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BP board suffers triple climate rebellion from shareholders

admin — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:57:55 +0000

More than 50% of voters at first AGM under new leadership oppose plans to scrap climate reporting

BP’s board has suffered a triple climate rebellion in its first shareholder meeting since appointing new leadership to steer the embattled oil company.

More than 50% of shareholders voting at the company’s annual general meeting (AGM) came out against its plans to scrap its existing climate reporting, and its resolution to replace in-person annual shareholder meetings – a lightning rod for climate protest in recent years – with online-only events.

‘A history of the Earth’: Twelve Apostles revealed to be as old as 14m years

admin — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:01:12 +0000

Tectonic plate movements over millions of years have lifted and tilted the layers, with records of ancient earthquakes in the rocks

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Microscopic fossils embedded in limestone have helped reveal the true age of Victoria’s Twelve Apostles, as 8.6 to 14m years old.

Eighteen wolves found dead in Italian national park in suspected poisoning

admin — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:27:26 +0000

Criminal investigation under way after carcasses found across Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise national park within a week

The carcasses of 18 wolves have been found in an Italian national park within the space of a week in an apparent series of poisonings described by conservationists as the most serious crimes against wildlife in Italy in a decade.

Republican lawmakers attempt to shield big oil from climate lawsuits in ‘alarming’ bills

admin — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:00:09 +0000

Climate experts and advocates warn House and Senate bills will protect polluters at the cost of the climate

Republican lawmakers are attempting to shield big oil from having to pay for its contributions to the climate crisis, alarming environmental advocates.

New House and Senate bills, led by Harriet Hageman, a Wyoming representative, and Ted Cruz, a Texas senator, respectively, would give oil and gas companies broad legal immunity from policies and lawsuits aimed at holding the industry accountable for damages caused by its emissions.

Bonobos enjoy pretend tea parties and chimps think rationally: why apes are more like us than we ever thought

admin — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:00:06 +0000

A series of stunning findings about great apes’ mental capabilities in recent years has transformed how we see our closest relatives

Clear plastic cups and pitchers adorned the wooden table in Des Moines, Iowa. Invisible juice was poured and presented to Kanzi, who enthusiastically chose the fake filled cup, playing along with the man who had come to visit. In many ways, it was the quintessential scene of a children’s imaginary tea party. Only Kanzi, at 44 years old, was a bonobo.

A catastrophic climate event is upon us. Here is why you’ve heard so little about it | George Monbiot

admin — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:00:02 +0000

Scientists say a crucial Atlantic system is more likely to collapse than previously thought. But the billionaire death cult that steers humanity’s destiny doesn’t do existential crises

One ship, three deaths: the shocking truth behind working conditions on a Chinese fishing vessel

admin — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:00:46 +0000

Damning testimony from the crew of one longline tuna-fishing boat has lifted the lid on the treatment of workers in the fleets supplying fish to the UK and EU

Abdul was the first to fall sick, in February 2025, four months into his first ever stint on a longline tuna fishing vessel in the Indian Ocean. Told he was “weak” and “overreacting” by other crew members, he forced himself to keep working, even when he could barely stand, his legs swollen and bruised.

Use of toxic Pfas in consumer goods must be urgently restricted, MPs say

admin — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:00:46 +0000

Commons committee heard from residents of Yorkshire town with the highest levels of ‘forever chemicals’ in UK

On 15 January, members of the House of Commons environmental audit committee (EAC) visited Bentham, the North Yorkshire town that has the highest levels of Pfas contamination in the UK.

US supreme court sides with Michigan in its fight to shut down ageing pipeline

admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:00:45 +0000

The case is part of a messy legal dispute about a section of the Line 5 energy pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel

The supreme court on Wednesday sided with Michigan in ruling that the state’s lawsuit seeking to shut down a section of an ageing pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel will stay in state court.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote for a unanimous court that the Enbridge energy company waited too long to try to move the case to federal court.

Federal judge blocks Trump administration restrictions on wind and solar projects

admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:15:27 +0000

The injunction pauses policy giving senior Trump official direct sign-off on federal clean energy projects

A federal judge in Massachusetts on Tuesday struck down several Trump administration actions slowing down development of clean energy, including a requirement that all solar and wind energy projects on federal lands and waters be personally approved by the interior secretary, Doug Burgum.