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Peter Dutton wanted a plebiscite on marriage equality. Why not hold another on his nuclear fantasy? | Paul Karp
What better way to test if Australians are up for nuclear energy than by asking them: Do you support removing the current ban? Would you support a reactor in your area?
When the Coalition was paralysed by whether or not to legislate marriage equality, it turned to the wisdom of the people.
The plebiscite was divisive, an obstacle to marriage equality which could have been dealt with by a free parliamentary vote, and which many queer people felt was a referendum on their dignity.
Continue reading...Iceland volcano lava nears Grindavik in new eruption
Climate activists across Europe block access to North Sea oil infrastructure
Blockades at facilities in Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, with protests in Scotland and action expected in Denmark
Climate activists in four countries are blocking access to North Sea oil infrastructure as part of a coordinated pan-European civil disobedience protest.
Blockades have been taking place at oil and gas terminals, refineries and ports in Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, in protest at the continued exploitation of North Sea fossil fuel deposits.
Continue reading...Hidden giants: how the UK’s 500,000 redwoods put California in the shade
Researchers found that the Victorians brought so many seeds and saplings to Britain that the trees now outnumber those in their US homeland
Three redwoods tower over Wakehurst’s Elizabethan mansion like skyscrapers. Yet at 40 metres (131ft) high, these are almost saplings – not even 150 years old and already almost twice as high as Cleopatra’s Needle.
“At the moment they’re some of the tallest trees in the UK and they are starting to poke above the forest canopy. But if they grow to their full potential, they’re going to be three times taller than most trees,” says Dr Phil Wilkes, part of the research team at Wakehurst, in West Sussex, an outpost of Kew Gardens. One or two of these California imports would be curiosities, such as the 100-metre high redwood that was stripped of its bark in 1854 and exhibited to Victorian crowds at the Crystal Palace in south-east London, until it was destroyed by fire in 1866.
Continue reading...UK doctors involved in climate protests face threat of being struck off
GPs with convictions over protests face tribunals to determine whether they can keep licence to practise
Dr Sarah Benn has long been concerned about the climate crisis, diligently recycling until she was “blue in the face”. But the rise of the climate activist group Extinction Rebellion in 2019 inspired her and her husband to go further. “We thought: well, if we don’t do it then who else is going to?”
While working as a GP near Birmingham, Benn became increasingly involved in direct action over the next few years, and once glued her hand to the door of the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy in protest at the government’s inaction on the climate.
Continue reading...Home battery capacity equals that of pumped hydro in Germany
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California regulator ARB addresses LCFS concerns, sees no delay in implementation of amendments
Optimised livestock grazing the fine line between carbon source and sink, study finds
The 'insane' plan to save the Arctic's sea-ice
US federal appeals court hits pause on SEC’s new climate disclosure regulations
Speculators slash holdings across North American carbon markets, compliance entities add CCAs, RGAs
Another Japanese bank invests in Australian CCUS firm
Researchers find way to improve yields, reduce carbon emissions from rice production
WCI current year auction volumes pick up for Q2 sale
The Guardian view on genteel protest: don’t price the peaceful enjoyment of England’s green fields | Editorial
Charging townspeople to use a beautiful park in the Cotswolds may ignite a wider right to roam movement
A small outcry over the imposition of entrance fees to Cirencester Park is an interesting moment, and it may prove more significant than it first appears. Sir Benjamin Bathurst, a wealthy slave trader, acquired the stunning estate in 1695 and it remains in the family’s hands. The park sits beside the town of Cirencester and, ever since its inception, people have been allowed through the gates for walking, playing and imbibing the scent of lime blossom from its magnificent avenue of mature trees.
The parkland, landscaped in the 18th century, has been the de facto town park: children have climbed trees there, and residents with tiny back yards have enjoyed the many scientifically proven physical and mental health benefits of exercising in a very large green back yard. There are similar arrangements at other estates, such as Blenheim, where the townsfolk of Woodstock – similarly adjacent to estate walls – can wander fairly freely into vast swathes of parkland on their doorstep.
Continue reading...Bolivia proposes Amazonian mechanism as a non-market approach to climate mitigation -media
Bull sharks thriving off Alabama despite rising sea temperatures, study says
Researchers from Mississippi State University say aggressive ocean predator appears to benefit from climate emergency
Numbers of bull sharks, one of the largest and most aggressive ocean-dwelling predators, are thriving even as rising sea temperatures kill off other marine species, a study says.
Researchers at Mississippi State University (MSU) found that the number of individual sharks, all juveniles, recorded per hour in Mobile Bay was five times higher in 2020 than at the start of the study period in 2003.
Continue reading...UPDATE – EU waters down green farming policies in bid to appease farmers
Verra removes troubled REDD carbon project in DRC from registry
EU countries reach long-awaited but diluted deal on corporate due diligence bill
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