Laura Brown
Laura Brown's bio
A former BBC Journalist Laura covered breaking news and features for a number of stations including Radio 4, 5Live and Radio 2 as a freelancer before settling back into her hometown of Liverpool. From their she won awards including a Sony before working on the city's artistic programme during its year as European Capital of Culture. Laura now works as a freelance writer and producer covering news, the environment, politics and society.
Roundup of environment news stories this week: 4th November 2011
Posted Fri, 04 Nov 2011 22:11:00 GMT by Laura BrownTop environmental news stories this week: 28th October 2011
Posted Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:55:00 GMT by Laura BrownRoom for one more
Posted Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:39:31 GMT by Laura BrownTop environmental news stories from this week: 21st October 2011
Posted Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:44:00 GMT by Laura BrownThis week's top environment news stories: October 14th 2011
Posted Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:10:00 GMT by Laura BrownThe environmental news this week: October 7th 2011
Posted Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:00:01 GMT by Laura BrownThis week's top environment news stories: September 30th 2011
Posted Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:46:52 GMT by Laura BrownFirst 'green Nobel' winner, Wangari Maathai dies
Posted Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:04:00 GMT by Laura BrownThe week's environmental news roundup: September 23rd 2011
Posted Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:30:00 GMT by Laura BrownBill McKibben the environmental campaigner
Posted Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:33:00 GMT by Laura BrownThis week's environmental news roundup: September 16th 2011
Posted Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:30:00 GMT by Laura BrownNew flood warnings for New York as Tropical Storm crosses northeast
Posted Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:46:00 GMT by Laura BrownStranded calf whale freed after 8 hour battle
Posted Wed, 07 Sep 2011 09:45:10 GMT by Laura Brown500 Texas homes destroyed by wildfires
Posted Tue, 06 Sep 2011 09:14:00 GMT by Laura BrownHurricane Katia becomes category 4 storm
Posted Tue, 06 Sep 2011 08:56:56 GMT by Laura BrownHow coral could be the secret for sunscreen pill
Posted Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:41:00 GMT by Laura BrownCould California ban styrofoam cups?
Posted Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:12:00 GMT by Laura BrownClean-up for Lake Ellesmere, New Zealand's most polluted Lake
Posted Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19:26:00 GMT by Laura BrownOtters are the comeback kings
Posted Thu, 18 Aug 2011 08:57:00 GMT by Laura BrownShell's North Sea oil spill is ''worst for a decade''
Posted Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:03:01 GMT by Laura BrownCanada slashes green jobs
Posted Mon, 08 Aug 2011 19:29:00 GMT by Laura BrownDid debt battle mask Republican assault on EPA?
Posted Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:59:13 GMT by Laura BrownTime to tax plastic carrier bags?
Posted Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:57:00 GMT by Laura BrownHow green are the 2012 London Olympic Games?
Posted Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:19:00 GMT by Laura BrownTwitter injunction against Greenpeace backfires
Posted Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:26:52 GMT by Laura BrownCampaign to save anti-whaling ship
Posted Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:59:00 GMT by Laura BrownEating lamb is worst for the environment
Posted Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:25:06 GMT by Laura BrownThe battle to protect the Grand Canyon
Posted Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:33:00 GMT by Laura Brown'Big Six' energy firms dominance could end
Posted Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:17:00 GMT by Laura BrownWinds of change in the US
Posted Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:23:01 GMT by Laura BrownNASA launches planes to tackle air pollution
Posted Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:18:00 GMT by Laura BrownExperts argue over future of 'Happy Feet' penguin
Posted Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:25:00 GMT by Laura BrownNew map tracks protected fish and wildlife
Posted Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:51:00 GMT by Laura BrownControversial hunting restrictions on New York deer
Posted Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:19:01 GMT by Laura BrownFarmers' anger in land law delay
Posted Wed, 22 Jun 2011 08:44:00 GMT by Laura BrownIndia's leather industry told to clean up its act
Posted Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:19:00 GMT by Laura BrownFarmer's count the cost of drought
Posted Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:00:00 GMT by Laura BrownThree genes tying migraine sufferers together
Posted Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:40:01 GMT by Laura BrownShould we live in smaller houses to help the environment?
Posted Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:49:00 GMT by Laura BrownEnvironmental assessment of proposed pipeline is 'inadequate' says EPA
Posted Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:32:00 GMT by Laura BrownUK government sets out environmental vision
Posted Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:39:01 GMT by Laura BrownNew technology to transform India's Project Tiger
Posted Fri, 03 Jun 2011 09:02:00 GMT by Laura BrownMeasuring the environmental impact of America's tornado season
Posted Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:51:00 GMT by Laura BrownWild species numbers in the Masai Mara drop by two thirds
Posted Wed, 01 Jun 2011 09:02:00 GMT by Laura Brown'Green deal' is ''too expensive'' for UK homeowners
Posted Wed, 25 May 2011 12:26:00 GMT by Laura BrownHow should Pakistan tackle its biodiversity crisis?
Posted Wed, 25 May 2011 12:12:00 GMT by Laura BrownUK firms illegally dumping e-waste in Africa
Posted Tue, 24 May 2011 09:19:00 GMT by Laura BrownUK butterfly revival could be hit by cuts
Posted Fri, 20 May 2011 12:22:00 GMT by Laura BrownThe battle at the pumps - How Republicans and Democrats are waging war on high oil prices
Posted Thu, 19 May 2011 18:09:00 GMT by Laura BrownUK Government accused of hiding nuclear power subsidy
Posted Mon, 16 May 2011 18:28:01 GMT by Laura BrownProtests in Chile against dam project
Posted Fri, 13 May 2011 13:25:00 GMT by Laura BrownIs the green revolution stalling?
Posted Wed, 11 May 2011 15:34:01 GMT by Laura BrownWi-fi technology faces disruption from climate change
Posted Tue, 10 May 2011 15:50:01 GMT by Laura BrownObama seeks to extend water rules
Posted Thu, 05 May 2011 19:37:00 GMT by Laura BrownWind Farms paid to stop producing energy
Posted Wed, 04 May 2011 09:19:00 GMT by Laura BrownIOC vows to make sporting venues greener
Posted Tue, 03 May 2011 15:52:01 GMT by Laura BrownAustralia puts on hold a revamp of environment laws
Posted Thu, 28 Apr 2011 18:37:01 GMT by Laura BrownDriest March for 50 years in UK prompts fears of summer drought
Posted Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:07:00 GMT by Laura BrownWild parakeets face a UK cull
Posted Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:46:00 GMT by Laura BrownUkraine marks 25th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster
Posted Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:58:00 GMT by Laura BrownGoogle invests in world's largest solar power tower plant
Posted Fri, 22 Apr 2011 16:00:00 GMT by Laura BrownNine month pledge to end Japan's nuclear crisis
Posted Wed, 20 Apr 2011 11:07:27 GMT by Laura BrownA year on from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill BP's battle to win back trust continues
Posted Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:08:00 GMT by Laura BrownIs Brazil's Cerrado the ''ugly duckling'' of conservation?
Posted Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:09:00 GMT by Laura Brown£100 million investment for UK river wildlife
Posted Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:14:00 GMT by Laura BrownAnimal rights' campaigners want the Grand National banned as two horses die
Posted Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:00:01 GMT by Laura BrownThe world is getting windier
Posted Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:27:00 GMT by Laura BrownResearch discovers darker feathers mean healthier pigeons
Posted Thu, 07 Apr 2011 18:36:00 GMT by Laura BrownGreenpeace warns thousands still risk contamination from Chernobyl
Posted Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:49:00 GMT by Laura BrownEmission targets set to clean up rural China
Posted Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:10:00 GMT by Laura BrownShould business be forced to publish their environmental impact?
Posted Fri, 01 Apr 2011 10:09:01 GMT by Laura BrownSwedish Government defends wolf hunt
Posted Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:35:01 GMT by Laura BrownMarine life under threat because of our dependence on plastic
Posted Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:44:01 GMT by Laura BrownHow the Libyan crisis is causing fear in the oil markets
Posted Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:02:00 GMT by Laura BrownIs the clock ticking on Earth Hour?
Posted Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:21:00 GMT by Laura BrownObama weighs in to allay US radiation fears
Posted Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:21:00 GMT by Laura BrownNew measures to tackle the deaths of birds of prey in Scotland
Posted Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:15:00 GMT by Laura BrownNuclear stocks drop in the US after Japan quake
Posted Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:56:00 GMT by Laura BrownBP oil spill set for the big screen: Deepwater Horizon's Final Hours
Posted Wed, 09 Mar 2011 20:23:03 GMT by Laura BrownClimate turns nasty on the hill as Republicans prepare to block green agenda
Posted Wed, 09 Mar 2011 20:03:00 GMT by Laura BrownHow prepared is the UK for flash floods?
Posted Tue, 08 Mar 2011 11:12:00 GMT by Laura BrownCanada to restrict mercury products
Posted Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:52:00 GMT by Laura BrownUS dependence on imported oil could hamper economic recovery
Posted Wed, 02 Mar 2011 19:25:00 GMT by Laura BrownPollution stands in the way of China's future growth
Posted Tue, 01 Mar 2011 22:50:00 GMT by Laura BrownSponsors
Recent News
The 3-fingered or 3-toed sloth can finally breathe a sloth sigh of relief. We've finally found out how it manages to breathe upside down. To be honest, wed never thought there was a problem, but there is.
Today is Earth Day 2014; so celebrate the mother earth idea with us. There are some links for action, or just make your own actions count for the only bit of rock that we have!
How will we prevent the Chinese and other poaching gangs from continuing their greedy and bloodthirsty crimes? The use of military units has already proved useful and suitably adverse conditions for the cowardly crime. Now a semi-permanent eye in the sky will obviously enable more efficient use of rangers and prevent their deaths!
Recent Blog Posts
Are you interested in ''how cities can contribute to the advancement of sustainable development and address issues including water, energy and waste?'' Think you could write 500-600 words on the topic?
Masdar is launching its annual global sustainability debate at ADSW again. The blogging contest will appeal to a very wide range of people, focussing on cities and sustainable development.
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