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The day's environmental stories collated by Green Alliance.
Updated on Nov 21, 14
Created on Nov 21, 14
Category: Government & Politics
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Harper government fulfils promise to help developing countries address climate impacts, reports RTCC
Street artist Louis Masaai’s London murals, including a hedgehog, stag beetle and house sparrow, highlight species loss within the UK. The campaign, in conjunction with charity Synchronicity Earth, marks the IUCN Red List’s 50th anniversary this year
UK’s chief scientist has said GM crops could provide plentiful food with less damage to the environment and at lower costs. But does that mean we should grow them? Karl Mathiesen investigates
Thirty nations meeting in Berlin pledge just short of $10bn target for fund to help developing countries deal with global warming
Mandatory pricing or ‘40 bags a year’ per person target by 2025 is expected, despite UK opposition
Energy giant lowers earnings guidance after customers use less gas and safety problems cause nuclear shutdowns
Tehran could be pumping 4m barrels per day of crude within months sending oil prices tumbling further
Reactor-maker Areva's stake in new UK nuclear plant called into question amid financial difficulties
Britain's first bus that runs on human waste has gone into service, with the 40-seat vehicle making its maiden voyage from Bath to Bristol
The warning comes after the discovery that volcanic ash has travelled from Alaska to Northern Ireland - overturning previously held assumptions about the distances deposits could drift
The US is currently in the grip of a particularly cold period of weather, that has seen a year’s snow fall in three days in New York state and temperatures dip below freezing in all 50 states – even Hawaii.
Reindeer are facing a new threat in the form of heavy winter rain which freezes to form an impenetrable layer of ice and prevents them from eating on the lichen-covered tundra, scientists said.
New York state residents, still clearing up after the historic “lake-effect” snowstorm that has now claimed eight lives in three days, have been warned that things are only going to get worse.
Ophir Energy’s takeover of rival explorer Salamander has moved a step closer after a £267 million deal was mapped out.
The FTSE 250 company, which is looking to expand from its African base deeper into Asia, has proposed an offer of 0.5719 shares for each Salamander share, valuing Salamander at 115.9p per share.
In a joint statement to the stock market about three weeks after talks emerged, Salamander said it was set to recommend the offer to shareholders.
It may not quite match the Welsh “gold rush” of 1862, but Stellar Resources, an AIM-listed natural resources company, said that an underground sampling of an abandoned section of its famous Clogau St David’s goldmine showed “significant” gold content.
The owner of the Grangemouth chemical site has vowed to become the UK’s largest shale gas player after pledging £640 million to invest in fracking projects.
The plastic bag tax has radically changed Scots shoppers’ habits since it was introduced a month ago, with supermarkets reporting that the uptake of carrier bags has plunged by more than 80 per cent.
Hydrogen is everywhere. That is what the chemists say, and at the Los Angeles Auto Show cars that run silently on the fuel of the future are making themselves heard among the high-performance speedsters and bulky 4x4s beloved of West Coast America.
Drivers of diesel vehicles face new restrictions following a European court ruling that requires the government to take urgent action on air pollution.
55 items | 6 visits
The day's environmental stories collated by Green Alliance.
Updated on Nov 21, 14
Created on Nov 21, 14
Category: Government & Politics
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