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Even as the climate change remains the ‘hottest’ topic of media interest, the fact that all the coverage has not been of any serious consequence in instilling any productive change has put the mass media under much criticism. Worldwide
Media ‘balance’ and the climate change bias
The views of a minority of sceptics?
06 July 2010 11:22 		http://www.4ecotips.com/eco/smallpics2010/IIED.pngEven as the climate change remains the ‘hottest’ topic of media interest, the fact that all the coverage has not been of any serious consequence in instilling any productive change has put the mass media under much criticism.
While the hole in the Earth's protective ozone layer is slowly healing, its recovery might have a downside, scientists say. Worldwide
Ozone hole is healing
But more problems could be on the way!
06 July 2010 10:55 		http://www.4ecotips.com/eco/smallpics2010/Ozone.jpgWhile the hole in the Earth's protective ozone layer is slowly healing, its recovery might have a downside, scientists say.
   
A Europe-wide study has found the UK ranks just sixth amongst its continental neighbours in the race to become a truly sustainable nation. UK
Britain is well behind in race against climate change
Study finds UK is not keeping up with European neighbours
06 July 2010 10:42 		http://www.4ecotips.com/eco/smallpics2010/EDF.jpgA Europe-wide study has found the UK ranks just sixth amongst its continental neighbours in the race to become a truly sustainable nation.
Forward thinking Swindon Borough Council will abandon using landfill to dispose of its non-recyclable waste in favour of an advanced thermal treatment plant which will provide enough electricity to power thousands of homes. UK
Swindon is first to turn waste into energy
Advanced treatment plant will power thousands of homes
06 July 2010 10:37 		http://www.4ecotips.com/eco/smallpics2010/Countryside.jpgForward thinking Swindon Borough Council will abandon using landfill to dispose of its non-recyclable waste in favour of an advanced thermal treatment plant which will provide enough electricity to power thousands of homes.
   
In Rwanda, more than 85% of the population’s livelihood depends on small-scale agriculture, writes Danielle Nierenberg, co-project director of Nourishing the Planet. Africa
Turning the school yard into a classroom
Modern and environmentally sustainable agriculture
05 July 2010 15:55 		http://www.4ecotips.com/eco/smallpics2010/Rawanda.jpgIn Rwanda, more than 85% of the population’s livelihood depends on small-scale agriculture, writes Danielle Nierenberg, co-project director of Nourishing the Planet.
According to James Russell of Worldwatch Vital Signs an estimated 7,300 megawatts (MW) of new solar photovoltaic (PV) power capacity was installed in 2009—20% more than was added in 2008. Worldwide
Record growth in photovoltaic capacity
Momentum builds for concentrating solar power
05 July 2010 15:49 		http://www.4ecotips.com/eco/smallpics2010/Solar_energy.jpgAccording to James Russell of Worldwatch Vital Signs an estimated 7,300 megawatts (MW) of new solar photovoltaic (PV) power capacity was installed in 2009—20% more than was added in 2008.
   
In 1999, when he purchased his first treadle pump, Robert Mwanza, a farmer in Lusaka, Zambia, was struggling to make ends meet and without reliable access to water. Africa
Getting water to the crops
Treadle pump is affordable technology in Lusaka
05 July 2010 15:38 		http://www.4ecotips.com/eco/smallpics2010/Treddle_pump.jpgIn 1999, when he purchased his first treadle pump, Robert Mwanza, a farmer in Lusaka, Zambia, was struggling to make ends meet and without reliable access to water.
As within the scientific community, global warming and climate change remains a debated issue amongst the sects of various religions. But, despite all the differences the major religions invariably see it as a spiritual responsibi Worldwide
Global warming and the world’s religions
Spiritual responsibility comes before sectoral differences
02 June 2010 16:54 		http://www.4ecotips.com/eco/smallpic2010/Pilgrimage_to_Mecca.jpgAs within the scientific community, global warming and climate change remains a debated issue amongst the sects of various religions. But, despite all the differences the major religions invariably see it as a spiritual responsibi
   
It’s hard to believe, writes Danielle Nierenberg Nourishing the Planet co-project director, but an estimated 2.6bn people in the developing world - nearly a third of the global population - still lack access to basic sanitation se Africa
Peepoo disposable bag nourishes the land
2.6bn people on earth have poor sanitation
02 June 2010 16:24 		http://www.4ecotips.com/eco/smallpic2010/Danielle.jpgIt’s hard to believe, writes Danielle Nierenberg Nourishing the Planet co-project director, but an estimated 2.6bn people in the developing world - nearly a third of the global population - still lack access to basic sanitation se
Total global fish production, including wild capture and aquaculture, rose to approximately 159m tons in 2008, the most recent year with data, writes Stephanie Pappas of Worldwatch Institute’s Vital Signs. This is a 1.27% increase Worldwide
Global fish production continues to rise
Aquaculture provides nearly half of the catch
01 June 2010 08:19 		http://www.4ecotips.com/eco/smallpic2010/Fish_production.jpgTotal global fish production, including wild capture and aquaculture, rose to approximately 159m tons in 2008, the most recent year with data, writes Stephanie Pappas of Worldwatch Institute’s Vital Signs. This is a 1.27% increase
   
Dr Antonio Zichichi Worldwide
Key scientist non-believers of global warming
Facts and data are being dismissed
21 May 2010 08:53 		http://www.4ecotips.com/eco/smallpic2010/Dr_Antonio_Zichichi.jpgDr Antonio Zichichi
The New Local Government Network (NLGN) proposals to build more allotments on private land will be of huge benefit to the environment according to Ratedpeople.com, the UK’s largest matchmaking service for home improvers and recomm UK
More allotments on private land
Proposals embrace brownfield sites
21 May 2010 08:41 		http://www.4ecotips.com/eco/smallpic2010/Allotments.jpgThe New Local Government Network (NLGN) proposals to build more allotments on private land will be of huge benefit to the environment according to Ratedpeople.com, the UK’s largest matchmaking service for home improvers and recomm
   
In Accra, Ghana, most homes do not have indoor plumbing or sewage systems, writes Danielle Nierenberg of Woldwatch Institute. Africa
Reducing waste water contamination
Conservation is a solution in Africa
21 May 2010 08:21 		http://www.4ecotips.com/eco/smallpic2010/Accra.jpgIn Accra, Ghana, most homes do not have indoor plumbing or sewage systems, writes Danielle Nierenberg of Woldwatch Institute.
Water is one of the most undervalued natural commodities in the country. The Bathroom Manufacturers Association (BMA) is leading an initiative to raise awareness of those water efficient bathroom products which are the very best i UK
Bathroom manufacturers on a water-saving wave
Product labelling scheme supports Water Saving Week
21 May 2010 07:57 		http://www.4ecotips.com/eco/smallpic2010/Water_Saving_Week_Logo.jpgWater is one of the most undervalued natural commodities in the country. The Bathroom Manufacturers Association (BMA) is leading an initiative to raise awareness of those water efficient bathroom products which are the very best i
   
160 years of instrumental records show the ‘noughties’ (2000-2009) to be the warmest period ever in recorded history. UK
The ‘noughties’ was the warmest period on record?
Data substantiated by paleoclimatic records, tree rings and ice cores
11 May 2010 10:28 		http://www.4ecotips.com/eco/smallpic2010/WMOLogo.gif160 years of instrumental records show the ‘noughties’ (2000-2009) to be the warmest period ever in recorded history.
Leading lights from the academic, industrial and economic worlds contributed to a unique ‘Vision of the Future’ exercise hosted by Arup at the UK’s largest environmental technology event, SustainabilityLive! UK
Technology, not imagination, is shaping tomorrow’s world
‘Visual synthesis’ shows vision of future society!
11 May 2010 09:50 		http://www.4ecotips.com/eco/smallpic2010/Arup 1.jpgLeading lights from the academic, industrial and economic worlds contributed to a unique ‘Vision of the Future’ exercise hosted by Arup at the UK’s largest environmental technology event, SustainabilityLive!
   
Growing estimates of natural gas resources suggest that supplies of this least carbon-intensive fossil fuel may be as abundant as coal, while containing only half as much carbon, according to a new paper released today by the Worl Worldwide
Natural gas could ease the path to a low-carbon future
Reducing coal dependence over the next ten years
11 May 2010 09:12 		http://www.4ecotips.com/eco/smallpic2010/Natural gas.jpgGrowing estimates of natural gas resources suggest that supplies of this least carbon-intensive fossil fuel may be as abundant as coal, while containing only half as much carbon, according to a new paper released today by the Worl
According to an article The Parliament Magazine, the draft findings of a new report claim that the EU is unlikely to meet its energy-saving targets by the end of the decade. Europe
EU is not on energy-saving track!
Draft findings of a new report suggest it’s well behind!
11 May 2010 08:59 		http://www.4ecotips.com/eco/smallpic2010/climatechangelogo.pngAccording to an article The Parliament Magazine, the draft findings of a new report claim that the EU is unlikely to meet its energy-saving targets by the end of the decade.
   
Even when the impending tipping point of climate change that the highly erratic worldwide weather and the global catastrophes signal remain debated, recent studies indicate that one of the major likely contributors to the ultimate Worldwide
World tipping points are dangerously close
Small temperature changes can cause unstoppable loss of ice
07 May 2010 12:34 		http://www.4ecotips.com/eco/smallpic2010/Amundsen_Sea.jpgEven when the impending tipping point of climate change that the highly erratic worldwide weather and the global catastrophes signal remain debated, recent studies indicate that one of the major likely contributors to the ultimate
John Mulrow writing in the Worldwatch Institute’s Vital Signs Online says species classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as Worldwide
World to miss 2010 biodiversity target!
IUCN complete evaluation of world species
07 May 2010 12:16 		http://www.4ecotips.com/eco/smallpic2010/IUCN.jpgJohn Mulrow writing in the Worldwatch Institute’s Vital Signs Online says species classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as
   
The Renewable Energy Association defined ten key actions necessary to deliver on renewables as the next government will be crucial for determining whether or not the UK achieves its 15% renewable energy target by 20201. UK
Ten key government actions to deliver renewables
REA says large parts of energy system need replacement
07 May 2010 12:07 		http://www.4ecotips.com/eco/smallpic2010/REA.jpgThe Renewable Energy Association defined ten key actions necessary to deliver on renewables as the next government will be crucial for determining whether or not the UK achieves its 15% renewable energy target by 20201.
Worlwatch Institute, senior researcher, Danielle Nierenberg Worldwide
Worldwatch’s Gates sponsorship is ‘Nourishing the Planet’:
New project evaluates sustainable solutions to global hunger and rural poverty
07 May 2010 11:52 		http://www.4ecotips.com/eco/smallpic2010/DanielleNierenberg.jpgWorlwatch Institute, senior researcher, Danielle Nierenberg
   
Extreme rainfall, summer flash floods, storms and blizzards are becoming a common phenomenon across the UK. Worldwide
More severe weather event are on the horizon
Storms, flash floods and blizzards could become par for the coarse?
20 April 2010 16:29 		http://www.4ecotips.com/eco/smallpic2010/Dr_Hayley_Fowler.jpgExtreme rainfall, summer flash floods, storms and blizzards are becoming a common phenomenon across the UK.
In 2009, an estimated 1.02bn people were classified as undernourished, 12% more than in 2008, writes Stephanie Pappasin in Vital Signs published by the Worldwatch Institute This means nearly one in six people on Earth suffers from Worldwide
Worldwide over 1bn suffer chronic hunger
3bn suffer micronutrient deficiencies
20 April 2010 15:29 		http://www.4ecotips.com/eco/smallpic2010/Vital_signs_1.jpgIn 2009, an estimated 1.02bn people were classified as undernourished, 12% more than in 2008, writes Stephanie Pappasin in Vital Signs published by the Worldwatch Institute This means nearly one in six people on Earth suffers from
   
Jean Lambert, Green MEP for London UK
Government lacks retrofitting ambition
Radical thinking required on insulating London’s houses
06 April 2010 10:19 		http://www.4ecotips.com/eco/smallpic2010/JeanLambert.jpgJean Lambert, Green MEP for London
An indecisive polar bear, choices about travel and transport and whether to take a bath or a shower will all help scientists to gather information about Scottish attitudes to lifestyle changes. UK
Scotland’s interactive climate change exhibit
Helping scientists to assess attitudes on climate change
06 April 2010 08:49 		http://www.4ecotips.com/eco/smallpic2010/Scottish_exhibit.jpgAn indecisive polar bear, choices about travel and transport and whether to take a bath or a shower will all help scientists to gather information about Scottish attitudes to lifestyle changes.
   
E.ON has fired the second shot in what will be the start of a price war, according to At Cost Energy’s philanthropist owner. UK
Energy price war is long overdue
Big players are already reacting
25 March 2010 12:38 		http://www.4ecotips.com/eco/smallpic2010/Atcostenergy_logo.pngE.ON has fired the second shot in what will be the start of a price war, according to At Cost Energy’s philanthropist owner.
New Government targets to boost plastic packaging recycling rates need to be “realistic and achievable” and improvements based on sound science and full life cycle thinking, according to the Plastics 2020 Challenge. UK
Plastics challenge for Government recycling targets
Achievable and sustainable aims underpin strategy
25 March 2010 12:28 		http://www.4ecotips.com/eco/smallpic2010/Plastic_challenge_1_.jpgNew Government targets to boost plastic packaging recycling rates need to be “realistic and achievable” and improvements based on sound science and full life cycle thinking, according to the Plastics 2020 Challenge.
   
Worldwatch Institute staff writer Ben Block Worldwide
Covering global warming in a changing news-scape
Is current journalism placing the planet in danger?
23 February 2010 17:53 		http://www.4ecotips.com/eco/smallpic2010/Ben_Block.jpgWorldwatch Institute staff writer Ben Block
New research by the Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has found that UK families used 214 million batteries over the Christmas period alone. UK
Christmas battery usage topped 214m
97% are destined for landfill
12 February 2010 13:56 		http://www.4ecotips.com/eco/smallpic2010/Batteries_2.jpgNew research by the Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has found that UK families used 214 million batteries over the Christmas period alone.
   
Dr James Hansen, Head of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies Worldwide
Global warming’s world-leading thinkers
Genuine fighters for the cause
25 January 2010 11:46 		http://www.4ecotips.com/eco/smallpic2010/Dr James Hansen.pngDr James Hansen, Head of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies
The Good Energy Group has announced an £11.8mn financing package for the repowering of its wind farm at Delabole in North Cornwall. UK
£11.8mn package for wind farm development
North Cornwall is proposed site
25 January 2010 11:39 		http://www.4ecotips.com/eco/smallpic2010/Delabole.pngThe Good Energy Group has announced an £11.8mn financing package for the repowering of its wind farm at Delabole in North Cornwall.
   
The Centre for Sustainable Energy is joining the tens of thousands of individuals, businesses and organisations that have signed up to the 10:10 campaign. UK
CSE pledge to cut our energy use by 10%
Target is end of 2010
25 January 2010 11:30 		http://www.4ecotips.com/eco/smallpic2010/2010splash.pngThe Centre for Sustainable Energy is joining the tens of thousands of individuals, businesses and organisations that have signed up to the 10:10 campaign.
Steve Howard Worldwide
Copenhagen - 'Not the perfect outcome'
But it was a platform for progress writes Climate Group’s CEO
24 January 2010 18:13 		http://www.4ecotips.com/eco/smallpic2010/Steve Howard.pngSteve Howard
   
Without an intentional cultural shift that values sustainability over consumerism, no government pledges or technological advances will be enough to rescue humanity from unacceptably hazardous environmental and climate risks, conc Worldwide
Worldwatch says we must avert ecological collapse!
Worldwide consumer cultures need overhaul
14 January 2010 08:47 		http://www.4ecotips.com/eco/smallpic2009/Annual report 2010.jpgWithout an intentional cultural shift that values sustainability over consumerism, no government pledges or technological advances will be enough to rescue humanity from unacceptably hazardous environmental and climate risks, conc
The UK Government has announced it is expecting to meet its targets to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from its occupied buildings. UK
UK Government to meet its CO2 targets
Practicing what it preaches!
21 December 2009 15:38 		http://www.4ecotips.com/eco/smallpic2009/OGC1.jpgThe UK Government has announced it is expecting to meet its targets to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from its occupied buildings.
   

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