Smog levels cloud London last week, seen from Stoke Newington, North London. Photo credit: David Holt via Flickr. By Anders Lorenzen Nearly a month ago much of western Europe was hit by […]
London hit by dangerous pollution levels
Opinion: Mainstream media must report the urgent threat of climate change
The then President of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed interviewed by the BBC during the Cop 19 climate summit in Copenhagen, 2009. Photo credit: Presidency Maldives via Flickr. By Anders Lorenzen As the […]
Offshore wind turbines: hurricane tamers?
By guest contributor Mauricio Torres We all have heard about how our economy depends on burning fossil fuels for the production of energy. This is wreaking havoc in the planet’s atmosphere, contributing […]
UN: Nobody on this planet will be untouched by climate change
Bush fire in Australia. Photo credit: John Crux via Flickr. By Anders Lorenzen The Intergovernmental on Climate Change (IPCC), a UN body, Monday released the second part of their Fifth Assessment Report […]
Siemens to construct offshore wind turbine factory in the UK
Photo credit: Siemens. By Anders Lorenzen On Tuesday the German company Siemens pledged its belief of the growth prospect in the UK’s offshore wind market by confirming it would build wind […]
Film review: Pandora’s Promise
What if we are wrong about nuclear? Photo credit: Pandora’s Promise By Anders Lorenzen Last Friday, US renowned documentary maker Robert Stone screened his relatively new film Pandora’s Promise (were released last […]
US Senators stay up all night to discuss climate change
Solar PV arrays in Gerlach, Nevada. Photo credit: Black Rock Solar via flickr. By Anders Lorenzen An initiative named ‘Up for Climate’ saw US Senators stay up all night to discuss climate […]
Huge wave power potential emerges in Australia despite climate scepticism
By Anders Lorenzen While Australia’s government are busy promoting their anti-climate agenda, in the background, in the state of Victoria, a promising wave energy project has been born. A 62.5 megawatt wave […]
Beginning of 2014 sees battling of extreme weather
Flooding in Worcester, England. Photo credit: Nick via Flickr; 2014 By Anders Lorenzen in London, UK and Matt Owens in Fairfax County, USA We recently wrote of the unprecedented floods the UK […]
Opinion: The time is now to move away from Russian gas
Russian state owned oil and gas company Gazprom, responsible for the majority of Ukraine’s gas imports. Photo credit: Ricardo N. Cabral via flickr. By Anders Lorenzen When countries set out their cases […]
A greener life, a greener world 