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The MV Wakashio ran aground on a coral reef on 25 July, and has leaked oil into the ocean.

Native people have long suffered poor infrastructure and high costs – so some communities are turning to renewables

Within hours of posting a video to Facebook and Twitter in which she offered to donate iPads to K-12 Native students, Amanda Cheromiah was inundated with increasingly desperate requests.

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Bank argues JBS has ‘no action plan’ to tackle link between indirect suppliers and Amazon destruction following Guardian investigation

Analysts at global banking giant HSBC have sounded the alarm over the potential risks of investing in JBS, the world’s biggest meat company, after a string of investigations raising concerns about Amazon deforestation issues in its beef supply chain.

The meat giant “has no vision, action plan, timeline, technology or solution” for monitoring whether the cattle it buys originate from farms involved in rainforest destruction, according to analysis by the bank, which has substantial investments in the troubled meat packing firm.

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Indigenous people in headwaters region say financing harms communities and ecosystems

Indigenous people living at the headwaters of the Amazon have called on European banks to stop financing oil development in the region, as it poses a threat to them and damages a fragile ecosystem, after a new report found $10bn in previously undisclosed funding for oil in the region.

The headwaters of the Amazon in Ecuador and Peru are home to more than 500,000 indigenous people, including some who choose to live in voluntary isolation. The area, covering about 30m hectares (74m acres), hosts a diverse rainforest ecosystem, but it is threatened by the expansion of oil drilling.

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Across the UK, once thriving waterways are being wiped out by farming and water companies

You can judge the state of a nation by the state of its rivers. Pollution is the physical expression of corruption. So what should we conclude about a country whose rivers are systematically exploited, dumped on and bled dry?

I’m writing from the Welsh borders, where I’m supposed to be on holiday. It’s among the most beautiful regions of Britain, but the rivers here are dying before my eyes. When I last saw it, four years ago, the Monnow, a lovely tributary of the River Wye, had a mostly clean, stony bed. Now the bottom is smothered in slime and filamentous algae. In the back eddies, the rotting weed floats to the surface, carrying the stench of cow slurry.

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Beon Energy Solutions' community engagement program designed to increase the number of women working in solar farm construction a finalist in Clean Energy Council Awards.

The post ‘Women in Solar’ program short-listed for CEC Community Engagement Award appeared first on RenewEconomy.

With tarantula-like orchids and giant bananas, New Guinea is officially the most floristically diverse island in the world. Bruce Webber, Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Barry J Conn, Researcher, University of Sydney Rodrigo Cámara-Leret, Researcher, University of Zürich Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Archaeologists say they've discovered the earliest known bone tools in Europe.

Mining city of Broken Hill likely to be powered by one of the biggest renewable energy micro-grids in the world, and its good news too for the state's biggest solar farms.

The post Mining city Broken Hill to host one of world’s biggest renewable micro-grids appeared first on RenewEconomy.

CSIRO to target hydrogen, zero emissions transition in new set of research 'missions', while trying not to spook the Morrison government.

The post CSIRO embraces transition to net zero emissions, “without derailing our economy” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australian corporate PPA activity for wind and solar projects up 50 per cent in first half of 2020, as Covid-19 slows down activity across the globe.

The post Australia “back on radar” as global companies switch to wind and solar supplies appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Two start-up Australian solar innovators, and one established utility, named among finalists in this year’s Clean Energy Council Awards.

The post 5B, Allume Energy named as finalists in CEC 2020 Innovation Award appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Social media giant Facebook has continued efforts to become powered 100% by renewables by the end of 2020 with a new suite of wind and solar purchases.

The post Facebook signs up for 806MW renewables as it aims for 100% by end of the year appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New Energy Solar flags write down of the value of its large-scale solar portfolio after Covid-19 hit wholesale electricity price forecasts.

The post Solar investor faces writedown in value of solar farms as electricity prices fall appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Nexif Energy seeks approval to more than double the size of its Lincoln Gap wind farm, with the addition of 6MW turbines - biggest proposed for Australia to date.

The post Lincoln Gap wind farm looks to double in size, with 252MW stage-three plans appeared first on RenewEconomy.

UK steel billionaire Sanjeev Gupta flags up to 3,000MW of additional renewables to deliver his "green steel" plans for Whyalla.

The post Gupta flags 3,000MW new renewables for Whyalla “green steel” plans appeared first on RenewEconomy.

NSW's first green hydrogen production facility set to commence construction, after being granted an accelerated planning approval from the NSW government.

The post Western Sydney green hydrogen plant gets accelerated planning tick appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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