Gore sets energy goal for next president to heed

Guardian

Just as John F. Kennedy set his sights on the moon, Al Gore is challenging the nation to produce every kilowatt of electricity through wind, sun and other Earth-friendly energy sources within 10 years, an audacious goal he hopes the next president will embrace.

Fuel cell cars still 15 years away at best-study

Guardian

Hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles are still 15 years away from becoming a viable business for automakers even if they overcome remaining technical hurdles and the U.S. government provides massive subsidies, a government-funded report said on Thursday.

The lynx could soon be roaming the Highlands under plan to make Britain a 'Noah's Ark' for endangered species

Daily Mail

Home has become so hot, crowded and dangerous that his kind are in danger of dying out. But the Iberian lynx could soon find a refuge in the Scottish Highlands.

Californian condors' animal instinct takes over in fire

Guardian

As wildfire whipped toward a remote sanctuary of the endangered California condor last month, the rare birds got their biggest test in survival after years of pampering by biologists: They had to live completely on their own.

Will BBC2's new thriller charm us into taking notice of climate change?

Independent

The makers of Burn Up knew from the outset that their drama would be a tough sell. The two-part BBC2 thriller by Simon Beaufoy, the writer of The Full Monty, focuses on an oil-industry conspiracy to cover up the full extent of global warming.