Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Ball-shaped debris washes up at Sydney’s Bondi, Coogee, Maroubra and Cronulla beaches

admin — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 06:59:09 +0000

Penny Sharpe says ‘mystery’ debris sent for testing and beaches not closed as there were so few balls

RAF bases are hotspots of ‘forever chemical’ groundwater pollution, MoD documents show

admin — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 06:00:12 +0000

Exclusive: Sampling results show ‘extremely concerning’ concentrations of PFOS and PFOA at sites across UK

Where are the UK’s ‘forever chemical’ hotspots?

RAF bases are hotspots of toxic “forever chemical” pollution in water, analysis of Ministry of Defence documents has revealed.

Farage and Truss attend UK launch of US climate denial group

admin — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 06:00:11 +0000

British arm of Heartland, which has taken oil and Republican funding, to be led by ex-Ukip head Lois Perry

Climate science deniers are lining up a political offensive in Britain after a US lobby group opened a UK branch which is already working with Nigel Farage.

The Reform UK leader was the guest of honour at the launch of Heartland UK/Europe, which is to be headed by a former leader of Ukip and climate denier.

‘A viable business’: Rolls-Royce banking on success of small modular reactors

admin — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 05:00:12 +0000

British firm in the vanguard of companies arguing SMRs are a quicker and cheaper option than large Hinkley-sized plants

Two Sydney beaches still closed after mystery debris ‘grease balls’ washed ashore

admin — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:21:28 +0000

Dee Why and South Curl Curl remain closed but seven others reopen after marble-sized debris washed up at multiple locations

The Guardian view on chemical pollution: the UK can’t ignore the risks from PFAS | Editorial

admin — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 18:47:48 +0000

Efforts by the plastics industry to thwart regulation come from a familiar playbook

Could Keir Starmer’s AI dream derail his own green energy promise?

admin — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 18:09:03 +0000

As PM pins hopes on AI, what effect will building energy-hungry datacentres have on Labour’s clean power pledge?

Keir Starmer this week launched a plan to bring a 20-fold increase in the amount of artificial intelligence (AI) computing power under public control by 2030.

Ecologist highlights critical gaps in global wildlife trade monitoring

admin — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 17:54:32 +0000

Using 22 years of LEMIS data, a recent study explores the dimensions of wildlife trade and obtain one of the most comprehensive overviews to date. The study reveals striking findings: between 2000 and 2022, the US traded almost 30,000 wild species and over 2.85 billion individuals, with over 50% of individuals from most taxa sourced directly from the wild. These findings are significant as the impact of trade on most of these species has never been assessed.

Great Barrier Reef fish evidence suggests shifts in major global biodiversity patterns

admin — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 17:52:47 +0000

Life on the Great Barrier Reef is undergoing big changes in the face of climate change and other human-caused pressures, a new study reveals. From food security to controlling seaweed and even making sand for beaches, reef fish are a hugely important part of marine ecosystems providing a range of benefits to humans and coral reef ecosystems. New research reveals significant transformations in fish communities on the Great Barrier Reef, the World's largest coral reef ecosystem.

Climate activists who target artworks ‘using Suffragette tactics’, says artist

admin — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:53:04 +0000

Alex Margo Arden says ‘symbolic damage’ helped force public conversation about climate crisis

Protesters who targeted paintings to raise awareness of the climate crisis were using an “effective” tactic also used by the Suffragettes, according to an artist whose new show focuses on recent attacks on high-profile artworks.

Alex Margo Arden, whose exhibition, Safety Curtain, opens this week at Auto Italia in east London, said the “symbolic damage” caused to the images, which were protected by glass, helped force a public conversation about the climate crisis.