Environment Headlines

	BP loses attempt to share Deepwater Horizon oil spill costs Jan 27, 2012 \| Author: Terry Macalister \| Source: Guardian - Environment US court rejects BP's attempt to make rig operator Transocean pay part of compensation bill for Gulf oil disaster [read more]
	A curious chimp, a parading frog and a pardoned beaver Jan 27, 2012 \| Source: Guardian - Environment
	Dearth threatens global renewables industry Jan 27, 2012 \| Author: John Vidal \| Source: Guardian - Environment China's near-exclusive access to terbium and yttrium sent prices soaring in 2011, potentially hobbling clean energy industry [read more]
	David Cameron's eco-friendly image risks 'retoxification', warns WWF chief Jan 27, 2012 \| Author: Juliette Jowit \| Source: Guardian - Environment Prime minister's lack of leadership on green issues among concerns raised by head of charity that helped rebrand party [read more]
	Indonesian protests force government to revoke gold mining permits Jan 27, 2012 \| Author: Kate Hodal \| Source: Guardian - Environment Joint Indonesian-Australian mining venture halted after string of violent protests at which two were killed [read more]
	Public Eye award singles out Brazilian mining company, Barclays Jan 27, 2012 \| Source: Guardian - Environment Award given at the same time as the World Economic Forum strives to embarrass companies for 'corporate irresponsibility' [read more]
	Leaked data: Palm biodiesel as dirty as fuel from tar sands \| Damian Carrington Jan 27, 2012 \| Author: Damian Carrington \| Source: Guardian - Environment There are good biofuels and bad biofuels and the worst are as filthy as the foulest fossil fuels. But the good biofuels are essential to tackling climate change [read more]
	Cyclists and HGV drivers swap places Jan 27, 2012 \| Author: Laura Laker \| Source: Guardian - Environment A safety initiative by the Met is encouraging cyclists and HGV drivers and cyclists to swap places [read more]
	Metal theft won't be stopped by banning cash transactions \| Derek Campbell Jan 27, 2012 \| Author: Derek Campbell \| Source: Guardian - Environment As a metal recycler, I am directly affected by theft. But stopping cash transactions will only drive illegal trade underground [read more]
	Experts cast doubt on Japan nuclear plant tests Jan 27, 2012 \| Author: Justin McCurry \| Source: Guardian - Environment Japanese government ordered tests on all reactors after Fukushima meltdown, but advisers say they do not prove a plant is safe [read more]
	Amazon forest mapped in new detail Jan 27, 2012 \| Author: Dan Collyns \| Source: Guardian - Environment Scientists record Amazon's structure and biodiversity by bouncing laser beams off forest 400,000 times per second [read more]
	Why David Cameron should attend the Rio+20 Earth summit Jan 27, 2012 \| Source: Guardian - Environment Attending the world's biggest environmental conference for 20 years is not technically important, but the political symbolism is [read more]
	The solar industry needs to know the UK government can be trusted \| Caroline Lucas Jan 27, 2012 \| Author: Caroline Lucas \| Source: Guardian - Environment If policy can be changed retrospectively, why should business believe that the UK is a safe place to invest? [read more]
	Gulf of Mexico oil spill: BP loses bid to make others pay compensation Jan 27, 2012 \| Source: Guardian - Environment Judge rules contractors Transocean and Halliburton are not liable for compensation but they still face fines and lawsuits [read more]
	Meredith Alexander: Why I resigned over Bhopal Jan 26, 2012 \| Author: Meredith Alexander \| Source: Guardian - Environment A true Olympic legacy would be for Dow Chemical to shoulder responsibility for the 1984 tragedy [read more]
	Impressive Mr Toad drives home his points Jan 26, 2012 \| Author: Simon Hoggart \| Source: Guardian - Environment Chris Huhne was in fine, aggressive form as he made possibly his last appearance in the Commons as a cabinet minister [read more]
	Letters: Transparency needed on donors to climate sceptic lobby Jan 26, 2012 \| Source: Guardian - Environment Science is by its nature sceptical: scientists interrogate information and only on repeated investigation does data become science. The science of climate change has been established through numerous high-profile studies (IPCC, NOAA, Na ... [read more]
	Country diary: South Uist: A perfect day for a beach walk Jan 26, 2012 \| Author: Christine Smith \| Source: Guardian - Environment South Uist: Pristine and wetly gleaming, the sand stretches for miles until it disappears into a mist of sunlit salt haze [read more]
	Thames super-sewer a 'necessity' to prevent EU fines Jan 26, 2012 \| Author: Fiona Harvey \| Source: Guardian - Environment Raw sewage frequently spilling into the Thames is unacceptable, says Lord Chris Smith of the Environment Agency [read more]
	Peak Passions: A Peak District country diary ebook Jan 26, 2012 \| Author: Roger Redfern \| Source: Guardian - Environment A lyrical ramble through the most beautiful spots in the region, compiled from Roger Redfern's Country Diary [read more]
	The world's biggest and most vulnerable trees – in pictures Jan 26, 2012 \| Source: Guardian - Environment The biggest trees in the world are dying off rapidly as roads, farms and settlements fragment forests and trees come under prolonged attack from severe droughts and new pests and diseases [read more]
	Post-Olympics cycling festival: proof of the pursuit's renewed popularity Jan 26, 2012 \| Author: Peter Walker \| Source: Guardian - Environment Annual event involving 100,000 riders will be first post-Games use of Olympics Park [read more]
	Poaching for meat poses new extinction risk to Thai elephants Jan 26, 2012 \| Source: Guardian - Environment Thailand's revered national symbol is being poached not just for its tusks, but now for its meat [read more]
	Puerto Rico divided over energy future Jan 26, 2012 \| Source: Guardian - Environment Island split over natural gas pipeline and windfarm in move away from oil-based energy generation [read more]
	London 2012 refuse to budge over Dow Chemical sponsorship Jan 26, 2012 \| Author: Owen Gibson \| Source: Guardian - Environment • Sponsorship continues despite resignation over Bhopal • Ken Livingstone and Tessa Jowell call for action [read more]
	The BBC's problem with science \| Martin Robbins Jan 26, 2012 \| Author: Martin Robbins \| Source: Guardian - Environment As Ed Vaizey offers to meet with the BBC to discuss the representation of women on air, it's time to highlight another minority group excluded by broadcasters - scientists [read more]
	Is Red Tractor pork really 'high welfare'? Jan 26, 2012 \| Author: Oliver Thring \| Source: Guardian - Environment The UK pork industry makes much of its assertion that welfare standards here are higher than in the rest of the EU. Oliver Thring examines their claims [read more]
	Do the weather forecasters quoted by the Daily Mail actually exist? \| George Monbiot Jan 26, 2012 \| Author: George Monbiot \| Source: Guardian - Environment Just who are the mysterious women who produced Positive Weather Solutions' forecasts and appeared in Mail articles? [read more]
	Does God care about climate change - video Jan 26, 2012 \| Source: Guardian - Environment James West asks the question in Flushing, Queens, New York, America's most religiously diverse district [read more]
	UK told to prepare for mass floods in future Jan 26, 2012 \| Source: Independent - Environment Flooding caused by heavier rainfall will be the major threat to Britain from climate change in the coming decades, potentially costing the country billions a year, a new assessment of the risks of global warming concluded yesterday. [read more]