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Destructive Arundel bypass route would be a national scandal
via theguardian.comEmma Tristram says the legislation to protect ancient woodland may have the perverse effect of causing the most damaging option to be chosenThank you to Patrick Barkham for highlighting the destructive insanity of the Arundel bypass scheme (The road to rural oblivion, 14 November). He mentions ancient woodland and says it needs legal protection. Actually ancient woodland (ie, wooded since 1600) already has legal protection, and “compensation planting” is required &ndas -
‘Stitching the threads’: UK book offers radical vision of a grassroots ecology
via theguardian.comOn the banks of the River Roding, authors explain how they are putting the concept of ‘wild service’ into practiceIt is a call to action that might just be the founding text for a new environmentalism. A forthcoming book by a diverse band of right to roam campaigners offers a radical new vision of how people can repair both the natural world and their broken relationship to it.Wild Service: Why Nature Needs You, inspired by the rare wild service tree, calls on communities to develop -
Week in wildlife – in pictures: a hungry jackal, a cat with webbed feet and a cheeky badger
via theguardian.comThe best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world Continue reading... -
Meet the scientists on a new wildlife frontier: the mysterious sounds of the underground
via theguardian.comMore than 50% of the planet’s species live in the soil, but only a fraction have been identified – so farRead more: No birdsong, no water in the creek, no beating wings: how a haven for nature fell silentThe sound of an earthworm is a distinctive rasping and scrunching. Ants sound like the soothing patter of rain. A passing, tunnelling vole makes a noise like a squeaky dog’s toy repeatedly being chewed.On a spring day at Rothamsted Research, an agricultural research institution -
Victimise people who raise a voice in Britain? Then destroy their families? Not in my name | George Monbiot
via theguardian.comMarcus Decker dared to protest on climate and was punished. Now he could be deported. Is that a humane democracy?When the traditional ruling class was obliged to concede to demands for democracy, it gave away as little as possible. We could vote, but it ensured that crucial elements of the old system remained in place: the House of Lords, the first-past-the-post electoral system, prerogative powers and Henry VIII clauses, and above all a legal system massively and blatantly biased towards owners -
Letting grass grow long boosts butterfly numbers, UK study proves
via theguardian.comAnalysis of 60o gardens shows wilder lawns feed caterpillars and create breeding habitatGood news for lazy gardeners: one labour-saving tweak could almost double the number of butterflies in your garden, according to a new scientific study – let the grass grow long.In recent years nature lovers have been extolling the benefits of relaxed lawn maintenance with the growing popularity of the #NoMowMay campaign. Now an analysis of six years of butterfly sightings across 600 British gardens has -
Clean-up of Indian coal-fired power plants ‘could have saved 720,000 lives’
via theguardian.comResearchers say early deaths may have been avoided over 10-year period if technology installedResearch has estimated the health impacts from the coal-fired power plants that operate across India.Six hundred coal power plants generate more than 70% of India’s electricity. Despite regulations passed in 2015, fewer than 5% of these plants operate with modern systems to clean up air pollutants from their chimneys. In China, 95% of coal-fired power plants were fitted with clean-up technologies -
Country diary: These catkins reveals the strange beauty of evolution | Phil Gates
via theguardian.comWolsingham, Weardale: Pause for a moment on these colourful stamens and the method of wind pollination seems incredible. Somehow, it worksFrom a distance, the pavement seemed to be crawling with enormous caterpillars, but these are unripe male catkins at my feet, torn down by stormy weather from a Lombardy poplar’s twigs 40ft above my head. On a still day, I’d need to botanise with binoculars to appreciate their beauty; now, high winds have presented me with a gift of the most colour -
Most UK dairy farms ignoring pollution rules as manure spews into rivers
via theguardian.comExclusive: 80% of Welsh dairy farms inspected, 69% of English ones, 60% in Scotland and 50% in Northern Ireland breaching regulationsThe majority of UK dairy farms are breaking pollution rules, with vast amounts of cow manure being spilled into rivers.When animal waste enters the river, it causes a buildup of the nutrients found in the effluent, such as nitrates and phosphates. These cause algal blooms, which deplete the waterway of oxygen and block sunlight, choking fish and other aquatic life. -
Fossils of ‘largest snake to have ever existed’ found in western India
via theguardian.comScientists estimate Vasuki indicus was up to 15 metres long, weighing a tonneFossils unearthed in a mine in western India are the remains of one of the largest snakes that ever lived, a monster estimated at up to 15 metres in length – longer than a T rex.Scientists have recovered 27 vertebrae from the snake, including a few still in the same position as they would have been when the reptile was alive. They said the snake, which they named Vasuki indicus, would have looked like a large pyth -
Fossil of ‘largest snake to have ever existed’ found in western India
via theguardian.comScientists estimate Vasuki indicus was up to 15m long, weighed a tonne and would have constricted its preyFossil vertebrae unearthed in a mine in western India are the remains of one of the largest snakes that ever lived, a monster estimated at up to 15 metres in length – longer than a T rex.Scientists have recovered 27 vertebrae from the snake, including a few still in the same position as they would have been when the reptile was alive. They said the snake, which they named Vasuki indicu -
‘Reprehensible retreat’: fury as Scottish ministers scrap carbon emissions pledge
via theguardian.comClimate campaigners complain of short-termism as country abandons target to cut carbon emissions by 75% by 2030 Climate campaigners have accused Scottish ministers of being “inept” and “short-termist” after they scrapped Scotland’s target to cut carbon emissions by 75% by 2030.Màiri McAllan, the Scottish net zero secretary, confirmed her government had abandoned that target and would also drop legally binding annual targets on reducing carbon emissions, after -
US lawmakers Elizabeth Warren and Ro Khanna seek to ban trade in water rights
via theguardian.comBill would stop private investors, including hedge funds, farmers and municipalities, from profiting off water scarcityWith private investors poised to profit from water scarcity in the west, US senator Elizabeth Warren and representative Ro Khanna are pursuing a bill to prohibit the trading of water as a commodity.The lawmakers will introduce the bill on Thursday afternoon, the Guardian has learned. “Water is not a commodity for the rich and powerful to profit off of,” said Warren, -
‘We can’t hunt or fish’: the villages in Ecuador’s Amazon surrounded by abandoned explosives
via theguardian.comIn 2002, high explosives were laid in oil wells across 20 sq km of forest. The firm has gone but the pentolite remains, despite a court ruling, putting lives and the ecosystem at riskLiving on the banks of the Bobonaza River, in the Ecuadorian Amazon, the Indigenous communities in Sarayaku have always lived in harmony with nature. The rainforest, says Patricia Gualinga, is a sacred, conscious being.So when an Argentinian company was allowed to place a huge amount of high explosive around the rai -
We found unhealthy pesticide levels in 20% of US produce – here’s what you need to know
via theguardian.comConsumer Reports recently conducted its most comprehensive review of pesticides in 59 US fruits and vegetables. Here the organization shares what it foundWhat’s safe to eat? Here is the pesticide risk level for each fruit and vegetableWhen it comes to healthy eating, fruits and vegetables reign supreme. But along with all their vitamins, minerals and other nutrients can come something else: an unhealthy dose of dangerous pesticides.Though using chemicals to control bugs, fungi and weeds he -
Penguins in the pond, kiwis in the back yard: how a city brought back its birds
via theguardian.comAs nature falls silent in most cities around the world, New Zealand’s capital has been transformed by the sound of native birds returning to the dawn chorusRead more: No birdsong, no water in the creek, no beating wings: how a haven for nature fell silentSome time in the pre-dawn darkness, the commotion starts. From her bed, Danae Mossman hears the noise building: loud romantic liaisons, vomiting, squeals, the sound of bodies hitting the pool at full tilt.Things get particularly loud betwe -
Penguins in the pond, kiwi in the back yard: how a city brought back its birds
via theguardian.comAs nature falls silent in most cities around the world, New Zealand’s capital has been transformed by the sound of native birds returning to the dawn chorusRead more: No birdsong, no water in the creek, no beating wings: how a haven for nature fell silentSome time in the pre-dawn darkness, the commotion starts. From her bed, Danae Mossman hears the noise building: loud romantic liaisons, vomiting, squeals, the sound of bodies hitting the pool at full tilt.Things get particularly loud betwe -
Goodbye cod, hello herring: why putting a different fish on your dish will help the planet
via theguardian.comIn the first of a new series, we look at why people reject so much of the bountiful catches from our seas in favour of the same few species, mostly imported – and how to change thatPerched on a quay in the Cornish port of Falmouth is Pysk fishmongers, where Giles and Sarah Gilbert started out with a dream to supply locally caught seafood to the town. Their catch comes mainly from small boats that deliver a glittering array of local fish: gleaming red mullets, iridescent mackerels, spotted -
Country diary: A ghostly old canal enlivened by primroses and stitchwort | Anita Roy
via theguardian.comLangford Budville, Somerset: The endless rain here has felt portentous, but it is bringing colour and sound to the banksides and hillsSigns and wonders. Portents and omens. A walk along an old canalway can stretch the imagination just as effectively as it can the hamstrings. I find myself reading the land like you might read a palm or tea leaves, looking for signs of what’s to come.It’s been more than 150 years since this section of the West Deane Way was part of the Grand Western Ca -
Lethal heatwave in Sahel worsened by fossil fuel burning, study finds
via theguardian.comDeaths from record temperatures in Mali reportedly led to full morgues turning away bodies this month
The deadly protracted heatwave that filled hospitals and mortuaries in the Sahel region of Africa earlier this month would have been impossible without human-caused climate disruption, a new analysis has revealed.Mali registered the hottest day in its history on 3 April as temperatures hit 48.5C in the south-western city of Kayes. Intense heat continued across a wide area of the country for more -
Clean energy’s dirty secret: the trail of waste left by India’s solar power boom
via theguardian.comAs vast solar plants multiply, so does the scrap, set to reach 19m tonnes by 2050. But disposing of the waste often falls to informal traders who risk injury when dismantling broken panelsUnder the scorching sun, a sea of solar panels gleams in the semi-arid landscape. Pavagada, 100 miles north of Bengaluru in southern India, is the world’s third-largest solar power plant, with 25m panels across a huge 50 sq km site, and a capacity of 2,050MW of clean energy.India has 11 similarly vast sol -
Desert city of Dubai floods as heaviest rainfall in 75 years hits UAE
via theguardian.comCity records more than 142mm of rain in a day, about as much as it expects in a year and a half, as highways and malls floodedHighways and malls have been flooded and flights disrupted at one of the world’s busiest airports after the United Arab Emirates experienced what the government described as its largest amount of rainfall in 75 years.At least one person was killed, a 70-year-old man who police said was swept away in his car in Ras Al Khaimah, one of the UAE’s seven emirates. C -
Climate crisis: average world incomes to drop by nearly a fifth by 2050
via theguardian.comCost of environmental damage will be six times higher than price of limiting global heating to 2C, study findsAverage incomes will fall by almost a fifth within the next 26 years as a result of the climate crisis, according to a study that predicts the costs of damage will be six times higher than the price of limiting global heating to 2C.Rising temperatures, heavier rainfall and more frequent and intense extreme weather are projected to cause $38tn (£30tn) of destruction each year by mid -
Gene editing crops to be colourful could aid weeding, say scientists
via theguardian.comCreating visually distinctive plants likely to become important as more weed-like crops are grown for foodGenetically engineering crops to be colourful could help farmers produce food without pesticides, as it would make it easier to spot weeds, scientists have said.This will be increasingly important as hardy, climate-resistant “weeds” are grown for food in the future, the authors have written in their report published in the journal Trends in Plant Science. Continue reading... -
Funding Australia’s renewable transition isn’t ‘picking winners’ – it’s securing our future | Greg Jericho
via theguardian.comGovernment support for green manufacturing is actually the easy part. To truly reduce emissions, we must stop digging up and burning fossil fuelsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastLast week Anthony Albanese finally announced the government’s major plan for the transition to a renewable energy economy. The Future Made in Australia plan was quickly derided by critics as “picking winners”, in the misguided view that the market is better at dec -
Europeans care more about elephants than people, says Botswana president
via theguardian.comWesterners see elephants as pets, said Mokgweetsi Masisi, whose government threatened to send 30,000 elephants to Germany and the UK to demonstrate their dangersMany Europeans value the lives of elephants more than those of the people who live around them, the president of Botswana has said, amid tensions over potential trophy hunting import bans.Botswana recently threatened to send 30,000 elephants to the UK and Germany after both countries proposed stricter controls on hunting trophies. The co -
Elephant seal makes ‘epic’ trek back after Canadian officials relocate him
via theguardian.comNotorious for drawing large crowds, Emerson was removed by officials who were surprised to find him back in Victoria in a weekLast week, gun-wielding conservation officers stuffed a 500-lb elephant seal in the back of a van, drove him along a winding highway in western Canada and left him on a remote beach “far from human habitation”.The plan was to move the young seal far from British Columbia’s capital city, where over the last year, he has developed a reputation for ending u -
What the desert city of Dubai looks like after its biggest rainfall in 75 years – video
via theguardian.comCars submerged in raging flood waters, planes on flooded runways and ankle-deep water at a metro station – this is what the United Arab Emirates and its desert city of Dubai look after a deluge. Dubai received about as much rain in 24 hours as it usually does in a yearDesert city of Dubai floods as UAE hit by heaviest rainfall in 75 years Continue reading... -
‘We need more shade’: US’s hottest city turns to trees to cool those most in need
via theguardian.comPhoenix broke several heat records last year. Now Grant Park, which has inequitable tree cover, is seeing a tree-planting drive that promises some respite from 100F temperaturesIt was a relatively cool spring day in Phoenix, Arizona, as a tree-planting crew dug large holes in one of the desert city’s hottest and least shaded neighborhoods.Still, it was sweaty backbreaking work as they carefully positioned, watered and staked a 10ft tall Blue palo verde and Chilean mesquite in opposite corn -
‘We need more shade’: how US’s hottest city is cooling its least protected community
via theguardian.comPhoenix broke several heat records last year. Now Grant Park, which has inequitable tree cover, is seeing a tree planting drive that promises some respite from 100F temperaturesIt was a relatively cool spring day in Phoenix, Arizona, as a tree planting crew dug large holes in one of the desert city’s hottest and least shaded neighborhoods.Still, it was sweaty backbreaking work as they carefully positioned, watered and staked a 10-ft tall Blue palo verde and Chilean mesquite in opposite cor
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