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ISS crew return to Earth
The eco guide to ocean waste
Plastic pollution in our seas is depressing – but there are imaginative moves afoot to address the problem
I’ve been sceptical about the power of running shoes to affect global change. So naturally I had it in for UltraBoost Uncaged Parley, Adidas trainers that claim to make peace with the ocean. The shoe’s upper is created from plastic waste retrieved from a clean-up operation in the Maldives, and recycled polyester. But Adidas has committed to producing a million pairs of these ocean waste running shoes, and a swimwear line.
Adidas has committed to producing a million pairs of ocean waste running shoes
Continue reading...Details of royalty deal for mega mine are still being negotiated with Adani, says Queensland
Palaszczuk government and mining giant apparently at odds as Adani says ‘there are no ongoing negotiations’ on Carmichael scheme
Queensland’s government says it is still negotiating with Adani over the details of its royalties agreement for its $16.5bn Carmichael mine, despite the deal being officially agreed months ago.
Adani announced in May it had reached agreement with the government over royalty payments, after a more generous offer of concessions was scrapped amid internal pressure from within the state Labor cabinet and caucus.
Continue reading...Cod and haddock go north due to warming UK seas, as foreign fish arrive
Our seafood diet must adapt, say scientists, as climate change forces some favourites to colder waters and threatens others
Britain must prepare itself for invasions of growing numbers of foreign sea creatures attracted by our warming waters, a new report has warned. Some newcomers could have devastating effects, others could be beneficial, say the researchers.
Examples provided by the team include slipper limpets that could destroy mussel and oyster beds. By contrast, new arrivals such as the American razor clam and Pacific oyster could become the bases of profitable industries for British fishermen.
Continue reading...Red legs flash over the green strand
Harlech, Gwynedd Redshank circle above Ynys while Roma samphire pickers search the saltings
A flight of redshank, wings elegantly barred and bent, clatter and yelp out of a draining channel as I circle Glastraeth, the “green strand” at the mouth of the river Dwyryd, which was once a crucial Welsh wintering ground for curlews, pintails and geese.
Related: Birdwatch: Common redshank
Continue reading...'Destructive wealth and arrogance': Bob Brown hits out at Adani group
Veteran conservationist compares situation to a nationwide action he led against the Franklin Dam in Tasmania in the 1980s
Veteran conservationist Bob Brown has criticised the “destructive wealth and arrogance” of Indian mining group Adani at a Sydney protest against the Galilee Basin mine.
The Adani chairman, Gautam Adani, announced this week that the company would break ground on it’s $16.5bn coal mine in Queensland in October.
Continue reading...The path to zero carbon energy
The path to zero carbon energy
North Queensland renewables boom
Country Breakfast Features Saturday 2nd September
A Big Country September 2, 2017
Multiple waterspouts spotted in Sochi
XFEL: Brilliant X-ray laser comes online
Floods, the Amazon at risk and the price of plastics – green news roundup
The week’s top environment news stories and green events. If you are not already receiving this roundup, sign up here to get the briefing delivered to your inbox
Continue reading...Will European supermarkets act over Paraguay forest destruction?
NGO Earthsight reports charcoal from the Chaco region has been sold in Aldi, Lidl and Carrefour in Spain and Germany
No tropical forests anywhere in the world are being destroyed more rapidly than the Chaco stretching across Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay. Not the Amazon in Brazil, nor in Indonesia, Malaysia or the Democratic Republic of Congo.
At least, that is according to a University of Maryland-led study published in 2013. And the carnage continues today. In July British NGO Earthsight released a report stating that “the latest available analysis [by Paraguayan NGO Guyra], covering January 2017, suggests that the rate of deforestation has kept pace since the Maryland paper. The Paraguayan Chaco is on course to lose more than 200,000 hectares of forest this year: an area the size of Manhattan every fortnight.”
The week in wildlife – in pictures
Marabou storks, Kamchatka brown bears and playful lion cubs are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world
Continue reading...UK citizens are taking air pollution monitoring into their own hands
Thousands of people are using home air quality monitoring kits due to fears official figures are not capturing dangerous pollution levels, say Friends of the Earth
A growing number of citizens are monitoring local air quality because of fears official figures are not capturing “dangerous” levels of pollution.
The environmental charity Friends of the Earth has said 70 local groups are now using their testing kits and noted a “surprising” increase in people taking monitoring into their own hands.
Continue reading...Suffolk Wildlife Trust launches Lackford Lakes appeal
Florence: Largest asteroid in century to safely fly by Earth
Houston pastor plays piano in flooded Texas home – video
When Aric Harding, a Houston pastor and musician, returned to fetch some belongings from his home after it was flooded by Harvey, he wanted to show his son that their piano still worked. So Harding sat in the knee-deep water and played a few chords as a friend recorded the moment.
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