Grape expectations! Champagne vines given more room to grow as century-old rule demanding five-foot distance between plants is scrapped to cut emissions Champagne growers scrapped a rule governing the distancing between plants For 100 years, the maximum allowed has been 5ft to force the vines to compete But a study has found larger spaces would … Read more
Fix your carbon footprint first, Boris! As Government’s green spokesman says don’t rinse plates before using dishwasher, it emerges No10 Downing Street has a poor eco-rating Allegra Stratton advised public not to rinse dishes before using a dishwasher But the message has been somewhat diluted after it emerged that No10 itself has an especially poor carbon … Read more
In a world where the urgent need to tackle climate change is clear, it is a shocking fact that 40 per cent of all the food grown on our planet goes uneaten. More than four million square kilometres of land – roughly equivalent to the land mass of the Indian subcontinent – is used to … Read more
AOC calls for a ‘wartime mobilization’ to defeat climate change in announcement pushing a Civilian Climate Corps with 1.5million members that could cost taxpayers $10billion House and Senate Democrats pledged today that funding for a Civilian Climate Corps would be included in the upcoming budget reconciliation bill Majority Leader Schumer vowed to get the ‘biggest, … Read more
Giant butterfly thought to be extinct in Britain since 1960s has been found breeding in the country again The Large Tortoiseshell, pictured, disappeared from woodlands in the 1960s Two groups of larvae have been discovered by conservationists on elm trees Hoped they will produce two dozen butterflies – the UK’s first colony in 50 years … Read more
Going veggie can harm the planet too, warns Countryfile presenter Adam Henson, who says vegetarians may be having a ‘disastrous’ impact on the environment with their choices Said that beef, sheep and dairy farmers are facing criticism on climate change People are being persuaded to go vegetarian or vegan by material online Henson said the … Read more
Are YOU an eco-warrior? Multiple choice quiz will put your knowledge of environmental issues to the test New PlayBuzz quiz has put the nation’s knowledge of climate change to the test Multiple-choice challenge asks players to correctly answer ten questions Creator is known for making factual quizzes and personality assessments By Latoya Gayle For Mailonline … Read more
North Dakota sues the Biden administration over order to stop oil and gas leases on public lands claiming it will lose $4BILLION State claims it would more than $4 billion in revenue this year if order resumes North Dakota is nation’s second-largest oil producer Lawsuit says state already lost $82 million in two cancelled sales … Read more
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blasted Joe Biden on Sunday for getting ‘limited’ by Republicans in infrastructure negotiations ‘In those areas where there is agreement, Republicans are more than welcome to join so that we can get this work on infrastructure done,’ Ocasio-Cortez told NBC’s Meet the Press host Chuck Todd on Sunday. ‘But that doesn’t mean the … Read more
The Prince of Wales promised to try a jar of anti-wrinkle cream made from honey, and share it with his wife, as he opened a new education centre for farmers wanting to adopt greener methods. Prince Charles, 72, was presented with the gift yesterday as he toured FarmED in Oxfordshire which aims to show farmers … Read more