I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a little freaked out the first time I…
Month: July 2020
The Guardian view on France’s green wave: seizing the moment | Editorial
Lyon, Strasbourg and Bordeaux; Besancon, Poitiers and Tours: the list of powerful cities that turned green,…
Conservative lawmaker demands White House disband coronavirus task force
Rep. Andy Biggs. | Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo Rep. Andy Biggs, chair of the conservative House…
Boris ‘the Builder’ Johnson has found a new scapegoat: the humble newt | Jules Howard
First, I should lay down my cards and show my hand. My name is Jules, and…
$10bn of precious metals dumped each year in electronic waste, says UN
At least $10bn (GBP7.9bn) worth of gold, platinum and other precious metals are dumped every year…
Revealed: raw sewage poured into Olympic Park wildlife haven
Raw sewage was discharged for more than 1,000 hours from a Thames Water overflow pipe into…
MP calls for crackdown on raw sewage discharges in English rivers
A fresh attempt to change the law to stop water companies from releasing raw sewage into…
UK gives go-ahead to giant windfarm project off Norfolk coast
The construction of two giant offshore windfarms is poised to go ahead off the Norfolk coast…
Invest in the green economy and we’ll recover from the Covid-19 crisis | Joseph Stiglitz
Although it seems like ancient history, it hasn’t been that long since economies around the world…