23/05/2018
Our laws make slaves of nature. It’s not just humans who need rights | Marina Margil
For decades our laws have been a licence to destroy the environment. Now, from the Amazon to Australia, the tide is turning, says the campaigner Marina Margil
11/05/2018
How oil-rich Norway is leading the world on electric cars
Oil-rich Norway has accelerated away from Europe in the race to switch over to electric-powered cars, latest figures show. It notched up a record 8,034
11/05/2018
Behind Europe’s quest to scale industrial symbiosis
The European Union is putting considerable resources behind efforts to circularize resources and redefine the notion of waste.
11/05/2018
To accelerate climate action, citizens are suing governments | DW | 10.05.2018
After climate talks in Bonn, many criticize outcomes as weak. Increasingly, concerned citizens see legal action as a path for climate action — a thousand climate lawsuits are currently active around the world.
11/05/2018
EU to ban pesticides in bee scare
The European Commission will restrict the use of pesticides linked to bee deaths by researchers, despite a split among EU states on the issue.
24/04/2018
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/even-familiar-birds-risk-extinction-new-study-finds
Even familiar birds at risk of extinction, new study finds
The 2018 State of the World’s Birds report, which provides a comprehensive look at the health of bird populations globally, has found that the extinction crisis has spread so far that even some well-known species are now in danger.
13/04/2018
EU in 'state of denial' over destructive impact of farming on wildlife
EU’s subsidy system, that benefits big farming rather than sustainability, needs to change to prevent ongoing collapse in birds and insect numbers, warn green groups
13/04/2018
Sustainable use of forests mitigates climate change in many ways, study - Tech Explorist
Sustainable use of forests and biodiversity preservation have long-term and widespread consequences for the future of our planet.
11/04/2018
This mall in Sweden sells only recycled stuff
The ReTuna mall in Eskilstuna provides a shining example of how the buy-use-dispose model can be turned on its head.
06/04/2018
Why This Female Founder Is Investing In Organic Agriculture For Her Clothing Startup
Puja Barar worked at designer fashion houses in New York City, like Vera Wang, for more than a decade. But something was missing.
04/04/2018
Total ban on bee-harming pesticides likely after major new EU analysis
Analysis from EU’s scientific risk assessors finds neonicotinoids pose a serious danger to all bees, making total field ban highly likely