World’s longest-serving (56 yrs) environment hack. On Yorkshire Post, Observer, Independent on Sunday, Telegraph. Also in Guardian, Daily Mail, ipaper, Sun, BBC, Open Democracy, Evening Standard etc.Happy husband, dad, grandpa. Life measured in dogs.
Is a tipping point already upon us? A two-decade-long study has concluded that the melting of sea ice in the Arctic has a caused an ‘irreversible shift’ in ocean chemistry which disturbs the foundation of its web of life. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/arctic-...
Arctic ocean passes 'irreversible' chemical tipping point - OceanographicNew data shows that decades of ice loss have altered Arctic ocean chemistry, triggering an irreversible disruption to Arctic foodchainoceanographicmagazine.comA new #renewables revolution is underway. Booming - and increasingly cheap - household #batteries for rooftop #solar power have cut #gas use by a quarter in #Australia and brought down #electricity prices by 10% in parts of the country. Let’s have them here! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The household battery revolution that could change energy bills … and the worldAustralia is pioneering a revolution in home renewables and battery use, proving what is possible with the right policieswww.theguardian.comThe pace of climate change has doubled, surprising and alarming scientists. Yet political and business commitment to addressing it has crashed. Our children, grandchildren, and their descendants, will see this as history’s greatest betrayal. www.newscientist.com/article/2518...
Earth is now heating up twice as fast as in previous decadesSince 2014, the planet has been warming by about 0.36°C per decade, according to an analysis of five temperature datasets, raising fears that climate tipping points could be crossed earlier than expec...www.newscientist.com‘Apocalypse” of crash in #insect numbers is already causing #malnutrition, a pioneering study concludes. Long past time we started taking this ignored crisis very seriously indeed. www.livescience.com/animals/inse...
'Insect apocalypse' is already fueling malnutrition in some regions, first-of-its-kind study revealsIn a first, researchers quantify how pollinator declines contribute to food insecurity.www.livescience.comNeed to lift the spirits. North and South Ireland launch a €20.8 million cross-border, cross-community campaign to restore wildlife and habitats in one of the most nature-depleted countries in earth. www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
PeacePlus Nature set to bring threatened wildlife back from the brink www.rspb.org.uka typical Sunday lunch contains up to 102 #pesticides, including ones banned in Europe, a survey shows. Yet government is weakening #regulations on them when it should be strengthening them. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Typical English roast dinner potentially ‘drenched’ in 102 pesticides, says reportGreenpeace finds cocktail of pesticides including seven banned in EU may have been used on seven vegetables and soft fruit categorieswww.theguardian.comA really thoughtful and stimulating piece. Highly recommended.
Sam FreedmanNew post: "Why do PMs keep failing?" We'll be on our seventh in a decade soon. It's not an impossible job + recent PMs have all been v flawed. But the job is unnecessarily hard because of how it's evolved. Here's how it could be made easier. (£/free trial) open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/w...
Is nowhere safe? Microplastics have now been found even in tadpoles in the depth of the Amazon rainforest. Present in every single one of them that scientists examined. www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
If Microplastics Can Reach Tadpoles in the Amazon Rainforest, Nowhere on Earth Is SafeFor the first time, scientists have documented microplastics in frog tadpoles living in the wild Amazon rainforest — and the contamination showed up in every single pond and every single tadpole they ...www.yahoo.comCoral reefs contain a goldmine of unstudied microbes that could provide vital new medicines and other chemicals, scientists have found. But we are destroying them so fast that the world‘s reefs are thought to have passed their tipping point. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
What scientists found inside coral reefs could change the future of medicineBeneath the beauty of coral reefs lies a hidden universe of microbes unlike anything scientists expected. Each coral species supports its own specialized microbial partners, many of which have never b...www.sciencedaily.comnew scientific research indicates that quite modest changes in diet can reverse the aging process in the elderly. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Scientists reversed biological age in older adults with a 4-week diet changeA four-week diet change was enough to make some older adults appear biologically younger in a new University of Sydney study. Participants who reduced fat intake or shifted toward more plant-based pro...www.sciencedaily.comHere’s an idea for @edmilibandmp.bsky.social! Australian federal and state #energy ministers agree that power hungry #data enters should be forced to invest in #renewables to cover their huge demands. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Datacentres should be forced to invest in wind and solar energy, agree all states except QueenslandState and federal energy ministers say investments in new renewable energy and storage should ‘fully offset’ new datacentres’ energy needswww.theguardian.comBully for beavers! I’m addition to all the other good things they do, they cause rivers to absorb ten times more carbon. Thank goodness we are finally allowing them back in the wild - long overdue. www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2026/be...
Beavers can turn riverbeds into powerful carbon sinks, new research shows - University of BirminghamBeavers could play a significant role in Europe’s climate mitigation efforts, by transforming suitable river corridors into long‑term carbon stores.www.birmingham.ac.ukThe long-standing objection to wind and solar - that they are intermittent - is losing its validity. Batteries are are enabling them to produce continuous electricity at a good price, reports an international agency. www.euronews.com/2026/05/08/r...
www.euronews.comAlarming. The tipping point for the destruction of the Amazon - which would have devastating worldwide effects - is approaching far faster than expected, an authoritative new study concludes. news.mongabay.com/2026/05/defo...
Deforestation and warming could push Amazon to tipping point by 2040s: StudyDeforestation coupled with climate change is rapidly pushing the Amazon Rainforest toward a perilous tipping point that could come much sooner than previously thought. That’s the warning from a new pa...news.mongabay.comAvoiding foods wrapped in plastic cuts ingestion of cancer causing cemicas by up to 60%. www.earth.com/news/eating-...
Eating foods not wrapped in plastic dramatically cuts toxic chemicals found in urineReducing contact with plastic in food lowers chemical levels in the body in just one week, according to a recent studywww.earth.comUS industrial MidWest sees a boom in solar energy, as Trumpland seeks cheap ad independent energy, despite all the President's attempts to kill renewables. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Solar booms in industrial US midwest as energy crisis persistsElectricity has become one of the most important commodities in the region thanks to demand from datacenters, Iran war and rising utility chargeswww.theguardian.comBig news. India’s solar power capacity has increased 50 fold in little over a decade. It’s total clean energy capacity now exceeds that of fossil fuels, beating its target by five years. gulfnews.com/world/asia/i...
India hits milestone: Renewable energy generation — 5 years ahead of 2030 Paris Agreement targetIndia hits its Paris climate target early with over half of power capacity from renewables, driven by solar, wind, AI data centres and grid upgrades.gulfnews.comInteresting piece on how little-known physical constraints will stop wells returning to full production even when the war ends, and thus keep prices high. May cause more drilling in short term, but hasten transition to clean energy afterwards. www.naturalnews.com/2026-04-28-p...
No Way Out: Why Permanent Damage to Persian Gulf Oil Wells Begins Now – NaturalNews.comThe Myth That Could Collapse Global Energy Markets The common assumption that reopening the Strait of Hormuz will restore the flow of oil is physically wrong. I have been warning for months that this ...www.naturalnews.comThere’s good news and bad news. Felling of the #Amazon has greatly slowed, but the degradation of what remains is much reducing its richness, #biodiversity and ability to absorb and store #carbon. www.earth.com/news/defores...
Deforestation has slowed, but the Amazon is still quietly breaking downDeforestation has slowed in the Amazon, but hidden degradation is spreading, weakening forests, releasing carbon, and increasing fire risk.www.earth.com