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April 2008

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This site is devoted to discussion of climate change and related issues. This front page carries selected highlights from the rest of the site: for more, please visit the blog pages, which change often, and the articles and books pages, which tend to change more slowly. You can find a bit of background about me on the biog page, and if you have any questions please do get in touch.

Green v green 24 April 08

The rejection of the Lewis wind farm this week highlights how environmentalists are lining up against each other in countryside battles. Mark Lynas reports

Posted on April 24th in articles | 1129 more words | 5 comments | read on

Starving the world with biofuels 24 April 08

World cereal stocks are at an all-time low, food-aid programmes have run out of money and millions face starvation. Yet wealthy countries persist with plans to use grain for petrol.

Posted on April 24th in articles | 1374 more words | 2 comments | read on

Why Greens should vote for Ken 16 April 08

Livingstone is by far the best-qualified candidate to run London – and from an environmental perspective, this is even more the case, argues Mark Lynas

Posted on April 16th in articles | 705 more words | 0 comments | read on

Darling ducked the difficult decisions 31 March 08

The Chancellor can no longer afford to ignore the contribution of international aviation and shipping to our carbon footprint

Posted on March 31st in articles | 730 more words | 0 comments | read on

Can Blair be our champion? 17 March 08

The former prime minister may have a mixed legacy, but we should welcome his efforts on climate change

Posted on March 17th in articles | 814 more words | 1 comment | read on

Britain is stealing the US crown of No 1 climate villain 17 March 08

If it fails to stand up to BAA on Heathrow, Labour will be cast as the enemy in the environmental battle of the decade

Posted on March 17th in articles | 839 more words | 0 comments | read on

Stop the biofuels bandwagon 10 March 08

Enthusiasm for biofuels is misplaced. It’s not too late for Gordon Brown to change his mind about them – and he must.

Posted on March 10th in articles | 584 more words | 2 comments | read on

The power to save Britain 07 March 08

Our island could be supplying Europe with green electricity. Instead we’re lagging behind in the renewables revolution.

Posted on March 7th in articles | 1635 more words | 1 comment | read on

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