Current tropical timber practices are not sustainable and nations should consider the “implications of ‘peak timber'”, a study has suggested.
Pipeline protestors in Mexico shot, one killed
One Zapotec has died and another is in recovery after a group of municipal police officers and other armed men opened fire on a crowd of protesters in the municipality of San José del Progreso, Ocotlán, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Glyndebourne raises curtain on new wind turbine
Britain’s arts sector has taken an environmental leap forward after Glyndebourne Opera House cut the ribbon on a new wind turbine that will power its productions.
Environmental concerns over oil spill in Brisbane River
The clean up in the Brisbane River could take days after thousands of litres of fuel oil spilled from a cargo ship during a refuelling yesterday. A number of oiled pelicans have been found since the accident, sparking concerns about the environmental impacts of the spill.
Risking our environment and health to burn a few more years of natural gas
The big number to remember in natural gas in the US is that we consumed 24 trillion cubic feet of it in 2010, says Jennifer Krill in a post in the Earth Island blog. That’s a lot of hydrocarbons. Today, entire sectors are making decisions about future energy choices based on how much natural gas we have left to burn. And with the new Annual Energy Outlook, it appears we have been making those choices on false assumptions.
