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Bottom-breathing turtle among Queensland endangered species under threat from invasive fish

admin — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 15:00:40 +0000

Record floods propel aggressive Mozambique tilapia throughout Mary River, compromising efforts to save ancient fish and endangered turtles

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Green roofs and solar chimneys are here – experts say it’s time to use them

admin — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 14:00:36 +0000

Builders already have the tools needed to build cooler homes for an increasingly hotter world

The US sweltered under record-breaking heat this year, with new research suggesting that air conditioning is no longer enough to keep homes cool. Spiraling energy demands and costs of indoor cooling now have planners looking to alternative ways to keep buildings cool – some fresh out of the lab, others centuries old.

Just Stop Oil activists jailed for throwing soup over Van Gogh’s Sunflowers

admin — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:53:01 +0000

Phoebe Plummer, 23, receives two-year prison term while Anna Holland, 22, given 20-month sentence over incident

Two Just Stop Oil activists have been jailed for throwing tomato soup over Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers after one of them told a judge she would “accept whatever sentences I receive with a smile”.

Country Diary 100 years on: sheep and dogs dominate over rabbits and house martins

admin — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:37:55 +0000

Domesticated creatures feature heavily in contemporary contributions to Guardian column compared to diaries of 1920s

In the early 1920s, the British countryside was a place where blackbirds sang, rabbits scurried and the summer skies were animated by swallows and house martins. A century on, blackbirds still sing and ancient oaks stand proud but the landscape is dominated by sheep, cows and dogs – according to Guardian country diarists.

Hurricane Helene: number of reported deaths rising as storm hits south-eastern US

admin — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 11:57:38 +0000

Storm made landfall in Florida and moved quickly, causing deaths and about 4m power outages in multiple states

Hurricane Helene blows climate deniers Trump and Vance off course again

admin — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 10:00:11 +0000

JD Vance had to cancel two events in Georgia on Thursday after the category 4 storm surged across the region

JD Vance has been forced to cancel two campaign events in Georgia due to the threat posed by Hurricane Helene, in the latest instance of Donald Trump’s presidential bid being affected by extreme weather worsened by a climate crisis that both Trump and Vance have routinely mocked.

‘Fear and intimidation’: how peaceful anti-pipeline protesters were hit with criminal and civil charges

admin — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 10:00:10 +0000

Climate activists opposed to the Mountain Valley pipeline were accused of breaking West Virginia’s new critical infrastructure law

UK supermarkets not doing enough to tackle antibiotic misuse, report says

admin — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 10:00:09 +0000

Findings come amid growing concerns about overuse of medicines in farm animals and rise of superbugs

None of the UK’s large supermarket chains are ensuring their suppliers use antibiotics in the most responsible way, an assessment by campaigners has found, despite heightened concerns about their overuse in farm animals.

North Sea oil and gas firms in UK ‘failing to invest in renewable energy’

admin — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 09:00:06 +0000

Three-quarters plan to invest solely in continued fossil fuel production between now and 2030, research shows

North Sea oil and gas companies are failing to switch their investments to renewable energy, research has shown.

Three-quarters of the offshore oil and gas companies operating in the UK plan to invest solely in continued fossil fuel production between now and the end of the decade, according to data compiled by the analyst company Rystad.

‘Rivers you think are pristine are not’: how drug pollution flooded the UK’s waterways – and put human health at risk

admin — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 08:00:06 +0000

High levels of antibiotics and other drugs have been found in water in the country’s most treasured and protected landscapes, raising concerns over antimicrobial resistance