Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Climate advocates fear picking JD Vance for VP is ‘a dangerous step backward’

admin — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 14:00:16 +0000

Vance’s record shows ‘pattern of prioritizing fossil fuel interests’ over the climate crisis, environmentalist says

JD Vance’s close ties to the fossil fuels industry and eagerness to please Donald Trump poses a major threat to Americans and the planet, environmental advocates have warned.

Residents evacuated on Hawaiian island of Kauai as firefighters battle wildfire

admin — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 13:40:05 +0000

Authorities ask residents of 200 homes to leave as fire burns through 1.56 sq miles between Hanapepe and Kaumakani

Residents of about 200 homes in a small, rural community on the Hawaiian island of Kauai were evacuated due to a wind-swept wildfire on Monday as firefighters tried to stop it from spreading by dropping water from the air, officials said.

The fire had burned approximately 1.56 sq miles (4 sq km) of land between Hanapepe and Kaumakani, Kauai fire officials said. “Multiple” structures are being threatened, officials said. The fire is 60% contained.

Southern Water boss handed £183,000 bonus despite huge rise in bills

admin — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 12:47:16 +0000

Award for Lawrence Gosden comes despite criticism over business plan and attempts to increase bills by 73%

Every water firm in England and Wales under investigation over sewage spills

The chief executive of Southern Water has received a £183,000 bonus despite submitting a business plan that has been criticised by the industry regulator and attempting to raise bills more than any other English water company.

Cold snap sets record winter demand for electricity in Victoria as NSW windfarms supply third of power

admin — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 07:59:02 +0000

New peak may be challenged as early as Tuesday evening as mid-winter bites in Melbourne

Four more water firms in England and Wales investigated over sewage spills

admin — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 07:30:39 +0000

Ofwat opens cases against Severn Trent and others, days after they faced criticism over huge bill rises

‘Instead of crisps, kids could eat snacks from the sea’: the forager chef looking to revolutionise Chile’s diet

admin — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 06:00:09 +0000

From ‘sea carrots’ to the rubbery luga, Rodolfo Guzmán is on a mission to transform seaweed’s unique salty flavours into irresistible bites

Rodolfo Guzmán produces a carrot-shaped pod of algae from one of the packed shelves in his test kitchen in the Chilean capital, Santiago: “Put it on your tongue for five seconds,” he instructs. An explosion of salty flavour ensues.

“Imagine getting more kids to eat stuff like this!” he says, eagerly. “Instead of processed snacks like Pringles, they could eat something healthy and delicious from the sea.”

Butter made from CO2, not cows, tastes like ‘the real thing’, claims startup

admin — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 06:00:07 +0000

Savor, backed by Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates, says product has lower carbon footprint as it doesn’t need cows

Butter made from air instead of cows? A California-based startup claims to have worked out a complex process that eliminates the need for the animals while making its dairy-free alternative taste just as good.

The world’s rarest whale may have washed up on a New Zealand beach - video

admin — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 05:03:05 +0000

Scientists believe the world’s rarest whale may have washed up on a New Zealand beach. Spade-toothed beaked whales have never been seen alive; beaked whales are believed to be exceptionally deep divers, spending their time far below the surface hunting squid and small fish. The specimen has been transported to cold storage and is awaiting examination. If confirmed to be a spade-tooth whale, it will be the first ever to be dissected by scientists.

Matt Kean tells clean energy industry to speak out against vested interests ‘undermining the transition’

admin — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 04:11:12 +0000

Former NSW Liberal minister calls on renewables sector to ‘put your mouth where your money is’ in first speech as incoming Climate Change Authority chair

Man bitten by sea snake off coast of NT in a stable condition

admin — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 02:40:50 +0000

Thirty-year-old airlifted from fishing vessel after coming into contact with venomous reptile

A man is recovering after being bitten by a sea snake on a fishing vessel off the coast of the Northern Territory.

The man, a fishing crew member in his 30s, was bitten on Monday morning while aboard the vessel in the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, near the border of the NT and Western Australia.