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Florida breaks manatee death record in first six months of 2021
How years of Coalition interference left AGL with no option but to split in two
After years of Coalition interference - and attempts to depose its CEO - AGL has been forced to undertake emergency measures to save its business.
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“Last straw:” Community members slam AusNet grid plans, quit consultations
Community members quit AusNet consultation group, saying they had been misinformed by network operator over its major grid transmission plans.
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Zooming versus flying: The net climate impacts of internet use
One hour spent on Zoom generates less CO2 than driving a car a kilometre. Going virtual is actually a good thing for emissions.
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Winter energy price shock: Regulators and policy makers are to blame
The failure of policy makers and regulators is now being felt in the electricity market, and consumers are being sent the bill.
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‘Environmental accounting’ could revolutionise nature conservation, but Australia has squandered its potential
Record number of manatees die in Florida as food source dries up
State officials report ‘unprecedented’ deaths due to starvation as pollution and algal blooms take toll
More manatees have died already this year than in any other year in Florida’s recorded history, primarily from starvation due to the loss of seagrass beds, state officials have said.
The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission reported that 841 manatee deaths were recorded between 1 January and 2 July, breaking the previous record of 830 that died during the whole of 2013 because of an outbreak of toxic red tide.
Continue reading...Chart of the Day: Australia’s ageing coal plants are not so reliable
Number of forced outages from Australia's feet of ageing coal fired generators jumped sharply in the last financial year.
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Why burning trees for energy makes no sense
Burning roundwood and stemwood for power actually emits more CO2 than coal per unit of energy generated. The practice must be stopped.
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The government must take responsibility for the Great Barrier Reef and stop looking for someone else to blame | Peter Garrett
When Unesco recommended the reef be placed on the ‘in danger’ list, the Coalition’s response was to shift the blame. We must do better
- Unesco recommends reef world heritage site be listed as ‘in danger’
- Timeline: decades of damage and Australia’s fight to stop ‘in danger’ listing
Escaping responsibility has become the recurrent theme of the Morrison government. Whether it is the glacial progress of the vaccination rollout, dealing with the megafires two summers ago, or the parlous state of the Great Barrier Reef, someone else is always to blame.
When Unesco released its recommendation to the World Heritage Committee in June to place the Great Barrier Reef on the “in danger” list, the first reaction of the federal government was to blame China.
Continue reading...Wind, solar and battery hybrids desperately need a change in market rules
"The technology allows for it, but the rules are getting in the way." Why Australia's hybrid wind, solar and battery facilities can't work together.
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Are the Nationals now the party for mining, not farming? If so, Barnaby Joyce must tread carefully
Windfarm plan could threaten disease-free Tasmanian devil colony, documents reveal
Exclusive: Environment officials raised concerns that damage to habitat on Robbins Island could be difficult to offset
A proposed new windfarm on Robbins Island off north-west Tasmania could threaten a disease-free Tasmanian devil population, according to federal environment officials, who say the damage to habitat could be difficult to offset.
Correspondence obtained by Guardian Australia under freedom of information laws shows officials raised concerns that no comparable habitat existed anywhere else to compensate for the effects the project could have on the island’s unique devil colony, which is considered a stronghold for the survival of the species.
Continue reading...Virgin Galactic: Sir Richard Branson rockets to the edge of space
Virgin Galactic: Richard Branson's long, winding path to space
Even if Covid hits shares, we must not inflate another cheap-money bubble
The Delta variant is rattling markets. But the temptation to soothe them with quantitative easing must be resisted
Falling share prices. Investors piling into the safe haven of bonds. Rising infection rates of the Delta variant of coronavirus. The events of the past week have demonstrated one thing clearly: this isn’t over yet.
A couple of months ago the way out of the crisis looked clear. Immunisation programmes were allowing developed countries to remove restrictions on activity. A pick-up in growth was expected to continue without interruption. Rising government bond yields were seen as a sign of life returning to normal.
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