Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
trees and forests, Tag
- So many ways – big and small – to capture carbon | Letters Fri, 5 Apr 19, 4:13amReaders and heads of environmental organisations respond to a call to rewild on a massive scaleGeorge Monbiot (The natural world can help save us from climate chaos, 3 April), Greta Thunberg and other signatories (Letters,...
- Scientists invent 'transparent wood' in search for eco-friendly building material Wed, 3 Apr 19, 8:00pmNew material could replace plastic or glass in construction of energy-efficient homes
- 'Defending our existence': Colombian tribe stands in way of oil exploration Tue, 2 Apr 19, 4:00pmIn part three of our series, the Siona people stress opposition to any operations on their territory
- 'Greenwash': oil giant under fire over plan to protect tropical forests Wed, 21 Nov 18, 2:31amCampaigners say move by Norway’s Equinor is an excuse to keep drilling for fossil fuels
- Victoria's forestry fight: how the election is raising the environmental stakes Mon, 19 Nov 18, 1:09pmMajor parties want ‘sustainable logging’ in native forests, but experts warn of ‘endgame’ for endangered species and drinking water
- EU climate law could cause 'catastrophic' deforestation Wed, 12 Sep 18, 8:00pmWorld’s carbon sinks are at risk because the law will count energy from burning trees as carbon neutral, say climate scientists
- Maules Creek offsets still not secured, five years after land clearing approved Fri, 2 Mar 18, 10:45amWhitehaven Coal receives second extension while it continues to bulldoze critically endangered NSW forest to make way for mine
- Maules Creek land clearing continues despite lack of required offsets Fri, 2 Mar 18, 10:45amWhitehaven Coal receives second extension while it continues to bulldoze critically endangered NSW forest to make way for mine
- Agro-forestry as a huge opportunity for UK | Letters Sat, 17 Feb 18, 3:25amPaul Brannen says Britain needs more trees not least because wood is a raw material that can be used by the emerging bioeconomy; while Peter Price defends Sheffield city council’s tree-planting policyJohn Vidal is absolutely...
- Ineos 'misled' public over fracking in Sherwood Forest Mon, 8 Jan 18, 2:55amCompany got permission for seismic surveys in sensitive areas despite claiming it would exclude them
- EU must not burn the world's forests for 'renewable' energy Thu, 14 Dec 17, 10:59pmA flaw in Europe’s clean energy plan allows fuel from felled trees to qualify as renewable energy when in fact this would accelerate climate change and devastate forests
- The seven megatrends that could beat global warming: 'There is reason for hope' Wed, 8 Nov 17, 6:00pmUntil recently the battle to avert catastrophic climate change – floods, droughts, famine, mass migrations – seemed to be lost. But with the tipping point just years away, the tide is finally turning, thanks to innovations...
- New airplane biofuels plan would 'destroy rainforests', warn campaigners Fri, 13 Oct 17, 4:17amPlan to accelerate production of biofuels for passenger planes would lead to clearing of rainforests to produce ‘vast’ amount of necessary crops
- Peru urged to ban oil firms from isolated indigenous peoples' land Fri, 6 Oct 17, 9:25pmIndigenous leaders say operations in the remote Amazon violate rights and risk fatal epidemics
- Peru tribal leaders vow to halt oil output unless indigenous rights respected Fri, 25 Aug 17, 8:42pmAmazon leaders accuse government of blocking consultation on 30-year contract with Canadian oil firm and have given ministers 20 days to apply law