Jeremy Clarkson: Rewilding's great if you like mud and rotting deer carcasses
thetimes.co.uk > article...And so to the Chelsea Flower Show. Normally, I go on the glittering preview evening because there's almost always something to keep me amused. Once I saw Cherie Blair running at full speed, which was hilarious....
Do wood burners add to air pollution in cities? Yes, say citizen scientists
theguardian.com > environment > may...Pioneering Bristol study blames the solid-fuel burners in people's homes for breaches of World Health Organisation guidelines. Like many parts of the country, Bristol has experienced a huge rise in the number of houses installing wood burners over the past decade.... ...Sensors were placed throughout Ashley ward, which encompasses deprived parts of St Pauls and better-off Bristol neighbourhoods such as Montpelier....
Can cross-breeding protect endangered species from the climate emergency?
theguardian.com > science > may...The Houston Ship Channel is a rubbish home for a fish. It's one of the busiest ports in the world and all that traffic has made the water slick with toxic chemicals.... ...The situation looks increasingly similar in the Swiss Jura mountains, says conservation biologist Juan Montoya-Burgos of the University of Geneva....
Sen. Hickenlooper, Rep. Neguse slip off to Davos gathering of world's elite
pagetwo.completecolorado.com...John Hickenlooper or Rep. Joe Neguse, both Democrats, made much effort to publicize their travel plans --despite the high profile nature of the event --as neither of the elected officials" websites made any mention of the Davos trip leading up to the gathering.... ...Hickenlooper, who violated public trust when he was found guilty by Colorado's Independent Ethics Commission for accepting free air travel and dinners, was a panelist on the breakout session titled "Rebuilding Societal Trust."....
Back to snow: World Economic Forum reverts to January for 2023
businesslive.co.za...The "Modern Family" star went on to share how he and Mikita are taking action. The couple are partnering with the female-owned small business MiliMili on a line of "sleep sacks, crib sheets, eye masks & robes" designed by queer artist Katie Kaapcke....
How Derry Girls upended narrative conventions by putting Northern Irish teenage girls on centre stage
news9live.com > art-culture > cinema...In between newsflashes and 90s dance hits, 16-year-old Clare nervously explains just what is at stake and why these results are so vitally important: "We're girls, we're poor, we're from Northern Ireland and we're Catholic!... ...The writer Eli Davies makes it clear how such stories are "often flattened out by mainstream conflict narratives'. These tend to centre narratives about paramilitaries, politicians and the British military -- all predominantly men....
Back to snow: World Economic Forum reverts to January for 2023
timeslive.co.za > sunday-times > business > business...Its principal property is the 100% owned Chvaletice manganese project, which is involved in the re-processing of manganese deposit hosted in historic mine tailings located to the east of Prague, the Czech Republic....
Victorian and Tasmanian governments under fire for laws that target environmental protesters
theguardian.com > environment > may...In Victoria, protesters attempting to prevent native forest logging would face 12 months" jail or more than $21,000 in fines, and bans from protest areas under laws proposed last week by the Andrews Labor government.... ...In a joint statement, the Human Rights Law Centre and Environmental Justice Australia urged the Andrews government to withdraw it, and accused it of undermining the freedom to protest "in order to shield business profits"....
Thirty-five dead as heavy rainfall lashes north-eastern Brazil
theguardian.com > world > may...Thirty-five dead as heavy rainfall lashes north-eastern Brazil. Downpours batter two cities on Atlantic coast in country's fourth major flood in five months.... ...At least 18 died in flooding in the south-eastern state of São Paulo later in January. In February, torrential downpours in the mountains of Rio de Janeiro state killed more than 230....
World Economic Forum: 7 environmental take-aways from this year"s Davos conference
edie.net...7 environmental take-aways from this year's Davos conference. This week, some 2,000 business leaders and policymakers have been in Davos for the World Economic Forum's (WEF) annual meeting. Here, we round up the key environmental announcements from the bustling Forum.... ...Before the addition of the India chapter, there were some 92 companies signed up to the Alliance. The overall Alliance is co-chaired by Ingka Group boss Jesper Brodin, Royal DSM boss Feike Sijbesma and Swiss Re boss Christian Mumenthaler....