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Lost wilderness, pandas bounce back and giraffes – green news roundup
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Continue reading...The week in wildlife – in pictures
An angry-faced caterpillar, lion’s mane jellyfish and a new species of giraffe are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world
Continue reading...First dolphins killed in Japan's annual Taiji hunt
Fishermen catch 20 of the mammals on the first day of the controversial six-month hunting season featured in anti-dolphin killing film The Cove
Japanese fishermen on Friday killed the first dolphins of the season in a controversial annual hunt that attracted global attention after it was featured in the Oscar-winning 2009 documentary The Cove.
Fishermen at the western town of Taiji caught 20 dolphins, according to the local Kii Mimpo newspaper.
Continue reading...How Star Trek inspired 'two generations' of scientists
Musk: SpaceX fireball probe uncovering 'complex failure'
Flight test for Virgin's replacement rocket plane
China's sinking coal mining towns and villages – in pictures
Thousands of residents in China’s Shanxi province have been evacuated as villages next to mines have started sinking, after decades of reckless coal mining
Continue reading...Opencast coal mine application 'called in' over climate change concerns
Application for a mine in Northumberland will now be subject to a planning enquiry to determine if it is compatible with government climate change policy
An application for an opencast coal mine in Northumberland has been “called in” by the Government on climate grounds.
The proposals by Banks Mining for a surface mine for coal, sandstone and fire clay at Highthorn, between Widdrington Village and Druridge Bay, were given the green light by Northumberland county council in July.
Continue reading...Nasa launches rocket to study asteroid Bennu
World's wilderness reduced by a tenth since 1990s
A new type of politics could help prevent climate disaster | Andrew Simms
A UK cross-party initiative addresses the appetite and mechanics for the cooperation needed to help us live within Earth’s limits
China and the US’s announcement that they will join the Paris climate accord comes at a time when the UK’s own climate and energy policies appear at best in disarray, and worst at odds.
Britain's dormice have declined by a third since 2000, report shows
Effects of habitat loss and climate change mean the future of the tiny native mammal is uncertain
Numbers of Britain’s native dormouse have declined by more than a third since 2000, according to the first definitive report on the state of the species.
The tiny, golden-brown animals were once widespread throughout England and Wales, but have become one of Britain’s most threatened mammals due to loss and fragmentation of their woodland habitat, changes in land management and a warmer climate.
Continue reading...Refuelling at the avian departure lounge
Langstone Harbour, Hampshire For the osprey the fish-rich waters are a welcome place to rest before continuing the 3,000-mile trip to the wintering grounds in Africa
As summer fades into autumn the harbour begins to feel like a departure lounge. Migration is in full swing, with birds flying in to wait for a window in the weather before they risk crossing the Channel.
Related: Britain's migrating birds are drastically declining, RSPB says
Continue reading...UK will miss its 2020 renewable energy targets, warn MPs
Urgent action is needed if UK is to meet its targets, particularly for heating and transport
The UK will fail to meet its targets on renewable energy generation, with take-up of clean fuels for heating and transport falling badly behind aims, MPs have warned.
The findings of the influential energy and climate change committee (ECC) show that ministers have little clear plan for meeting the 2020 target to meet 15% of energy needs from renewable sources.
Continue reading...A Tesla Powerwall with my rooftop solar? I’ll take SIX
UK fund brings “$20 billion” war-chest to Australian renewables, storage market
NSW energy minister blames Basslink for South Australia price spikes
White Rock Solar Farm awarded ARENA grant
Innovative energy future on the chopping block
An energy roadmap for China
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