It’s crucial to expose the fossil fuel industry’s disinformation tactics so the public doesn’t fall prey to the next effort Naomi OreskesLast modified on Thu 24 Oct 2019 05.27 BST Today, the state of New York will face off with ExxonMobil for oral arguments in the trial alleging that the company misled investors by providing… [Read More]
Extinction Rebellion protest ban was ‘abuse of power’, court hears |n The Guardian
Lawyers for climate group in high court to fight police order stopping London protests Damien GayleThu 24 Oct 2019 15.49 BST An order attempting to ban Extinction rebellion protests in London was unlawful, the high court has heard, as lawyers for the group challenged what they described as an abuse of power by police. Seven… [Read More]
Bid to close all Camden roads to cars for three months every year | Camden New Journal
Town Hall open to ideas on how to cut emissions after declaring climate emergency Liz Wheatley from Camden Unison speaking at Monday’s meeting COUNCIL chiefs have been urged to press the full emergency button on climate change and ban cars from Camden’s roads for three months every year. The proposed shutdown for one week every… [Read More]
Stop building new roads in Scotland, plead cycling & walking charities – Cycle Industry News
Hayley Everett22 October, 2019 Eight walking and cycling charities have called for an end to building new roads in Scotland, and to instead provide more street space for people on foot and bikes. The charities (made up of: Cycling Scotland, Cycling UK, Forth Environment Link, Living Streets, Paths for All, Ramblers Scotland, Sustrans Scotland and… [Read More]
A bike is like ‘a rolling walking stick’ | MNN – Mother Nature Network
It’s also a great excuse to keep moving, but we need safe lanes for it. After Australian Madison Lyden was killed while riding her bike on Central Park West in New York City, a protected bike lane was finally approved. Then the owners of the multimillion dollar condos and co-ops sued to stop the project,… [Read More]
Tour de northern France: a new cycling trail in Flanders | Travel | The Guardian
A 800km network across French Flanders is so easy to follow (and ride) you don’t even need a map to find the country’s favourite village, inspiring landscapes and great food Sat 19 Oct 2019 I’m sitting down to a picnic breakfast at a sun-flecked table beside the River Lys in Flanders. Consulting my map, I… [Read More]
Inside Copenhagen’s race to be the first carbon-neutral city | The Guardian
Green growth and ‘hedonistic sustainability’ have helped keep the public on board as the Danish capital seeks to reach its goal by 2025 – and so far it’s all going according to plan Derek Robertson in Copenhagen Last modified on Thu 17 Oct 2019 13.19 BST “We call it hedonistic sustainability,” says Jacob Simonsen of… [Read More]
2018) How Amsterdam became the bicycle capital of the world | The Guardian
In the 1960s, Dutch cities were increasingly in thrall to motorists, with the car seen as the transport of the future. It took the intolerable toll of child traffic deaths – and fierce activism – to turn Amsterdam into the cycling nirvana of today Renate van der ZeeLast modified on Fri 11 May 2018 13.15… [Read More]
Extinction Rebellion defies protest ban and targets Google I The Guardian
By 5pm, there were hundreds of people on Whitehall. Watching the action was James Brown, a Paralympic cyclist who had returned to London after being arrested for climbing on top of a passenger plane at City airport last Thursday. He said he had been able to mount the plane because, as a disabled person, he… [Read More]
Naming and shaming the polluters – podcast | The Guardian
Jonathan WattsFri 18 Oct 2019 03.00 BST The Guardian’s global environment editor, Jonathan Watts, tells Anushka Asthana about the polluters series, which identified 20 fossil fuel companies whose relentless exploitation of the world’s oil, gas and coal reserves can be directly linked to more than one-third of all greenhouse gas emissions in the modern era…. [Read More]