“Labour MP savages Burnham’s ‘hypocritical’ ban on North Sea drilling” – The Prime Minister will press ahead with legislation to prevent future development off the Scottish coast despite previously vowing to be ‘pragmatic’ on the issue, according to the Mail.
“Labour caves in to EU demands on pesticide ban” – British negotiators agree to EU demands that 36 agricultural pesticides be banned in the UK as part of Andy Burnham’s Brexit deal, reveals the Telegraph.
“The truth about Britain’s ‘squandered’ North Sea oil wealth” – Had Britain established a sovereign wealth fund, it would have required larger and larger annual deficits, writes James Sproule in the Telegraph.
“Earliest polar vortex collapse threatens to unleash weather chaos” – An “unprecedented” polar vortex collapse in the Arctic is threatening to cause weather chaos across Europe, reports the Telegraph.
“Polar vortex has weakened early – and it could bring snow to UK” – Forecasts point to a dramatic weakening of the polar vortex, with some even indicating its winds could reverse direction by mid-November and bring snow to the UK, says the Mail.
“Five VW electric models recalled over battery fire risk” – VW has issued an electronic update stopping the recalled EVs from fully charging and restricting their driving range until each battery has been signed off as safe, notes the Mail.
“Elon Musk plans to wind down production of Tesla Cybertruck” – The Tesla Cybertruck is to end production, with the company indicating it will wind down manufacturing of the $100,000-a-time electric pick-up, reveals the Times.
“How not to feed the world: five questions for George Monbiot” – George Monbiot faces five questions on how not to feed the world, writes the GM Watch.
From the Climate Skeptic today:
“The Climate Skeptic Podcast | Episode 69” – On the show this week, Laurie sits down with Ted Newson, commentator and researcher for the Global Warming Policy Foundation, to discuss the geostrategic blunder of sacrificing Britain’s oil refineries to Net Zero and the lunacy of our Emissions Trading Scheme.