- The landscape is already man-made, so why do we object to wind turbines, asks Will Self.
- News of an unlikely ally in the fight against climate change: Starbucks are concerned about the future of their coffee producers, and are lobbying the US government for tougher action.
- The main reason that our carbon emissions have fallen in the UK is that we have exported them to China. But as China becomes a consumer society, where will they export their environmental problems to in turn?
- The world’s first vertical forest is being built in Milan. Why cover a tower block in trees, other than it being prettier than concrete? Because the trees shade the balconies, aerating and cooling the building. They add humidity to Milan’s dry heat, and they block wind, dust and noise.
The Earthbound Report 
I’d bet the vertical forest building will never be built, Would you like to stand underneath it when the wind blows. Much eaiser to plant the whole thing with bamboo or smaller shrubs.
Yep, bamboo might well make more sense, but apparently it’s being built at the moment. We shall see whether it ever gets completed.