Around 70 per cent of Swedish reindeer slaughtered are calves, which means they die without seeing snow, claims the animal welfare group Viva!. Read more here.
Wind Turbine Showers Ice
“Residents were left fearing for their safety after shards of melting ice fell on homes and gardens from the blades of a giant wind turbine.” Read more here.
New International Court for The Environment
The first role of the new body would be to enforce international agreements on cutting greenhouse gas emissions set to be agreed next year. Read more here.
Advice for Climate Conference in Poznan
PROBABLY one of the best ways to cut CO2 emissions dramatically would be to cancel climate Conferences, starting with Poznan.
One has only to look at the skies filled with private jets and the subsequent use of limousines to ferry delegates to these. Once there, consider the great increase in emissions required to pamper these people in the style to which the climate industry has accustomed them. Carbon neutral? What a joke.
Pilot Whale Stranding
At least 150 whales have died in a mass stranding off Tasmania’s west coast, Australian authorities said on Sunday, despite the efforts of rescuers who managed to shepherd a small number back to the ocean. Read more here.
Forests Hold Value Better than Homes in UK
Woodland owners [in the UK] have enjoyed sparking results by investing in forests and trees in the past five years as prices have more than doubled. Read more here.
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD has worked in industry and government. She is currently researching a novel technique for long-range weather forecasting funded by the B. Macfie Family Foundation.