Environment news
- Samsung TVs appear less energy efficient in real life than in tests
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Balcombe ‘fracking village’ gets green light to build solar farm
- England’s natural beauty areas at risk, says National Trust
- Half of Europe opts out of new GM crop scheme
- World’s energy systems at risk from global warming, says industry group
- Wide range of cars emit more pollution in realistic driving tests, data shows
- No long-term future in tar sands, says Alberta’s premier
- Italian firm Eni poised to begin Arctic oil quest as Shell quits Alaska
- New Zealand’s new ocean sanctuary will be one of world’s largest protected areas
- Record El Niño set to cause hunger for 10 million poorest, Oxfam warns
On the blogs
- Is Edinburgh’s cycling budget making the city better for bikes?
- Emphasizing co-benefits motivates people to take action on climate change
- Welsh adventurer to traverse Madagascar on foot for lemurs
- Is the fossil fuel industry, like the tobacco industry, guilty of racketeering?
Multimedia
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Can you identify the UK’s most common trees?
- The week in wildlife – in pictures
- Satellite Eye on Earth: August 2015 - in pictures
- Koalas in Victoria captured and tracked in bid to control population – video
Features and comment
- Emissions scandal: how the drive for diesel ran out of gas
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Excess baggage: will the 5p charge finally kill the plastic bag?
- Fossil fuels: Why Seattle is calling on the Gates Foundation to divest
- Is it OK to eat farmed salmon now?
- Why are Britain’s green movements an all-white affair?
- Ecomodernism launch was a screw-up of impressive proportions
And finally ...
Scientist are excited to discover “really, really tiny” snails - so tiny 10 of them could fit in the eye of a needle. Not surprisingly they are very difficult to spot. Scientists said it is unlikely the miniature snails, found in Guangxi province, would be found anywhere else.
