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Saving green turtles... by cooling their eggs
Bees bounce back after Australia’s black summer: ‘Any life is good life’
Australia’s bushfires were devastating for bee populations. But steady rain and community efforts are seeing the return of the pollinators
You could say that Adrian Iodice is something of a stickybeak neighbour. On Iodice’s once-lush bushland property, nestled within the Bega Valley of New South Wales, there stands a majestic rough-barked apple tree that the beekeeper used to, every now and then, jam his head into.
In the hollow of the trunk lived a flourishing wild colony of European honeybees that Iodice had been keeping an eye on for years. “I’d have a chat with them,” he laughs. “Stick my head in and see how they’re getting on in life. They were very gentle bees; they never had a go at me.”
Continue reading...Privatising the wilderness: the Tasmanian project that could become a national park test case
Conservationists say newly released documents call into question the government’s policy of backing tourism developments on protected public land
Halls Island, on Lake Malbena in the Walls of Jerusalem national park, is not easy to reach. It takes a strenuous eight-hour walk or a helicopter ride to get there.
Its remoteness meant it was relatively little known until it became the site of the type of conservation battle that Tasmania has become famous for in a storied history that takes in fights over hydroelectricity dams, old-growth forestry and salmon farming.
Continue reading...Originator, Carbon Markets, Shell – London
Climate agencies are being gassified as Australia ramps up international greenwash
Australia's government is ramping up its international greenwashing efforts, even as it gassifies its clean energy agencies.
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CP Daily: Friday April 9, 2021
Financial entities add to CCA holdings as emitters trim positions
Gas consortium seeks approval to drill 7,700 wells next to two Queensland national parks
Australia Pacific LNG wants environmental approval to drill across nearly half a million hectares of central and south-west Queensland
Australia’s largest east coast gas producer has sought federal environmental approval to drill up to 7,700 new gas wells in Queensland, prompting concern from environmentalists due to the project’s sheer size and its proximity to two national parks.
Australia Pacific LNG – a joint venture between Origin, ConocoPhillips and Sinopec – has lodged a referral under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act to expand its “Gas Supply Security Project” and drill across an additional 476,492ha of central and south-west Queensland.
Continue reading...ECOSYSTEM MARKETPLACE – Shades of REDD+: The Risk of Diverting Carbon Finance from Nature to Technological Carbon Removals
The week in wildlife – in pictures
The best of the week’s wildlife pictures, including a bald eagle livestream, polar bear research and seized tortoises
EU Market: EUAs inch higher to stay within reach of record
Federal forecast sees rising US fuel demand this summer, potentially padding California CO2 obligations
Nova Scotia to offer largest number of carbon allowances yet at June 9 auction
US Carbon Pricing and LCFS Roundup for week ending Apr. 9, 2021
Challenges remain after Washington Senate passes LCFS, cap-and-trade bills
Rat poison found in bodies of 80% of American eagles
- Carcasses of 109 bald and golden eagles examined in study
- Eagles probably exposed by predatory and scavenging activities
Rat poison has been found in the bodies of an estimated 80% of American eagles, according to a new study from the University of Georgia.
Related: Bald eagle attacks government drone and sends it to bottom of Lake Michigan
Continue reading...Faster, cheaper, cleaner: Big batteries the new king of peaking services
New Clean Energy Council report declares big batteries the new king of peaking services, cheaper and faster than traditional gas generators.
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