White House officials and top Democratic leaders signaled on Wednesday that they can’t agree on what…
Day: August 12, 2020
Weatherwatch: the character and causes of cumulonimbus clouds
Clouds are essentially a collection of tiny droplets of water or ice crystals in the atmosphere.…
Ron Johnson says committee Republicans blocking Comey, Brennan subpoenas
“We had a number of my committee members that were highly concerned about how this looks…
Boris Johnson poised to stop UK funding overseas fossil fuel projects
Boris Johnson is poised to sign off new rules barring the UK government’s chief foreign lender…
HSBC sounds alarm over investment in meat giant due to deforestation inaction
Analysts at global banking giant HSBC have sounded the alarm over the potential risks of investing…
European banks urged to stop funding oil trade in Amazon
Indigenous people living at the headwaters of the Amazon have called on European banks to stop…
A taste of honey: how bees mend fences between farmers and elephants
Watchtowers in trees, tripwire alarms, radio collars, chilli smoke and beehive fences: scientists and conservationists across…
The government is looking the other way while Britain’s rivers die before our eyes | George Monbiot
You can judge the state of a nation by the state of its rivers. Pollution is…
Country diary: one feather does not describe a whole bird
August is the feather month, when the sky is brought down to earth. Birds have worn…