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Dear ministers, I’m a climate crisis campaigner: nationalise me right now | George Monbiot

admin — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 05:00:08 +0000

Why have politicians outsourced the most important issue of our time to private agencies and individuals? We can’t do it all - this way lies disaster

There are several services and assets I would like to see nationalised. But at the top of my list is neither water, nor trains, nor development land, much as I’d like to see them brought under national or local public ownership. Above all, I want to see the nationalisation of my own business: environmental persuasion. I love my job. But I’m not very good at it. None of us is.

Let’s be like Paris and ban pesticides in cities, say UK campaigners

admin — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 04:00:08 +0000

More than 150 councillors join 15,000 members of the public calling for urban areas to be free of the chemicals

The UK should copy Paris and ban pesticides in urban areas, campaigners and local councils have said.

Drawing attention to how the capital city of France still looked pristine while hosting the Olympics, the Pesticide Action Network (PAN) has said the same can be true of UK towns and cities.

Poorer people bear brunt of extreme heat in Europe, say Spanish researchers

admin — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 04:00:06 +0000

Madrid study finds people from below-average income groups more likely to die in heatwaves

Scorching temperatures across Europe have killed tens of thousands of people in recent years. But as fatalities rise, researchers are finding that one group is disproportionately bearing the brunt of extreme heat: those living in poverty.

Burning tanker attacked by Houthis appears to be leaking oil, Pentagon says

admin — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 02:55:22 +0000

The Greek-flagged Sounion is carrying 150,000 tonnes of crude oil and a spill has the potential to be among the largest from a ship on record

The Greek-flagged crude oil tanker Sounion, which was attacked by Yemen’s Houthis last week, is still on fire in the Red Sea and now appears to be leaking oil, the Pentagon has said.

The tanker was targeted last week by multiple projectiles off Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah. The Houthis, who control Yemen’s most populous regions, said they were behind the attack.

New peregrine falcon takes a meal and nurses egg atop Melbourne skyscraper – video

admin — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 01:18:53 +0000

The cameras that made the falcons a social media phenomenon are rolling again for a new breeding season, capturing a new female falcon incubating an egg atop Melbourne's Collins Street skyscraper. There are high hopes for this season after last year’s eggs were unable to hatch after the female stopped incubating, likely due to a territorial dispute

Plant-based meat alternatives are eco-friendlier and mostly healthier, study finds

admin — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 23:01:01 +0000

Food Foundation’s study notes that some processed ‘alternative protein’ products have high levels of salt

Plant-based alternatives to meat are better for the planet and mostly healthier than products such as burgers and sausages made from animals, new research has found.

RFK Jr faces call for investigation into claim he chainsawed whale’s head off

admin — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 16:16:37 +0000

Activists say Kennedy could’ve committed felony violation for allegedly driving with whale skull strapped to car roof

His independent White House campaign has fizzled, but the flow of bizarre stories of Robert F Kennedy Jr’s unorthodox handling of the carcasses of wild mammals has experienced no similar suspension.

Corn sweat: crop moisture amplifies humidity and heat in US midwest

admin — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 16:15:35 +0000

Moisture from crops drives up already high humidity in areas where 55 million are under extreme heat alerts

You won’t believe your ears, but corn is making the extreme heat the US midwest is battling feel more intense, according to experts.

Heat-related deaths have increased by 117% in the US since 1999 – report

admin — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 15:34:38 +0000

More than 21,500 US deaths over last two decades were connected to heat, top medical journal finds

As record-breaking heatwaves continue across parts of the US, a new report shows that heat-related deaths in the country rose by 117% between 1999 and 2023.

New peregrine in town: female falcon becomes latest to nest atop Melbourne skyscraper

admin — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 15:00:47 +0000

The cameras that made the falcons a social media phenomenon are rolling again for a new breeding season