The fact that the BBC considers THIS a news story says a lot. Northern Ireland Environment Minister Sammy Wilson has caused controversy with these views on climate change... The Environment Minister Sammy Wilson has angered green campaigners by describing their view on climate change as a "hysterical psuedo-religion". In an article in the News Letter, Mr Wilson said he believed it occurred natural...

contribution by Climate Sock Another week, another shonky poll? On Friday the BBC reported their new survey, which they claimed showed a clear drop in the number of people who believe in climate change or that it’s man-made. After the BBC’s inaccurate coverage of a climate poll last year, I was ready for this to be another bit of mis-reporting ripe for a take-down.

The Guardian is telling us that two BBC environment and science reporters are to lose their jobs as part of BBC News's latest round of cuts. The BBC's team of science and environment correspondents includes Roger Harrabin (pictured), David Shukman, Christine McGourty, Pallab Ghosh, Sarah Mukherjee and Jeremy Cooke, all of whom report for various news programmes across BBC TV and radio se...

Nortern Ireland - The Environment Minister Sammy Wilson has angered green campaigners by describing their view on climate change as a “hysterical psuedo-religion”. In an article in the News Letter, Mr Wilson said he believed it occurred naturally and was not man-made. “Resources should be used to adapt to the consequences of climate change, rather than King

If you listened carefully, you will have heard David Cameron mention the environment in his speech to the Tory party conference today. Here are his remarks in full: I want a clean environment as well as a safe one. and [We] didn’t champion green politics as greenwash but because climate change is devastating our environment because the

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - The Environment in your pocket 2008 is the twelfth and the latest edition of Defra`s booklet of key facts and figures on the environment of the United Kingdom. This publication has material on various environmental themes including climate change, air quality, waste and recycling, land, coastal and marine waters, radioactivity, wildlife and inland water. The m...

  Does the BBC have a shred of credibility left in its coverage of global warming? The question is prompted by last night's puerile report by their environment correspondent David Shukman on the warning that emerged from the Copenhagen climate summit that sea levels could rise by a metre by the century's end. This is a deadly serious topic. Such a rise in sea levels would have a cat...

The European Commission yesterday (12 December) called for a 52% increase in funding for the Financial Instrument for the Environment and an expansion of the programme to combat climate change. More »

Don’t you just love the BBC?  Balanced reporting?  Na, that’s something for amateurs. The BBC News website is reporting that “three UK groups studying climate change” have pronounced that “the science underpinning climate change is more alarming than ever” and are warning that carbon emissions must be cut. These three groups say that persistent drought...

Mr David Hughes writes on his Telegraph clog, "Why does the BBC treat us like morons over climate change?" Rightly, he asks, "Does the BBC have a shred of credibility left in its coverage of global warming?" Warming to his theme, he tells us that the question is prompted by last night's puerile report by their environment correspondent David Shukman on the warning that emerged from the Copenh...