‘ENVIRONMENT’ Archives
BATTY NOT TO LOVE BATS
INTERVIEW: DR CAROL WILLIAMS Bats can get a bad press, but according to Dr Carol Williams from The Bat Conservation Trust they play a very important role on our ecosystems.
COAL BURNING POWER STATIONS
INTERVIEW: ELIZABETH BAINES Environmental campaigners want to see the end of coal burning power stations – so just what is the real problem with coal, a fuel we have been using for hundreds of years? Elizabeth Baines is from The World Development Movement.
GREENING BUSINESS
INTERVIEW: AMY FETZER What can companies do to make their activities more sustainable and reduce their environmental impact? Amy Fetzer is a sustainability consultant and author of “Climb The Green ladder”.
LOCAL LOW CARBON FUTURES
INTERVIEW: SHAUN CHAMBERLIN Transition Towns are springing up all over the UK. These are basically towns that have decided to move towards a low carbon future. They are run by local people and they set their own low carbon goals. Shaun Chamberlin is part of the team in Kingston and also author of The Transition Timeline and he has some top tips [...]
NUCLEAR POWER
INTERVIEW: NICK REEVES Our politicians seem keen on moving the UK towards more nuclear power stations. But Nick Reeves, Executive Director of the Chartered Institution of water and environmental management believes they are taking us in the wrong direction.
URBAN BIODIVERSITY
INTERVIEW: DAVE WAKELIN If we want to encourage biodiversity in our towns and cities is it a good idea to build on brown field sites? And if we do build on them can we encourage biodiversity onto the site. Dave Wakelin, Senior Sustainability Consultant at Hilson Moran.
GETTING RID OF RUBBISH
INTERVIEW: SHASHA KHAN Many environmentalists are anti incinerators. But of we’re running out of landfill whats so wrong with burning our waste? Shasha Khan is from The Green Party in Croydon and he believes there are three key reasons why incinerators are a bad idea – money, health and the environment.
STINGRAYS IN FLORIDA
INTERVIEW: LAURA SIMMONS This is part of a series of interviews taking a look beyond the rollercoasters and theme parks of Florida. Some of the state's animal experts talk us through a variety of conservation initiatives made possible because of investment by some of the area's top attractions.
CLIMATE CHANGE WILL LEAD TO CONFLICT
INTERVIEW: DAN SMITH Climate Change will lead to conflict. So says a report by peace building NGO International Alert. Dan Smith is their Secretary General.
IN THE FUTURE WATER WILL TRIGGER CONFLICT. HOW FAR AWAY IS THAT FUTURE?
INTERVIEW: FADI HAKURA Its been predicted that the wars of the future may fought over water – sadly that future may not be far away. Tensions over water are already growing in many areas of the world. In particular Turkey, Iran and Syria are facing potential water problems. Fadi Hakura is the Associate Fellow on Turkey at Chatham House.
