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Lee Rowley says many colleagues have concerns as opposition builds to loosening of planning rules

A growing number of Tory MPs are turning against fracking, according to one MP with a drilling site in his constituency.

Lee Rowley, who chairs the new all-party parliamentary group looking into the impact of shale gas, told the Guardian he was seeing increasing numbers of colleagues with worries about fracking.

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Scientists set out to read the DNA of 1.5 million species, starting a "new chapter in biology".

Russian officials have been looking into why the rocket’s booster malfunctioned during a launch last month.

The Pacific island nation becomes the first country to impose a widespread ban on sunscreen products.

New Zealand carbon allowances have this week slumped to their lowest in a month on the ongoing lack of news on the government’s decision on the fixed price option, with units holding just above NZ$25.

A federal court on Thursday dismissed an application brought by developers Country Carbon that the Clean Energy Regulator’s demand for native title holder consent be restricted to sequestration projects.

Protests and court cases have failed but the government’s rules on tremors could wreck shale gas economics

Protests, legal challenges and planning rejections have failed to stop the return of fracking in Britain, but the government’s regulations on earthquakes are fast emerging as the biggest threat to the nascent shale gas industry.

The energy company Cuadrilla has been forced to stop work twice in four days – on Friday last week and on Monday – due to minor earthquakes occurring while it was fracking. The tremors breached a seismic threshold imposed after fracking caused minor earthquakes in 2011.

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How do experts in highly contentious fields, such as climate change and migration, cut through the noise to ensure that good evidence, not fake news, makes the headlines?

This role requires the management of projects, clients and technical teams to help private sector clients manage their sustainability issues including carbon, energy, water and waste assessment, mitigation.

The Gold Standard Foundation is seeking a US Director to manage and expand its portfolio of partners and clients in the US.

UK scientists demonstrate the practicality of identifying and counting whales from orbit.

The party is wary of wading into a tough political fight, despite an intensifying environmental crisis

Democrats don’t have a plan to address climate change comprehensively – or even to a significant degree – if they regain control of the US government in the near future, despite criticizing Republicans as the party of pollution.

After failing to get conservatives on board to limit planet-warming gases through legislation or regulation, Democratic leaders in Washington are now wary of wading into another tough political fight, despite an intensifying environmental crisis.

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Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes blows up again on Twitter over Scott Morrison energy sloganeering and wants to use "fair dinkum" as pro-renewables brand.

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More than two-thirds of Earth's remaining wilderness is in the hands of just five countries, according to a new global map. A concerted conservation effort is needed to save our last wild places. James Allan, Postdoctoral research fellow, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland James Watson, Professor, The University of Queensland Jasmine Lee, PhD candidate, biodiversity conservation and climate change, The University of Queensland Kendall Jones, PhD candidate, Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

WA government says opportunity to tap the renewable hydrogen economy, including for use in transport, is huge, with the potential to add $1.7 billion to the Australian economy as a whole.

The post WA govt considers “major” new industry in renewable hydrogen – for export and transport appeared first on RenewEconomy.

C4 is seeking a Senior Climate Change and Environmental Consultant to join its team in Tokai, Cape Town, South Africa.

Clean Energy Finance Corp reports record $2.3bn of investments in 2017-28, as industry and financial markets embrace decarbonisation.
“The question now is not one of direction, but of pace."

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The UN’s Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is looking for a director for its climate change, environment and natural resource management division.

The Earth is far more sensitive to fossil fuel emissions than previously thought, a study says.

Melting Arctic sea ice may be about to open up the Northwest Passage to cargo shipping.