Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
trees and forests, Tag
- 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
- Negative emissions tech: can more trees, carbon capture or biochar solve our CO2 problem? Fri, 5 May 17, 9:40amAs CO2 levels rise, controversial techniques including carbon capture and storage, enhanced weathering and reforestation may be solutions
- Stressed street trees: mapping the urban forests to save them – and us Tue, 28 Mar 17, 9:51amCity trees are under increased threat but research tools show that looking after them will lower temperatures, prevent flooding and reduce pollution
- Leaked figures show spike in palm oil use for biodiesel in Europe Wed, 1 Jun 16, 7:14pmSteep rise between 2010 and 2014 shows link between EU’s renewable energy mandate and deforestation in south-east Asia, say campaigners
- Thousands to march against coal plant threat to Bangladesh's Sundarbans forest Wed, 2 Mar 16, 9:00pmOrganisers hope march from the capital to the heritage-listed mangrove forest will persuade Bangladesh’s government to drop backing for the power plants
- Whitehaven under investigation over alleged Maules Creek illegal clearing Wed, 2 Mar 16, 11:26amEnvironmental authorities are investigating Whitehaven Coal over claims ot illegally cleared trees in Leard State Forest to make way for its coalmine