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1211.Should tackling climate change trump protecting nature? (2015-01-20)
... Planners have given the green light for a solar farm at Rampisham Down, a SSSI in West Dorset. But stopping biodiversity loss is as important as stopping global warming. Does the need to mitigate the effects of man-made climate change override the need to protect nature? Climate change is with us, and is one of... ...
1212.GM crop vote was just the beginning of Europe’s biotech battle (2015-01-20)
... A recent EU vote allows states to cultivate GM crops, with the first expected to be grown in the UK in 2017, but big hurdles remain Scientists, politicians and activists expect the first commercially cultivated GM crops to be planted in England in 2017 after an EU vote for new GM crop rules last week,... ...
1213.Commercial bees threaten wild bees, say researchers (2015-01-19)
... The trade in bees used for honey or to pollinate crops could have a devastating impact on wild bees and other insects, say scientists. New measures are needed to stop diseases carried by commercial bees spilling over into the wild, says a University of Exeter team. Evidence suggests bees bred in captivity can carry diseases... ...
1214.UK’s shale gas revolution falls flat with just 11 new wells planned for 2015 (2015-01-19)
... Progress on fracking ‘glacially slow’ despite backing from prime minister and promise of generous tax breaks The UK government’s planned shale gas revolution has barely got out of the starting blocks with just 11 new exploratory wells for shale gas and oil due to be drilled this year even before the impact of plunging oil... ...
1215.Rate of sea-level rise ‘steeper’ (2015-01-15)
... The rate at which the global oceans have risen in the past two decades is more significant than previously recognised, say US-based scientists. Their reassessment of tide gauge data from 1900-1990 found that the world’s seas went up more slowly than earlier estimates – by about 1.2mm per year. But this makes the 3mm per... ...
1216.Scientists reveal which coral reefs can survive global warming (2015-01-15)
... Study shows for the first time which parts of the Great Barrier Reef and other reefs can be expected to bounce back from mass bleaching events ...
1217.‘Green’ biomass boilers may waste billions in public money (2015-01-14)
... Over £10bn could be paid in incentives for non-domestic biomass boilers despite a government study showing they are less efficient than thought and won’t help the UK meet clean energy targets. Billions of pounds of public money is to be spent supporting ‘green’ boilers, despite evidence from the government’s own experts and industry that they... ...
1218.High gold prices causing increased deforestation in South America, study finds (2015-01-14)
... Rising gold prices have made it profitable to extract lowgrade deposits lying beneath protected Amazon and other South American forests, says study of mining impacts. ...
1219.Iceland brewery makes beer using smoked whale testicles (2015-01-13)
... Icelandic brewery Stedji, which is producing the beer in time for the country’s mid-winter festival, Thorri, said the Hvalur 2 beer was made with the testicles of fin whales – which are classified as endangered on the conservation Red List – smoked in a “traditional way” with dried sheep dung. The move, which comes a... ...
1220.Poland’s shale gas revolution evaporates in face of environmental protests (2015-01-13)
... Fear and loathing stalk Poland’s shale fields, where a 400-day site occupation stopped a Chevron drill earlier this year. “Whenever Chevron organised anything, we demonstrated,” said Barbara Siegienczuk, 54, leader of the local anti-shale gas protest group Green Zurawlow in south-eastern Poland. “We made banners and placards and put posters up around the village. Only... ...
