Energy in China

Wind energy output is trumping targets, and competition between operators is fierce, but coal still reigns supreme

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jul/25/renewableenergy.alternativeenergy

China’s melting glacier

Glaciers in the Tian Mountains in western China are melting because of global warming

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jul/25/glaciers.climatechange

Solar power from Saharan sun could provide Europe’s electricity, says EU

Huge £35bn supergrid would pool green sources
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jul/23/solarpower.windpower

Beijing Olympics: City bans half its cars

One of the most polluted cities in the world attempts to tackle its pollution problem by banning half the 3.3m cars that use the city centre

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2008/jul/21/beijing.smog

Bristol Zoo unveils wildlife park plans for Cribbs Causeway

Plans for a £70 million wildlife reserve in Bristol have been unveiled. The 55-hectare park proposed for land at Cribbs Causeway, near junction 17 of the M5 motorway, will be the first conservation-led animal visitor attraction of its kind in the UK. Unveiling the designs, Bristol Zoo Gardens said it is now set to submit proposals to South Gloucestershire Council – although planning permission has been in place for the park since 1967. Bristol Zoo Gardens said the new zoo, called The Park, was set to open in 2012, will set “a new benchmark” for how zoos can support conservation in the wild and establish a more influential position in the global conservation movement.

http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/Bristol-Zoo-unveils-wildlife-park-plans-Cribbs-Causeway/article-223396-detail/article.html

Zoo to build £50m wildlife park

Bristol Zoo is to build a wildlife park featuring a swamp and a live coral reef on the outskirts of the city. The National Wildlife Conservation Park will recreate threatened ecosystems and feature endangered animals. Bristol Zoo says the project will be a revolutionary way of interacting with the animals. The £50m conservation project is expected to draw in crowds of more than 600,000 a year when it opens in 2011

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/4640330.stm

Is the tide starting to turn for our classic seaside resorts?

This summer, the traditional resorts of England’s north-west are swapping chips and bingo for whirlpool baths and wi-fi. But will it work?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2008/may/25/beach.familyholidays

Artificial reef: Surfers wait to catch Dorset’s £3m wave

Regeneration project sees work start on artificial reef 210m off Bournemouth

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jul/17/conservation.wildlife

New venue images for 2012

http://www.london2012.com/news/image-library/venue-images/index.php

Dubai plans ‘moving’ skyscraper

The world’s first moving building, an 80-storey tower with revolving floors giving a shifting shape, will be built in Dubai, its architect says.

The Dynamic Tower design is made up of 80 pre-fabricated apartments which will spin independently of one another

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7472722.stm