The wildlife charity WWF-UK shelved a report that warned how intensive chicken production is devastating the River Wye, the Observer can reveal. Since 2018, the charity has received more than £6m in donations from the supermarket chain Tesco, which has faced action from campaigners over the decline of the Wye because many of the intensive…
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Everton and Nottingham Forest charged with breaching Premier League Profitability and Sustainability Rules
Premier League clubs are permitted to lose a maximum of £105m over a three-year period; Everton were deducted 10 points in November for a breach of profitability and sustainability rules, which the club are appealing Tuesday 16 January 2024 10:17, UK Everton and Nottingham Forest have been charged with breaching Premier League Profitability and Sustainability…
Wood burners more costly for heating than gas boilers, study finds | Air pollution | The Guardian
Wood burners are a more expensive way to heat homes than gas boilers or heat pumps, research shows. A study found that as well as causing significant health and environmental dangers for the home’s occupants and their neighbours, it is up to 15% more costly to heat a home using a wood burner rather than…
‘An utter disgrace’: 90% of England’s most precious river habitats blighted by raw sewage and farming pollution | Rivers | The Guardian
More than 90% of freshwater habitats on England’s most precious rivers are in unfavourable condition, blighted by farming pollution, raw sewage and water abstraction, an Observer investigation reveals. None of the approximately 40 rivers with protected habitats in England are in overall good health, according to an analysis of government inspection reports. These include the…
Powell: Fed Has Only Narrow Role to Play on Climate Change – Banker & Tradesman
Waves pushed by Tropical Storm Henri hit a breakwater on Cape Cod on Aug. 22. Experts predict Cape Cod and the Islands are at significant risk from rising seas and stronger storms thanks to climate change. The Federal Reserve has only a limited role to play in combating climate change, Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday,…
Government to weaken water pollution goals in ‘attack on nature’ | Water | The Guardian
Water pollution goals are to be weakened by the government next week, the Guardian can reveal, as Environment Act targets will give farmers three extra years to reduce their waste dumping into waterways. River campaigners have said the news is proof the government has not dropped its “attack on nature”. Thérèse Coffey has been scrambling…
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Manchin Does it Again, Tells Democrats He Will Not Support Their Climate Change Agenda Or Tax Increases [VIDEO]
On Thursday, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) threw another monkey wrench in the crazies’ agenda by telling the Democratic leadership that he will only support their budget reconciliation package if they got rid of the climate change and raising taxes parts. Budget reconciliation packages do not have to go through a filibuster threat, which is one…
Akufo-Addo appointed chairperson of Climate Change Vulnerable Forum
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday, 25th May 2022, has been selected to chair the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF), an international partnership of countries highly vulnerable to a warming planet. President Akufo-Addo takes over as Chair, following the end of Bangladesh’s two-year term as Chair of the Forum, which serves as a South-South co-operation…
Shortage of urea, used to make diesel anti-pollution additive AdBlue, threatens to grind Australia to a halt, transport industry warns – ABC News
Diesel trucks and the people who drive them are often described as the lifeblood of Australia — almost everything we buy in this country spends some time on the road. Key points: Now, the transport industry is warning of a potential crisis that could see the nation’s diesel trucks grind to a halt. There’s a looming…
In surprise move, U.S. and China vow to work together on climate change
The United States and China pledged Wednesday to work closely together on climate change this decade, in a rare and unexpected joint statement that brought fresh energy to the final days of the U.N. summit in Scotland. The world’s two biggest economies declared “their firm commitment to work together and with other Parties to strengthen…
