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States are right to reject NEG, it would have been a gift to Abbott
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Australia defers NEG decision after COAG stalemate
Carmakers weigh in on EV inquiry, suggest support for motorists, infrastructure
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Victoria withholds support on NEG – says it “needs more work”
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CP Daily: Thursday August 9, 2018
NA Markets: WCI auction comes into focus as RGGI prices dip
Primate speech: How some species are 'wired' for talk
What's your state's position at the crucial National Energy Guarantee meeting?
EPA ordered to ban pesticide linked to learning disabilities
A federal court said the agency must prohibit the use of chlorpyrifos after seven states and DC backed the case against it
A federal court has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ban a widely used pesticide linked to learning disabilities in children.
The decision said the EPA must prohibit the use of the pesticide, known as chlorpyrifos, within 60 days.
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We're all going on a scat hunt: how citizen science can help save echidnas
Ordinary Australians are making a difference for teams that rely on raw data such as the University of Adelaide’s recent project on the monotremes
Not everyone would be delighted to receive 150 echidna poo samples in the post but Tahlia Perry was thrilled.
The PhD researcher is part of the University of Adelaide’s Grutzner Lab team studying the molecular biology of echidnas and the best way to collect the monotremes’ hormones is by testing their scats. In February, Guardian Australia put a call out for citizen scientists to participate in the project by downloading the echidna CSI free app and sending through their scat samples – and the team has been inundated. Perry says around 4,000 people have downloaded the app and there have been approximately 2,400 echidna sightings across the country.
Continue reading...Killer whale still carrying dead baby after 16 days
EU Market: Stronger auction helps halt downward slide in EUAs
The unpleasant reason men navigate better than women
Denmark’s Orsted sees thermal output dip 11% as wind power ramps up
German government launches CER tender to offset travel emissions
Elusive nightjar back at RSPB Sandy reserve
Wildfires rage in the Algarve – in pictures
More than 1,000 firefighters are battling blazes for a seventh day in the popular tourist area in Portugal. Extremely high temperatures have been blamed for sparking the wildfires
Continue reading...Whale sharks feeding in the western Indian Ocean - in pictures
The world’s largest fish roams less than previously thought, new research has found. Using a ‘biological passport’, results show that whale sharks in the western Indian Ocean and the Arabian Gulf rarely swim more than a few hundred kilometres from their feeding grounds, making local action vital to their conservation
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