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Climate Basics: Can carbon offsetting help the planet?
Hunt on for main culprit as scientists find coal contamination in Lake Macquarie
Study confirms coal plants' contribution to mercury deposits in Lake Macquarie and seeks to narrow down which is the biggest offender: ash dams or atmospheric emissions.
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NA Markets: CCAs soar to all-time high after auction surpasses expectations, RGGI continues to slump
RGGI emitters held allowances close to YTD emissions in Q2, as activity rose to pre-pandemic levels
Who would win in a fight between a wedge-tailed eagle and a bald eagle? It's a close call for two nationally revered birds
Australian Geographic nature photographer of the year 2021 – in pictures
A leafy seadragon, a flock of galahs and ‘ghostly’ mushrooms are among the subjects captured in some of this year’s best nature photographs.
The 2021 Australian Geographic nature photographer of the year competition is produced by the South Australian Museum. It is open to photographers from around the world for images taken in the region of Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea.
- An exhibition of the photographs is on at the South Australian Museum in Adelaide from 27 August to 31 October.
UPDATE – RFS Market: RINs undergo volatile stretch on gas import strength, biofuel quota progress
Bluesource Methane president departs for new emissions management firm
Uniper coal plant future in doubt after German court ruling
Female hummingbirds look like males to avoid attacks, study suggests
Some females found to have evolved with bright plumage, which seems to protect against male aggression
They may zip around looking cute and sociable, but the world of hummingbirds is rife with aggression. Now it looks like some female hummingbirds have evolved to avoid this – by adopting the bright plumage of their male counterparts.
US researchers captured more than 400 white-necked Jacobin hummingbirds in Panama.
Continue reading...Animal Rebellion paints Buckingham Palace fountain red
Group linked to Extinction Rebellion says Queen has ‘blood on her hands’ over hunting and animal agriculture
Animal rights activists linked to Extinction Rebellion have painted the fountain outside Buckingham Palace red, accusing the Queen of having “blood on her hands”.
Animal Rebellion activists stained the fountain and its waters on Thursday, protesting against the use of crown lands for hunting and animal agriculture, as well as the Queen’s attempts to have her land exempted from an initiative to cut carbon emissions.
Continue reading...New species of ancient four-legged whale discovered in Egypt
NSW stuns with 34GW of wind, solar proposals for New England renewable zone
NSW gets 34GW of rproject proposals for its New England renewable energy zone, one of five designed to build the capacity to replace coal.
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Spain bans fertilisers near saltwater lagoon after dead fish wash up
Officials close eight beaches as residents complain of cloudy, green water that emits a foul smell
Spanish officials have banned the use of fertilisers near one of Europe’s largest saltwater lagoons after five tons of dead fish washed up on its shores.
The alarm bells began to sound in the south-eastern region of Murcia last week as scores of small fish and shrimp began turning up along the beaches of the coastal lagoon known as Mar Menor.
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