With solar farms in the sunny south of England now being economically viable without subsidy there…
Day: August 21, 2020
The Guardian view on the US Democrats: Biden seized his moment | Editorial
There have never been two campaign gatherings like this week’s US Democratic convention and next week’s…
The week in wildlife – in pictures
A Somali sengi (or elephant shrew) – a tiny, proboscis-nosed mammal – which for half a…
Hot mic: Tom Carper drops F-bomb in Postal Service hearing
As Americans across the country have learned during the coronavirus pandemic, video chatting can be hard.…
Read: Louis DeJoy’s opening statement at today’s Senate committee hearing
In this screenshot from U.S. Senate’s livestream, U.S. Postal Service Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is sworn…
British apiarists knew it all along: honey is the bee’s knees
When honey made headlines this week as a better treatment for coughs and colds than antibiotics,…
Ocean Rebellion climate action group launches with protest against cruise ship
A “sea-faring sister” of climate resistance group Extinction Rebellion (XR) launched this week with a protest…
The climate crisis is hitting football – but the global game has time to take action | David Goldblatt
Like everything else in 2020, the football season in Europe has been unusual. The Champions League…
The climate crisis has already arrived. Just look to California’s abnormal wildfires | Alastair Gee, Dani Anguiano
There’s an idea that when the climate crisis begins, we will know it. Movies present it…
Human consumption of the Earth’s resources declined in 2020
The rate at which humanity is consuming the Earth’s resources declined sharply this year as a…