Trump wins – but don’t despair
At least the hoping is over. This morning the United States of America, the most advanced and successful nation our world has ever seen, has re-elected an authoritarian demagogue who […]
International scientific community gears up to fight Greenpeace in court in effort to defend Golden Rice
News is coming in that the scientific community and government institutions in the Philippines are prepared to fight Greenpeace all the way back to the Supreme Court in order to […]
Statement on the Fossil Free Books campaign against the Hay Festival
As a writer and campaigner who has spent 25 years working on climate change, there is something I feel I need to say about the fossil fuels divestment campaign targeting […]
Children could die because of Greenpeace
First, a word of warning. If you donate money to Greenpeace, you might think you’re helping save the whales or the rainforests. But in reality, you may be complicit in […]
A billion deaths at two degrees? Why climate activists should make a special effort to get the science right
The world owes a great debt to Extinction Rebellion. XR’s heyday protests in London helped deliver a UK net zero commitment, forcing many other countries to adopt similar targets. XR […]
‘Gobsmackingly bananas’ – is the Earth about to record its highest temperature for 3 million years?
Climate scientists are running out of words to describe how far off the charts the latest temperature measurements are. For the full post, please see the Alliance for Science…
COP27 outcome begins to address ‘loss and damage’, but the 1.5 Paris goal is looking highly unlikely
Climate vulnerable developing countries were quietly jubilant today as COP27 in Egypt concluded with a landmark agreement to set up a new fund to address the ‘loss and damage’ being caused to […]
Misinformation in the media: global coverage of GMOs 2019-2021
Abstract: Misinformation is a serious problem in scientific debates ranging from climate change to vaccines to nuclear power. In this study we quantitatively assess the phenomenon of misinformation – defined […]
Why I’m no longer lonely as a pro-science environmentalist
“We love wild nature, but we hate poverty. We believe in democracy, in freedom, and in progress. We follow the science, and will change our minds again when science demands […]
5 ways to face down Putin’s food blackmail tactics
As the Ukraine war grinds on, Russia’s president Vladimir Putin has turned to a new tactic — trying to blackmail the world with food. By blockading Ukraine’s Black Sea ports […]