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Forest bathing garden wins Chelsea flower show top prize

admin — Tue, 21 May 2024 15:34:08 +0000

First-time exhibitor Ula Maria scoops best in show for garden designed for muscular dystrophy charity

A garden demonstrating the joys of forest bathing has won best in show at the Chelsea flower show.

Designed by the first-time exhibitor Ula Maria, the garden was inspired by the ancient Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, which means being calm and quiet among trees, breathing deeply and observing nature.

Popular car uses 31% more fuel than advertised while other makes fare poorly in Australian efficiency test

admin — Tue, 21 May 2024 15:00:40 +0000

Eight of 21 cars tested underperformed against their marketed efficiency rates, Australian Automobile Association says

CSIRO puts cost of new nuclear plant at $8.6bn as Coalition stalls on policy details

admin — Tue, 21 May 2024 15:00:36 +0000

Report finds nuclear energy more expensive than renewable alternatives and calculates costs for large-scale reactors for first time

Grizzly bear seriously injures man in Wyoming’s Grand Teton national park

admin — Tue, 21 May 2024 12:10:35 +0000

Also on Sunday, in Alaska, a man was killed as he tried to photograph newborn moose calves when their mother attacked

A grizzly bear attacked and seriously injured a man in western Wyoming’s Grand Teton national park, prompting closure to the public of a mountain there on Monday.

Latin America labels ultra-processed foods. Will the US follow?

admin — Tue, 21 May 2024 12:00:04 +0000

In 2010, Mexico led the way, followed by Ecuador, Chile, Peru, Uruguay, Argentina and Colombia

‘Cynical’: how US utilities use housing non-profits to boost fossil fuels

admin — Tue, 21 May 2024 12:00:03 +0000

Revealed: Four gas utilities have teamed up with Habitat for Humanity to build ‘zero-net energy homes’, investigation shows

US gas utilities are partnering with one of the nation’s most trusted non-profits as part of a “cynical PR stunt” to combat efforts to curb fossil fuel usage, a Guardian investigation has found.

Local Habitat for Humanity affiliates have teamed up with at least four utilities across 10 states to build “zero-net energy homes”, which are meant to produce more energy than they use.

Climate victims file criminal case against bosses of oil firm Total

admin — Tue, 21 May 2024 11:00:37 +0000

Case alleges French company’s exploitation of fossil fuel contributed to deaths of victims in extreme weather disasters

A criminal case has been filed against the CEO and directors of the French oil company TotalEnergies, alleging its fossil fuel exploitation has contributed to the deaths of victims of climate-fuelled extreme weather disasters.

Devon parasite outbreak: anger as South West Water increases dividend

admin — Tue, 21 May 2024 08:03:15 +0000

Supplier hands out £127m to investors as it says normal service has been restored for 85% of customers

Delhi orders schools to close early for holidays as temperatures hit 47.4C

admin — Tue, 21 May 2024 07:56:38 +0000

Authorities cut short school term as weather bureau warns of severe heatwave conditions this week

Authorities in the Indian capital, have ordered schools to shut early for the summer holiday, after temperatures in Delhi hit 47.4C (117F).

City officials told schools to shut with “immediate effect” due to the blistering heat, according to a government order quoted by the Hindustan Times on Tuesday, cutting the term by a few days.

Top oil firms’ climate pledges failing on almost every metric, report finds

admin — Tue, 21 May 2024 06:00:34 +0000

Oil Change International says plans do not stand up to scrutiny and describes US fossil-fuel corporations as ‘the worst of the worst’

Major oil companies have in recent years made splashy climate pledges to cut their greenhouse gas emissions and take on the climate crisis, but a new report suggests those plans do not stand up to scrutiny.