Breaking Waves: Ocean News

‘The world order could start to evolve from the Arctic’: Trump, thin ice and the fight for Greenland’s Northwest Passage

admin — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 11:00:33 +0000

While the US president seems hellbent on securing Greenland, local experts advise that achieving control of its potentially lucrative shipping route will be no mean feat

If shipping boss Niels Clemensen were to offer any advice to Donald Trump or anyone else trying to get a foothold in Greenland, it would be this: “Come up here and see what you are actually dealing with.”

Rosebank oilfield go-ahead decision ruled unlawful by Edinburgh court

admin — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 10:00:34 +0000

Court says UK government green light for Rosebank and Jackdaw permits does not take into account CO2 emissions

The decision to greenlight a giant new oilfield off Shetland has been ruled unlawful by the courts in a major win for environmental campaigners.

The proposed Rosebank development – the UK’s biggest untapped oilfield – had been given the go-ahead in 2023 under the previous government.

Labour warned tough laws against people smugglers in new bill could penalise asylum seekers – UK politics live

admin — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 08:24:54 +0000

Refugee Council says ‘many refugees themselves could also be prosecuted’ under proposals

Richard Madeley goes next.

Q: The Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary says you are wrong, and the third runway won’t be built until you are 70. You are 45 now. Why is he wrong?

Look at Labour’s acts of environmental vandalism and ask: did I vote for this? | George Monbiot

admin — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 08:00:30 +0000

Our rivers, our wildlife, the air we breathe: the government is sacrificing all to the insatiable god of GDP – and mocking our objections

I can scarcely believe I’m writing this, but it’s hard to dodge the conclusion. After 14 years of environmental vandalism, it might have seemed impossible for Labour to offer anything but improvement. But on green issues, this government is worse than the Tories.

In the most untouched, pristine parts of the Amazon, birds are dying. Scientists may finally know why

admin — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 07:00:29 +0000

Populations have been falling for decades, even in tracts of forest undamaged by humans. Experts have spent two decades trying to understand what is going on

Something was happening to the birds at Tiputini. The biodiversity research centre, buried deep in the Ecuadorian Amazon, has always been special. It is astonishingly remote: a tiny scattering of research cabins in 1.7m hectares (4.2m acres) of virgin forest. For scientists, it comes about as close as you can to observing rainforest wildlife in a world untouched by human industry.

Hinkley Point C owner warns fish protection row may further delay nuclear plant

admin — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 07:00:28 +0000

Solution to stop River Severn fish being sucked into cooling systems taking too long to resolve, EDF says

The owner of Hinkley Point C in Somerset has warned that the much-delayed construction of Britain’s first new nuclear power plant in a generation could face further hold-ups because of a row over its impact on local fish.

The nuclear developer, EDF Energy, warned that the “lengthy process” to agree to a solution with local communities to protect fish in the River Severn had “the potential to delay the operation of the power station”.

A window into the future of Amazonia

admin — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 21:22:30 +0000

New research from a team of tropical biologists forecasts some of the changes that may occur in the Amazon rainforest as temperatures rise due to climate change.

Scepticism in Whitehall that Heathrow plan can be reconciled with climate targets

admin — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:09:07 +0000

Emission targets could derail project as campaigners say net zero commitment cannot be met if expansion happens

Protecting the Plains: Conserving prairie dogs will revitalize North America's grasslands

admin — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 17:14:09 +0000

Researchers have identified priority areas for conserving the black-tailed prairie dog in the United States. Protecting these regions will also benefit North America's Central Grasslands and the many associated grassland species that flourished there centuries ago.

Landmark genetic study: Fresh shoots of hope on the tree of life

admin — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:52:31 +0000

In the most comprehensive global analysis of genetic diversity ever undertaken, an international team of scientists has found that the genetic diversity is being lost across the globe but that conservation efforts are helping to safeguard species.