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Guardian Environment Network 4hr 20min ago

Are goats the answer to the reed choking US east coast marshes?

22 Oct 2014: Yale Environment 360: Test site finds goats dramatically reduce phragmites, which have been previously tackled with fires and bulldozers
Guardian Environment Network 5 days ago

China tests outright logging ban in state forests

17 Oct 2014: Chinadialogue: China has halted commercial logging by state firms in forests in Heilongjiang, a move experts see as a significant step to curb over-exploitation of timber
Guardian Environment Network 5 days ago

Ice loss sends Alaskan temperatures soaring by 7C

17 Oct 2014: Scientists analysing more than three decades of weather data for the Alaskan outpost of Barrow have linked astonishing 7C rise to the decline in Arctic sea ice, reports Climate News Network

India untamed 4hr 7min ago

India’s largest dam given clearance but still faces flood of opposition

Janaki Lenin: The 3000MW Dibang dam, rejected twice as it would submerge vast tracts of biologically rich forests, is to get environmental clearance – but huge local opposition could stall the project
Climate Consensus - the 97% 1 day ago

Another global warming contrarian paper found to be unrealistic and inaccurate

John Abraham: Abraham et al. show that a paper by ‘sceptics’ Spencer & Braswell is rife with unrealistic assumptions in an overly simple model
True North 1 day ago

The indigenous land rights ruling that could transform Canada

Martin Lukacs: Indigenous rights offer a path to a radically more just and sustainable country – which is why the Canadian government is bent on eliminating them
Spiders 2 days ago

Attack of the killer spiders and other stories sure to upset all arachnophobes

Chitra Ramaswamy: A deadly spider crawling over your bananas is the last thing you want to see, but if you’re terrified of the eight-legged horrors, just reading the press reports about it is almost as bad

Guardian sustainable business 3hr 54min ago

6 reasons CEOs feel powerless to drive sustainability into their companies

More chief executives are searching for purpose but feel stuck and disillusioned by a lack of support and a lack of investor interest
sustainable living 4hr 44min ago

First look: environmental entrepreneur Paul Hawken's long-awaited new book

Paul Hawken’s influential books have shaped corporate sustainability. His latest work, unveiled today, promises to go even farther
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Wind power 2hr 2min ago

Ed Davey attacks coalition partners over pledge to end wind subsidies

22 Oct 2014: Energy secretary says ‘the party that takes wind off the table is reckless’ in an attack quickly dismissed by Tory minister
Lord Tebbit 6hr 46min ago

‘Make young unemployed pull up ragwort for benefits,’ says Lord Tebbit

22 Oct 2014: Controversial remarks by former Tory minister also annoy environmentalists who bemoan decline in plant loved by bees
Recycling 14hr 31min ago

Government urged to tackle stalled recycling rates in England

22 Oct 2014: More political action is needed to reduce waste and improve recycling rates to meet EU targets by 2020, says report by MPs
Australian politics 15hr 2min ago

Labor rejects Abbott government's first attempt at renewable energy deal

21 Oct 2014: Opposition and industry groups immediately reject ‘phoney’ opening offer as negotiations start on renewable energy target
Farming 1 day ago

UK farmers warn of pumpkin crisis in runup to Halloween

21 Oct 2014: Growers say this has been worst pumpkin season in a decade with hundreds of vegetables left rotting in fields after wet weather

Notebook 2hr 22min ago

Why the Boris Johnson effect is not to be sniffed at

22 Oct 2014: Peter Bradshaw – Notebook: The London mayor and wannabe PM sugars the pill on his non-drugs past. What a relief, as cokeheads are always the bad guys
Comment is free 19hr 14min ago

Take it from us in India: the world needs renewables, not more Australian exported coal

21 Oct 2014: Debi Goenka: Carmichael’s coal will be exported to India from Queensland. But India’s clean energy industry is already booming – we don’t need your coal
The coral triangle 19hr 56min ago

Battle for Bali: campaigners fight back against unchecked development

21 Oct 2014: Johnny Langenheim: Bali is facing an environmental crisis caused by runaway tourism development but a controversial land reclamation project is galvanising protesters
Comment is free 1 day ago

Coal seam gas, or clean drinking water. It can’t be both

20 Oct 2014: Michael Moore: It’s vital the community’s long-term need for drinking water is placed before the short-term profits of the mining companies

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