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Warmshowers: why free hospitality for bike tourists is a priceless experience | Joshua Cunningham
The global network of 85,000 members runs on goodwill and a ‘pay it forward’ philosophy, allowing riders to navigate the lonely and sometimes testing side of cycle touring and connect with kindred spirits
Imagine you’re nearing the end of another long day in the saddle, partway through your latest cycling tour. Your panniers feel heavy and your tyres sticky as you drag your bike over the final climb of the day. You pull your map out and wrestle with the foreign characters on the paper, trying to match them with those on the road sign ahead.
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Country diary: the buzz of springtime
Ferry Meadows, Peterborough: The sun is shining and tiny furrow bees join other species feeding on pollen and nectar
Spring arrives on many small wings. During the winter insects could be accused of having resorted to being life in the undergrowth, but the freezing easterlies have passed and the gentle warmth of the sun releases the bees and flies from their deep slumbers to again become life in the air.
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Continue reading...£10m a year needed to ensure England's soil is fit for farming, report warns
Soil erosion and water pollution caused by poor farming practices mean land could become too poor to sustain food crops by the end of the century
England must invest £10m a year to ensure its soil is productive enough to continue to grow food by the end of the century, a new report warns.
Continue reading...Angry and frustrated, more customers are quitting the grid
Meet the latest organisation to achieve carbon neutral certification
Nissan Leaf EV sales near 55,000 as new model takes off
Meet the latest organisation to achieve carbon neutral certification
ABB launches world’s fastest e-vehicle charger at Hannover Messe
Households can hold grid together when big coal units fail
Huawei launched the FusionHome smart energy solution in Australia
JinkoSolar signs MoU with Kazakhstan government to partner on solar power development
Hawaii could save billions by fast-tracking shift to 100% renewables
CP Daily: Monday April 23, 2018
US EPA deems biomass carbon neutral even as internal review undecided
LCFS stakeholders pressure California’s ARB on carbon intensity target, verification process
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FIFA, UN kick off campaign to offset World Cup attendee emissions
Weatherwatch: Underwater robots feed data to meteorologists
While recording sounds from whales and other marine life in remote areas, these machines collect information that can improve forecasting
Is it a bird? Is it a fish? No, it’s a robot. Scientists are deploying silent gliding robots to swoosh beneath the ocean waves, recording the singing of whales, clicks of dolphins, pitter-pattering of raindrops, humming of ship motors and crashing of waves during a storm.
These new torpedo-shaped robots are remotely controlled by pilots, using satellite to communicate. They are about the same size as a small person and can dive to depths of 1,000 metres (330 feet) and travel the seas for months at a time.
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