Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
trees and forests, Tag
- Greta Thunberg: ‘We are ignoring natural climate solutions’ Thu, 19 Sep 19, 8:00pmFilm by Swedish activist and Guardian journalist George Monbiot says nature must be used to repair broken climate
- Climate, green energy and the Amazon fires | Letters Sat, 31 Aug 19, 1:52amIan Duncan responds to letter on energy targets, Carol Blumenthal defends activists, Wendy Mulville recalls her experiences about air conditioning in Texas, Joseph Nicholas on the apocalypse, Michael Cook on forests, and...
- Climate crisis, tree planting and new left economics | Letters Thu, 27 Jun 19, 2:20amScotland’s major environment and conservation bodies call for legislation to tackle the climate emergency. Plus letters from Penelope Maclachlan, Charles Young, Dr Joseph Hanlon and Neil BlackshawScotland’s first minister,...
- What ‘rewilding’ really means for forestry and heather moorland | Letters Sat, 25 May 19, 2:08amPlantations are an excellent way to combat climate breakdown, writes Andrew Weatherall, of the National School of Forestry. And Rachel Kerr says heather moorland is rarer than rainforest and the underlying peat is more effective...
- 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