Beyond the negative headlines, some truly good things came out of Cop30 Some commentators have called Cop30 a failure. An attempt to insert plans for a route to the phaseout of fossil fuels into the legal text was stymied, consideration of how to improve countries’ emissions-cutting plans was put off till next year, and althoughContinue reading “Good things that came out of Cop30”
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The datacenter boom and White House allocating 13.1m acres of public land to coal mining
What the datacenter boom means for America’s environment – and electricity bills The headlong rush to build huge new datacenters, in order to support the growth of AI, is raising a number of concerns in the US – around the impact upon the climate crisis, water use and electricity bills. It’s also set to reshapeContinue reading “The datacenter boom and White House allocating 13.1m acres of public land to coal mining”
Living alongside more than 10,000 different species of bird in the world
Meet the struggling saltmarsh sparrow – and the band of volunteers trying to save it When you think about the climate crisis, Rhode Island in the United States is probably not the first place that springs to mind. But surprisingly, despite its mild climate, the state is one of the places where sea levels areContinue reading “Living alongside more than 10,000 different species of bird in the world”
Essential reads for the Summer of 2025
What the Texas floods reveal about US readiness for extreme weather 10/07/2025 Another week, another deadly extreme weather event – this time flash floods in central Texas that killed at least 120 people, nearly a third of them children. On Friday, torrential rain from what started as an unremarkable storm that stalled over a parchedContinue reading “Essential reads for the Summer of 2025”
U.S. blocks Palestinian president from attending UN General Assembly
Axios, August 29 Event The Trump administration announced Friday, August 29, that it won’t issue visas to senior Palestinian officials who wish to travel to New York to attend the UN General Assembly in September, and will revoke visas that were previously granted. A State Department official confirmed that applied to Palestinian President Mahmoud AbbasContinue reading “U.S. blocks Palestinian president from attending UN General Assembly”
US president’s vendetta against renewables went global
At the end of July Trump was back in Scotland and fulminated once again about wind energy. “Wind is a disaster,” the US president said in a press conference at his Turnberry golf course in Scotland, beside a doleful-looking Keir Starmer. “You are paying massive subsidies to have these ugly monsters all over the place.”Continue reading “US president’s vendetta against renewables went global”
Patriot missiles and nuclear weapons
US moves to free up Patriot missiles for Ukraine The Telegraph, July 19, 2025 Event The Trump administration has started freeing up Patriot air defence systems to send to Ukraine, days after the US president vowed to send more weapons to Kyiv. The Pentagon has moved Germany ahead of Switzerland to receive the next Patriots, which will allowContinue reading “Patriot missiles and nuclear weapons”
Change in Trump’s attitude to Russia
Trump minerals deal blames Putin for invasion At the beginning of May Donald Trump has finally blamed Russia for the war in Ukraine in an agreed version of the minerals deal leaked to The Telegraph. The document states: “The United States of America has provided significant financial and material support to Ukraine since Russia’s full-scaleContinue reading “Change in Trump’s attitude to Russia”
By the death of Pope Francis I (1936-2025)
The first Jesuit and first Latin American to serve as pope, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, born in 1936, choose for the name “Francis” because he wanted to be sober or plain like St. Francis of Assisi, whose evangelical zeal, consecration to poverty, charity and devotion to the human Jesus and his desire to follow Jesus’ example wereContinue reading “By the death of Pope Francis I (1936-2025)”
Composted reads for March 2025
The good news Mystery donor’s £17.5m gift could turn Scottish estate into rewilding showcase The Scottish Wildlife Trust (SWT), best known for its small nature reserves, has bought Inverbroom estate near Ullapool in north-west Scotland, complete with an 11-bedroom lodge that boasts an indoor swimming pool. It was given the funds needed to buyContinue reading “Composted reads for March 2025”
Some View on the World 