A distraction campaign for fossil fools: banning fracking would cause "decline of manufacturing" in the UK.

This "decline" is by comparison with an imaginary world, in which global heating was not happening, and offshoring and automation of manufacturing had not happened.

Airlines want to use carbon "offsets" as an excuse to continue increasing their greenhouse gas emissions, or else biofuels to reduce them. But neither method is reliable.

Growing plants specifically to make biofuel is sustainable only if they don't need fertilizer, pesticide, or much cultivation. And the "offsets" are often fictitious, such as planting trees and hoping that they grow.

China is under pressure to stop breeding tigers for selling the parts.

I wonder why poaching continues with so much tiger farming. Surely farmed tigers are cheaper than wild tigers, so why does anyone take the risk of hunting them and smuggling them?

Despite a lot of opposition to CETA, it is not dead yet.

Don't give your (real) birthdate to an online service!

Actually, if the service wants to know who you are, you are well advised not to use it at all.