A bug’s life

A bug’s life

Richard Jones Richard Jones is a fellow of the Royal Entomological Society.

The Guardian

29 Jan 2007



Insects are so numerous, and so varied, but so particular about their habitat preferences that they are well known as environmental indicators. They can indicate clean or polluted water, ancient or secondary woodland, sandy acid soil or chalky alkaline... read more...

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Emission impossible?

Emission impossible?



The Guardian

25 Jan 2007



The greenhouse gas emissions caused by baked beans have amused schoolboys for decades. Now they are proving a headache for experts at Oxford University. Last week Tesco announced it would introduce labels on its products, detailing their carbon... read more...

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Call for higher taxes to pay for damage to planet

Call for higher taxes to pay for damage to planet

Jane Martinson

The Guardian

25 Jan 2007



A climate change expert called for higher taxes to combat environmental damage yesterday at a summit of business and political leaders in Davos. The stark warning by Sir Nicholas Stern, the author of last year’s groundbreaking report on climate change... read more...

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The violent changes to our climate won’t be all great gas

The violent changes to our climate won’t be all great gas

John von Radowitz and David Usborne

Irish Independent

19 Jan 2007



THERE may be trouble ahead, the song goes < but we haven’t seen the half of it, according to the world’s largest climatechange forecasting experiment. The climateprediction.net project, developed for the BBC, predicts floods, storm surges and... read more...

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Rubbish reaches its tipping point

Rubbish reaches its tipping point

Mark Milner

The Guardian

19 Jan 2007



Britons are Europe’s biggest tippers. Nothing to do with our post-prandial generosity compared with the French or Germans. We just like sticking our rubbish in holes in the ground. However, legislation from both Brussels and Westminster is making the... read more...

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You’ve checked the price and calorie count, now here’s the carbon cost

You’ve checked the price and calorie count, now here’s the carbon cost

Julia Finch and John Vidal

The Guardian

19 Jan 2007



Supermarket chain Tesco pledged last night to revolutionise its business to become “a leader in helping to create a low-carbon economy” with a raft of new measures to help combat climate change. In the most significant step announced yesterday, the... read more...

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Surge in carbon levels raises fears of runaway warming

Surge in carbon levels raises fears of runaway warming

David Adam Environment correspondent

The Guardian

19 Jan 2007



Carbon dioxide is accumulating in the atmosphere much faster than scientists expected, raising fears that humankind may have less time to tackle climate change than previously thought. New figures from dozens of measuring stations across the world... read more...

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Minister links weird weather and global warming

Minister links weird weather and global warming

Environment Minister Baird tours ripped up Stanley Park BY GLENN BOHN

The Vancouver Sun

09 Jan 2007



VANCOUVER Federal Environment Minister John Baird linked weird weather to global warming Mo n d ay d u r i n g a tour of the windstorm-flattened forests of Stanley Park. At P ro s p e c t Po i n t , b e s i d e a clearing strewn with fallen trees and... read more...

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China cashes in on global-warming fight

China cashes in on global-warming fight

By Jeffrey Ball in Dallas, John D. McKinnon in Washington, and Shai Oster in Beijing

The Wall Street Journal Europe

08 Jan 2007



CHINAIS TURNINGits environmental problems into a shrewdly managed financial asset, capitalizing on corporate and governmental efforts to curb global warming. Buthow muchChina’s actions will do for the atmosphere remains an open question. Concerns... read more...

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