Chasing Ice converts Fox News-watching climate sceptic
An American woman who was a climate change sceptic has had her views turned 180 degrees after watching Chasing Ice, a documentary film that captures devastating glacier retreat on camera. The woman, who said she watches Fox News anchor and staunch climate change denier Bill O’Reilly’s show every day,...
Connection made between violent crime and lead pollution
An article published by American magazine Mother Jones has revealed startling links between increases in violent crime and lead pollution. The article, written by Kevin Drum, cites a number of research papers that appear to highlight clear connections between the two. When lead pollution is high, violent crime rises; when...
Politicians failing to limit climate change, say scientists
A group of climate scientists from Austria have concluded that swift political action is needed in order to truly curb international greenhouse gas emissions. The researchers, from the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) near Vienna, studied 500 possible outcomes of climate change and claim that consensus among...
Antarctic region melting twice as fast as first feared
The western part of Antarctica’s ice sheet is melting twice as fast as initially thought, according to an investigation into the region’s contribution to sea level rise. The study, conducted in the US by researchers at Ohio State University, the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and the University...
Nominees sought for New Energy & Cleantech Awards 2013
Do you know someone making serious leaps forward in the renewable energy or clean technology sectors? Well, now’s your chance to have their efforts recognised by industry professionals, as the New Energy & Cleantech Awards 2013 prepare to receive nominations. The event, which has been renamed in 2013 to...
Chasing Ice star James Balog on saving the planet: ‘I have to believe that there is still time’
Chasing Ice, a documentary film by Jeff Orlowski, is released in UK cinemas tomorrow (December 14). But beneath its beautifully-crafted images of some of the world’s biggest glaciers is one man’s pursuit to uncover irrefutable visual evidence of human-caused climate change. James Balog, the American photographer whose Extreme Ice...
Arctic shown to break several ice records as transformation in climate continues
The Arctic is found to have surpassed a number of records in 2012, including for sea ice loss, snow cover and Greenland ice sheet melting, according to a US scientific organisation. In this year’s Arctic Report Card, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) lays out the extent to...
The autumn statement fails to recognise our planet is hurting
The chancellor George Obsorne delivered his fifth set piece financial statement that we’ve covered. He opened with the bold statement that the economy is healing. While others will debate this over the next few days and weeks, it misses the fundamental point that our planet is hurting. How you...
Comprehensive study shows extent of ice loss increase
Sea levels have risen by over 11mm since 1992 because of increased ice melt in both Greenland and Antarctica, according to a comprehensive study by a coalition of 47 scientists. The scientists, from 26 different laboratories across the world, came together with the backing of NASA and the European...
How online ‘filter bubbles’ can reinforce climate scepticism
The internet is a marvellous thing. But as it’s progressed, it’s inevitably become smarter, to the point where search results are now intricately tailored to suit our individual needs. So when it comes to climate change, it’s doing its best to make the debate appear balanced, when in fact...
Hayes omits onshore wind in keynote renewables address
John Hayes delivered a keynote speech at a renewables event in Lincolnshire yesterday, but failed to reassure the industry that the government is fully behind further development of established clean energy technologies such as onshore wind. The energy minister was speaking at Green Energy Lincs, a conference that brought...
Google closes in on $1bn renewables investment landmark
The internet giant Google has revealed its total investment into renewable energy nears $1 billion, after announcing its latest development: a $75m wind farm in Iowa. The 50 megawatt (MW) project, which will provide power to 15,000 homes in the state, is being led by clean energy firm RPM...
Meeting the 2050 carbon reduction target with energy technology
The government aims to reduce carbon emissions by 80% by 2050. With this in mind, the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) looks to understand the most cost-effective and sustainable pathway to achieve this. Joseph Iddison spoke with its CEO, Dr David Clarke, about providing affordable and secure energy while reducing...
Jonathon Porritt: the wonderful world of clean energy technology
At an event hosted by Ingenious Clean Energy, renowned environmentalist Jonathon Porritt asks whether we’re at the point at which our circularity with energy gets broken, and where we really do start to do things in a very different and cleaner way. I have a few bits of bad...
Channels below the surface found to mask Antarctic ice retreat
Scientists at Durham University have discovered that Antarctic ice sheet retreat can briefly stop during extended phases of global warming, making it appear like glaciers are not decreasing at all. The team found that the make-up and movement of below-ice channels hold significant influence on the activities of much...
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