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World’s most powerful tidal turbine begins exporting power to grid
World’s most powerful tidal turbine begins exporting power to UK grid, delivering an important milestone for the technology.
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Acciona gains approval for huge 600MW solar project in Queensland
Acciona gets clearance for an expanded solar farm, a 600MW project in the heart of coal country in central Queensland.
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Wind and solar could deliver 65 pct of Australia demand by 2030 if built on time
Wind and solar projects are queuing up, but short term factors and high coal prices cause us to lift our wholesale price forecasts.
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Dead, shrivelled frogs are turning up across eastern Australia. What’s going on? | Jodi Rowley and Karrie Rose
How many have died and why is a mystery – and we need your help to solve it
Over the past few weeks, we’ve received a flurry of emails from concerned people who’ve seen sick and dead frogs across eastern Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.
One person wrote: “About a month ago, I noticed the Green Tree Frogs living around our home showing signs of lethargy & ill health. I was devastated to find about 7 of them dead.”
Continue reading...CP Daily: Wednesday July 28, 2021
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Sexy secret life of basking sharks uncovered in Hebrides
Scientists record fin-to-fin contact in gentle giants, most likely part of courtship, for first time
Fin-to-fin synchronised swimming, thought likely to be part of courtship, has been seen in groups of basking sharks for the first time. Video cameras attached temporarily to the sharks gave scientists an unprecedented view of their hitherto secret underwater world.
The gentle giants are usually solitary creatures and virtually nothing is known about their breeding behaviour. The researchers also recorded one shark shooting out above the water, the first time a full breaching has been captured from the shark’s point of view. This may also be part of wooing a mate, perhaps by showing off the fish’s size.
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Caffeine may help bumblebees pollinate more effectively, study shows
Experiment using caffeine concoction on bees’ nests may help farmers ensure crops are pollinated
The caffeine in the morning coffee that primes many humans for the day appears to inject bumblebees with a similar dose of purpose, helping them pollinate more effectively, a study has found.
The impact of the climate crisis, habitat loss and pesticide use has strained wild pollinator populations, including bees, moths, wasps, butterflies, beetles and birds. As a result, some fruit growers have resorted to relying on “managed pollinators” such as commercial bumblebee colonies to pollinate their crops.
Continue reading...PM’s spokesperson for Cop26 suggests joining Greens to solve climate crisis
Allegra Stratton, Boris Johnson’s former press secretary, responds to question on Tories’ ‘unambitious’ climate policies
Boris Johnson’s former press secretary, who is now his spokesperson for the Cop26 climate summit, has said people could join the Green party as a way of saving the planet – while also saying joining the Tories would help as well.
Allegra Stratton, who moved from Downing Street to the Cop26 team in April, after plans were axed for daily TV briefings which she had been expected to front, made her comments to the Independent.
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Bolsonaro’s 1,000km Amazon railway will cause climate chaos. It must be stopped | David Miranda
This project would rapidly deforest large areas of the Amazon, which would wreak havoc on the planet
Despite increasing global concern, Jair Bolsonaro is determined to expand his exploitation of Brazil’s crucial natural resources. His latest project, one of the most destructive yet, would rapidly deforest large areas of the Amazon.
Bolsonaro’s plan? To construct a 1,000km railway system extending right into the heart of the Amazon rainforest – with trains passing within 500 metres of 726 official environmentally protected areas. The new railway, called Ferrogrão, would also entail construction within 10km of another 18 priority conservation areas established by the ministry of the environment.
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