More]

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Sarah Palin on regulated carbon markets

by Andrew 15. July 2009 09:18

In an op-ed article for The Washington Post entitled The 'Cap and Tax' Dead End Sarah Palin reflects on President Obama’s cap-and-trade energy plan as follows: "I am deeply concerned about President Obama’s cap-and-trade energy plan, and I believe it is an enormous thre... [More]

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The Ethical Travel Guide review in The Guardian

by Andrew 6. July 2009 11:54

"Tourism doesn't have to be a dirty word. It might even change your life." There was an excellent review of The Ethical Travel Guide in Saturday's Guardian, which is now available online. Well worth a read!

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Innovation Africa launch at Science Forum 2009

by Andrew 19. June 2009 10:23

The Innovation Africa: Enriching Farmers’ Livelihoods book launch took place this week in Wageningen at the Science Forum 2009. The book was presented as part of a joint launch with Practical Action Publishing’s Farmer First Revisited, and the speakers included: Dr. Hansjörg ... [More]

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Innovation Africa launch at Science Forum 2009

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