March 2011
EU pledges €90m in climate funds for Pacific... →
Government hits out at EU fishing rules →
The Government has launched a new attack on controversial EU fishing rules which force fishermen to throw millions of dead fish back into the sea.
National Grid chief says 2011 is 'pivotal' year... →
Planet Ark welcomes Australia's first high rise... →
Planet Ark welcomes Australia’s first high rise timber building to be built in Melbourne’s Swanston Street - the Grocon Building. The $100 million building will be made from soft-wood panels imported…
Oil spill link suspected as dead dolphins wash... →
The discovery of more than 80 dead dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico is raising fresh concerns about the effect on sea life from last year’s massive BP oil spill.
February 2011
China to slow GDP growth in bid to curb emissions →
Turtles now world's most threatened vertebrates →
Turtles and tortoises are now the most endangered group of vertebrate animals, with more than half of their 328 species threatened with extinction, according to a new report.
Cyclone puts cassowary in greater peril →
The cassowary, one of the world’s largest birds, beaten for size and weight only by the ostrich and emu, is in a fight for its life. The flightless bird has talons that can tear open a human…
Real Climate faces libel suit →
The conker canker: disease fells avenue of horse... →
A sad milestone in the spread of a disease mortally affecting Britain’s horse chestnut trees was passed this week when one of the country’s noblest horse chestnut avenues was finally cut down.
A Big Win For The Northern Terriorty Environment →
Yesterday landmark Environmental legislation was passed in the Northern Territory Parliament - banning plastic bags and introducing a container deposit scheme.
'Zero-carbon' homes can still emit CO2 →
Newly built houses will be allowed to emit tons of CO2 every year and still be called “zero carbon” under new rules being considered by ministers.
Google-backed startup zaps electricity waste →
A Google-backed startup on Wednesday came out of “stealth mode” with a way to dramatically cut the amount of electricity wasted by data centers, solar panels, hybrid cars and more.
Could the rebound effect undermine climate... →
Planet Ark is 18! →
Planet Ark is celebrating its 18th Birthday in March 2011
'Brainwashing' children with 'climate propaganda':... →
Global Solar Power Growth Doubled In 2010 - World... →
The world added about 16 gigawatts of new solar photovoltaic (PV) power in 2010, double the growth seen a year earlier, the European Photovoltaic Industry Association told Reuters on Monday.
Maersk claims new 'mega containers' could cut... →
Maersk unveil design for world's largest ship –... →
Planning changes 'put forests at risk' →
Some forests could be stripped of protection under planning reforms being considered by the Government, the Woodland Trust has warned.
European Union faces legal action over fraudulent... →
Plastic fantastic! Carrier bags 'not eco-villains... →
Unpublished government research suggests the plastic carrier bag may not be an eco-villain after all, but – whisper it – an unsung hero. Hated by environmentalists and shunned by shoppers, the…
Tough action on climate change is... →
What is geo-engineering? →
Spelman's forest U-turn: 'We got this one wrong' →
Caroline Spelman issued an extraordinary apology yesterday as she scrapped plans to sell off England’s forests, telling MPs: “I’m sorry, we got this one wrong.” The Environment Secretary’s act…
In pictures: The floods of 2000: Was climate... →
Japan forced to halt whaling in Antarctic as... →
Environmentalists claimed victory yesterday after Japan halted its annual Antarctic whaling cull following weeks of harassment by a militant conservationist group.
Climate change and extreme flooding linked by new... →
How London bike hire users can cut the scheme's... →
Lawyer who toiled in the oil fields as a child →
Pablo Fajardo knows a thing or two about the ways of the oil companies he battled in court – from the age of 14, the lawyer from a desperately poor family toiled in the oil fields himself,…
Video: Creatures from the Arctic abyss →
Barack Obama 2012 budget provides $8bn for clean... →
Arab millionaire's plan for Kent airport meets... →
Controversial plans to create a new regional airport handling up to two million passengers a year in one of the most environmentally sensitive corners of England have been condemned by the…
Connie Hedegaard insists tougher carbon targets... →
Forest sell-off 'threatens rare wildlife' →
Concerns have been raised over the fate of threatened wildlife such as red squirrels and nightjars in woods which could be sold to private companies under Government plans.
Johannesburg at risk from acid lakes →
South Africa’s city of gold, Johannesburg, may soon start being eaten away by acidic water flowing from the mines that created its astronomical fortunes. Mines dug more than a century ago…
Will Carbon Nation succeed where An Inconvenient... →
Sale of state woodland on hold to allow more... →
The sale of nearly 100,000 acres of publicly-owned woodlands was put on hold yesterday amid growing public anger over moves to privatise much of England’s forest estate.
Take climate scientists to task, but avoid... →
The boar war: Barcelona aims to control its... →
Catalonia became Spain’s capital of animal rights last summer when the regional parliament banned bullfighting. Now it is struggling with a new animal issue: what to do about all those wild…
Hopes of 30% cut in greenhouse emissions dashed →
Prince Charles condemns 'corrosive' climate change... →
Flood-defence plans are submerged by Whitehall... →
Several new flood-relief schemes designed to protect thousands of properties have been put on hold, because the Environment Agency’s flood-defence budget was slashed by £95m, or 27 per cent, for…
Republicans propose $1.6bn cut to Environmental... →
Green light for new wind farm →
A new offshore wind farm which will generate enough electricity to power the equivalent of 150,000 homes was today given the go-ahead by the Government.
'Lord of the Ants' wins major environment award →
A leading US biologist known as the Lord of the Ants for his groundbreaking study of insects won a 400,000-euro ($546,000) Spanish award Tuesday for his life’s work.
Green thinktank warns against using tax cuts to... →
Weatherwatch →
'Green scheme' will harness energy from... →
Heat from a crematorium will be used to warm a leisure centre and swimming pool in Worcestershire in a controversial green scheme expected to be approved tonight.
Greenland's race for minerals threatens culture on... →