Breaking Waves: Ocean News

03/18/2024 - 20:27
We should focus on rooftop solar – Australians love it A missing element from much of the debate about whether Australia should embrace nuclear power is that – unless the Labor rank-and-file have an extraordinary change of heart – the issue is already dead on arrival. John Howard and Scott Morrison knew the score on this. Unless there is bipartisan support, a nuclear industry has virtually no chance of being developed. And as things stand there is no chance of the ALP changing its position. Continue reading...
03/18/2024 - 19:01
‘High-capacity electrical spine’ to run onshore from north-east Scotland to north-west England A £58bn plan to rewire Great Britain’s electricity grid to connect up new windfarms off the coast of Scotland is expected to trigger tensions with communities along the route. National Grid’s electricity system operator (ESO) has mapped out power “motorways” across Great Britain to allow for the biggest investment since the 1960s. Continue reading...
03/18/2024 - 16:00
Labour shadow energy minister will use speech to say Tory approach is also leading to higher bills Ministers are stoking the fires of the culture wars over the UK’s net zero target instead of addressing the urgency of the climate crisis, Ed Miliband will say. The shadow energy secretary will make a pitch directly to Conservative voters who are concerned that the party has made major U-turns on cutting greenhouse gas emissions amid increasingly anti-green rhetoric. Continue reading...
03/18/2024 - 14:32
Study says the 19% of kids using unfiltered tap water have about twice as much lead in their blood as they would otherwise About 129,000 Chicago children under the age of six are exposed to poisonous lead in their household drinking water because of lead pipes, according to a study published on Monday. The study used artificial intelligence to analyse 38,000 home water tests conducted for the city of Chicago, along with neighborhood demographics, state blood samples and numerous other factors. Continue reading...
03/18/2024 - 10:17
Carrier says technology could be a reality by end of the next decade, as it launches a base in Birmingham EasyJet has joined aerospace manufacturers in urging the government to help fund hydrogen-powered flight, as the carrier launched an operation out of Birmingham airport – its first new UK base since 2012. The airline, along with companies including Airbus, Rolls-Royce and GKN, said hydrogen planes could be a reality by the end of the next decade, setting out a detailed roadmap to change the sector. Continue reading...
03/18/2024 - 09:11
China’s Longi looks to slash costs as renewable energy sector faces tough headwinds from inflation The world’s largest solar manufacturer has slashed nearly a third of its workforce after a cost-cutting drive that included telling staff to only print in black and white fell short and as a chill ripples through the renewable energy sector. China’s Longi is to cut as much as 30% of its workforce, in an acceleration of cost reductions that began late last year, Bloomberg reported. Continue reading...
03/18/2024 - 09:00
AgForce is seeking a judicial review of a 2022 decision that found the project did not need to be assessed under federal environmental laws Sign up for the Rural Network email newsletter Join the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the community Queensland farming body AgForce has launched legal action against the federal government in a bid to stop liquified carbon dioxide from being pumped into the Great Artesian Basin. The Carbon Transport and Storage Corporation (CTSCo), a subsidiary of mining giant Glencore, is awaiting state government approval for a pilot scheme to inject Co2 emitted by a coal-fired power station in southern Queensland into underground water aquifers as part of a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project trial. Sign up to receive Guardian Australia’s fortnightly Rural Network email newsletter Sign up for the Rural Network email newsletter Join the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the community Continue reading...
03/18/2024 - 09:00
AGL Energy, Alinta, EnergyAustralia and Origin Energy say they will remain focused on renewables despite Coalition support for nuclear reactors Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Australia’s big private electricity generators have dismissed nuclear energy as a viable source of power for their customers for at least a decade. They say they will remain focused on developing renewable sources as coal and gas plants exit the grid. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...
03/18/2024 - 07:48
Northern town of Liptovský Mikuláš declares state of emergency while hunt for animal takes place Five people have been injured in the second bear attack in Slovakia in three days, officials have said, prompting a northern town to declare a state of emergency and authorities to propose reclassifying the animals’ status on the protected species list. A 49-year-old woman was treated in hospital for an injury to her shoulder, and a 72-year-old man for a cut to his head, after the incident on Sunday in Liptovský Mikuláš, near the Tatra mountains, local authorities said. Continue reading...
03/18/2024 - 07:00
Mindanao island is the last stronghold of the endangered Philippine eagle. But now the raptor’s habitat is at risk from logging, hunting and armed groups Christian Daug whistles with all the spirit he can muster. “The male and female were perched there yesterday,” he says, pointing to a dead tree amid the sea of flora that smothers the tallest mountain on the Philippine archipelago. He whistles again as we look out over the jungle from a wooden observation post. This area is one of the last remaining strongholds of Pithecophaga jefferyi: one of the world’s largest and rarest eagles. Measuring about a metre in height when perched, with a wingspan that can reach more than two metres (6.5ft), it is known locally as the “monkey-eating eagle”. The enormous raptors prey primarily on macaques, but also feed on pythons, chickens, cats and dogs. Continue reading...