Tag:Climate crisis
Banking
‘I was frustrated’: The woman who told Labour it didn’t need to spend £28bn on green investment
At the start of this year, among the snowy Swiss slopes of the Davos business get-together, Rhian-Mari Thomas was ready to make an elevator...
Biomass and bioenergy
Green groups urge Ed Miliband to scrap Drax subsidies
More than 40 green groups have called on Ed Miliband to scrap plans to pay billions in subsidies to the Drax power plant in...
Climate crisis
‘These ideas are incredibly popular’: what is degrowth and can it save the planet?
In the run-up to the UK general election, the Labour party’s central offer to the public was a “laser-like” focus on economic growth. Its...
Business
Police acting as ‘private security’ for Drax power station, say climate activists
Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth have accused police of acting as “private security” for the UK’s biggest carbon emitter after dozens of pre-emptive...
Climate crisis
Bacteria helping to extract rare metals from old batteries in boost for green tech
Scientists have formed an unusual new alliance in their fight against climate change. They are using bacteria to help them extract rare metals vital...
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Climate crisis
‘Huge benefits’ in greater debt relief for lower income countries, study finds
Reducing the debt payments made by poor countries to more sustainable levels could help 5 million more children attend school and provide access to...
Cancer
Dutch beach restaurants add sunscreen ‘shots’ to menu in fight against cancer
Zand Katwijk doesn’t just serve food and drinks – this beachside restaurant offers “shots” of sunscreen too.
It is one of 160 hospitality venues around...
Latest news
WSJ Wants Judiciary Shielded From Scrutiny
A New York Times investigation (9/15/24) has given us great insight into Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who—unlike the president...
Gambling study says £2.7bn bet annually on hidden-market websites
Gamblers in Great Britain are betting £2.7bn a year through hidden-market websites, according to a lobby group that claims...
Prada and Max Mara bring strangeness and science to Milan fashion week
A Prada show is never a straightforward beauty pageant, so when the co-designers Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons go...
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Jennifer Aniston’s Ex Justin Theroux Wishes Her Happy Birthday on Instagram
What was expected of her was the same thing...