The Guardian
- by Jessica Murray Social affairs correspondentCouncil leader says situation causing ‘harm and distress’ with 17,000 tonnes of rubbish uncollectedBirmingham city council has declared a major incident over an ongoing bin strike, saying the daily blocking of depots by picket lines means vehicles are unable to pick up 17,000 tonnes of uncollected rubbish across the city.The council said it was unable to carry out its contingency plan due to striking workers blocking lorries on the picket line, and that there was now a risk to public health. Continue reading…
- by Zoe WilliamsYou can forget the advice on disguises, secret codes and spreading propaganda by dropping leaflets in train carriages. But there is something for us all here about the need for actionThe SOE Syllabus was a series of lectures given to prospective secret agents in Britain during the second world war. These “lessons in ungentlemanly warfare” were released from the top secret bit of the Public Record Office (now known as the National Archive) and published as a historical curio in 2001, when my esteemed colleague John Crace picked out the sillier bits in one of his Digested Read reviews. There […]
- by Edward Helmore in Ossining, New YorkHead of Riverkeeper, which helped clean up Hudson River, talks about challenges during the second Trump termDonald Trump’s push to repurpose the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) amid funding cuts and staffing losses poses a huge threat to water safety and environmental advances in one of the big environmental success stories in the US in recent decades: the clean-up of the Hudson River.Once a byword for environmental degradation, the Hudson River is now recovering, in part due to the work of Riverkeeper, a non-profit environmental organization that established a model of legal activism for water protection and inspired more than […]
- by Jennifer SkeneUnsustainable logging is one of the global north’s best-kept secrets. We’re running out of time to stop itThe world is running out of time to halt deforestation and forest degradation. Yet instead of stepping up, the United States is dismantling forest protections and undermining global progress – highlighting the dangers of global forest policy that fails to hold the wealthiest, most powerful countries accountable.Unsustainable logging is one of the global north’s best-kept secrets. Each year, millions of acres of old-growth and primary forests across North America, Europe and Australia are clearcut under the guise of “sustainable forest management”. International policy, […]
Yale Climate Connections
- by YCC TeamAn HVAC expert says an energy audit can show homeowners which upgrades will help the most. The post Wasted energy could be costing you thousands appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
- by Michael SvobodaIn his new book, ‘The Lost Trees of Willow Avenue,’ journalist, author, and climate activist Mike Tidwell documents the deaths of big trees on his block – and why that matters for us all. The post The silent collapse of an American urban tree canopy appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
- by Cristiane Prizibisczki,((o))ecoSeis de los 10 mayores beneficiarios brasileños en 2024 de la agencia estadounidense cerrada por Trump son proyectos vinculados al medio ambiente. The post El cierre de la USAID amenaza al menos R$84 millones en proyectos ambientales en Brasil appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
- by YCC TeamA California couple ditched natural gas, converting their home to run entirely on clean electricity. The post Goodbye gas, hello sustainability appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Climate Generation
- by Susan Phillips, Executive DirectorDear people, we’ve had a sweet few years and built a movement sweeping across North America to bring quality climate change and climate justice education to our children and youth, building their interdisciplinary capacity to understand the climate crisis and build solutions. Five states — California, Connecticut, Illinois, New Jersey, and New York — now […]
- by Daniela Kunkel-Linares & LibbyWe asked Daniela Kunkel-Linares, our former Senior Youth Coordinator and Libby, our former Youth Environmental Activists! (YEA!) member and Youth Team Intern to reflect on their time in the program and their relationship as they move on to new adventures. They took the opportunity to write letters to each other. The following reflects the power […]
