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IMF says fossil fuel companies are benefitting from global subsidies of £3.4tn a year
Fossil fuel companies are benefitting from global subsidies of $5.3tn (£3.4tn) a year, equivalent to $10m for every minute of every day, according to a startling new estimate by the International Monetary…
Oklahoma! Fracking earthquakes shake the state
America’s Center for Investigative Reporting noted recently that Oklahoma had 562 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater in 2014. This astonishing fact can have only one explanation. Earthquakes only began in 2009,…
Proposed Landing Ramp at Dougarie
Forestry Commission Scotland is currently exploring whether timber from the west of Arran can be taken off the island at Dougarie. The main objective is to reduce the amount of timber haulage…
Fracking gets even nastier
David Cameron’s love-affair with fracking reached a new level of passion when the industry’s plan to to drill under our homes was rubber-stamped by the House of Lords - but even worse…
Worldwide march against climate change.
Months ago, the Avaaz community decided on a crazy goal - the largest mobilisation on climate change in history. On Sunday 21st September, they exceeded their wildest expectations, with a climate march…
Switch off for a warm feeling
WWF – the World Wildlife Fund – is holding its annual Earth Hour on Saturday 26th March. The idea is to switch off your lights (and your TV and any other modern-world…
Salvation From the Sea?
Climate change is the biggest challenge of the 21st century, and the main culprit is the excessive CO2 output caused by the burning of fossil fuel. Scientists have found that Nature itself…