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Beneath the lily leaf hides a tiny water snail

The Guardian - Tue, 2016-08-30 14:30

Rutland Water, Rutland Ram’s-horns are very successful animals and are found in just about every permanent still water body in the UK

Secluded by sallow bushes and clumps of great willow herb is a small pond. In the natural surroundings it looks a little contrived, being a raised wooden structure, bench height and pentagonal. Nevertheless it provides a quiet haven after a day of solid talking at the British bird fair.

The heavy warm air is now cooling and the clouds darkening. With casual curiosity I lift a white water-lily leaf the size of a dinner plate from the pond surface and peer underneath. Adhering to the underside, looking like a dark brown shirt button, is a tight coil of a ram’s-horn snail.

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ACT leads again with $180m investment in hydrogen storage and car fleet

RenewEconomy - Tue, 2016-08-30 14:17
ACT brings $180m investment in hydrogen storage, including an electrolyser, a hydrogen-fuelled car fleet and a renewables-to-gas program.
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No new solar! How network lobby imagines Australia’s clean energy transition

RenewEconomy - Tue, 2016-08-30 14:12
Report commissioned for networks lobby predicts zero large-scale solar plants built in Australia between 2020 and 2030. But a lot of gas generation. Really?
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Redflow reports strong interest in household flow battery technology

RenewEconomy - Tue, 2016-08-30 14:03
Redflow's Simon Hackett sees strong interest in Australian flow battery technology, and is rolling up his sleeves and giving installation instructions himself.
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Seven steps to smarter carbon policy

RenewEconomy - Tue, 2016-08-30 13:30
As parliament reconvenes, it’s timely to reassess the scope for Australia to establish a clear, enduring path to efficiently meet its current and future carbon targets.
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If Tesla model 3 delivers, “gas vehicles are history,” auto executives admit

RenewEconomy - Tue, 2016-08-30 13:26
Auto industry execs must already know that Tesla is set to deliver, and is set to be a cost-competitive with gas cars.
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AGL’s Vesey sees virtual power plants “all along the grid”

RenewEconomy - Tue, 2016-08-30 13:24
AGL sees virtual plants in CBD buildings and manufacturing sites, as well as suburban homes, and says Australia will lead the world in energy innovation.
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Countries with pro-nuclear agenda making slower progress on climate change

RenewEconomy - Tue, 2016-08-30 13:09
Study published in Climate Journal casts significant doubts on nuclear energy as the answer to combating climate change.
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Climate and solar scientists unite to fight

ABC Environment - Tue, 2016-08-30 13:06
Climate and solar scientists feeling compelled to enter the political process in a way not seen a generation ago. We discuss why.
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Major insurers urge G20 leaders to commit to 2020 fossil fuel subsidy phase out

RenewEconomy - Tue, 2016-08-30 12:45
Major insurers have urged governments to commit to phasing out fossil fuel subsides by 2020.
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Santos ‘hopenomics’ on oil price

RenewEconomy - Tue, 2016-08-30 12:22
Santos’ estimates of the future oil price makes some very bold assumptions that will test the bullishness of brokers and analysts.
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Renewable energy industry calls on Australian Parliament to protect ARENA grants funding

RenewEconomy - Tue, 2016-08-30 11:49
Innovation will be stifled right across the clean energy sector if the Australian Parliament supports legislation to remove future grant funding available from the ARENA.
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Australia’s natural-gas cartel is bleeding Australia

RenewEconomy - Tue, 2016-08-30 11:48
It’s hard to overstate the bizarre nature of the gas market in Australia.
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Risen AU: Offering investment in large scale solar projects

RenewEconomy - Tue, 2016-08-30 11:43
Risen Energy has announced their scope of operations expansion in Australia.
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Victoria to permanently ban fracking and coal seam gas exploration

The Guardian - Tue, 2016-08-30 11:22

Activists and farmers hail decision after inquiry into onshore unconventional gas received 1,600 submissions

Victoria is to introduce a permanent ban on all onshore unconventional gas exploration, including fracking and coal seam gas, becoming the first Australian state to do so.

The premier, Daniel Andrews, made the announcement on Tuesday morning and said legislation for the ban would be introduced later this year, making the current moratorium on unconventional gas exploration permanent.

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Forgotten pioneer

BBC - Tue, 2016-08-30 10:27
Thirty years ago, India discovered the dreaded HIV virus had reached its shores when blood samples from six sex workers tested positive.
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Sock maths

BBC - Tue, 2016-08-30 10:25
Can an algorithm turn you into an efficient sock-sorting machine?
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Air pollution 'neglected for road safety', researchers claim

BBC - Tue, 2016-08-30 10:21
Air pollution in UK cities has failed to improve because politicians prioritise road safety and economic growth instead, research suggests.
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Andrews government bans coal-seam gas ‘fracking’ in Victoria

RenewEconomy - Tue, 2016-08-30 09:40
One week after energy ministers met to consider opening up Australia's gas market, Victoria Labor announces permanent legislative ban on coal-seam gas fracking.
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Adelaide family hopes to “zero bills” with solar and storage

RenewEconomy - Tue, 2016-08-30 09:36
SA family installs state’s first Fronius battery system, adding 6kWh storage to 10kW rooftop solar, with help from Adelaide City Council grant.
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