In a controversial move, an official ad campaign on climate change has been banned in Northern Ireland. The controversial decision to block the TV and radio advert was taken by Stormont’s environment minister Sammy Wilson, who does not believe h...
Sat 07 Mar 2009 by Nina Conlon | Read more »
The decision to give the green light to Heathrow expansion is likely to haunt Labour for years to come. The columnist Polly Toynbee put it well: “Whenever Labour tries to say or do anything green, the groundswell of protesters will shout back &ls...
Wed 28 Jan 2009 by John Stewart | Read more »
In a bid to help curb global warming, researchers at the University of Edinburgh are to analyse data from two new satellites built by NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA. The American and Japanese-built crafts, The Orbiting Carbon Ob...
Wed 28 Jan 2009 by Cameron Robinson | Read more »
Before the US presidential election, 76 American Nobel laureates penned a letter supporting Barack Obama – 29 more than supported John Kerry in 2004. The reasons for this show of support become clear in light of Obama's consistent show of respect...
Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Matthew Hartfield | Read more »