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A study suggests the butts make up the most pervasive form of plastic pollution on the planet.

Project to recreate ancient habitat prepares for delicate process of reuniting species

On a summer’s day the spot is idyllic. Ancient English woodland tumbles towards the broad river valley. The birds sing, the squirrels scurry.

Then suddenly the mood changes as a bear ambles mightily into sight among the oak trees. Another clambers up a towering ash and seems to take in the view down to the River Severn and and across towards the Forest of Dean.

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Norway and Suriname are said to be exploring an arrangement where the South American country would earn carbon credits for keeping its tropical forest intact, according to a local news report.

Activists and residents demonstrate in Bermondsey in protest at pollution from lorries

Extinction Rebellion protesters have blockaded the entrance to the construction of London’s £4.2bn super-sewer project as part of a fifth day of protests.

About 50 activists – including mothers and children from the nearby Riverside Primary school – began a blockade to halt concrete pouring at Chambers Wharf, in Bermondsey, south-east London, at 7.30am on Friday morning.

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Even short-haul flights produce huge amounts of CO2, figures show

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SKM Recycling says its collapse could mean 400,000 tonnes a year more waste sent to landfill

A major recycling company feared to be at risk of going into administration has warned up to 400,000 tonnes of glass, paper, plastic and metals could be sent to landfill each year if it goes under.

Victoria-based SKM Recycling issued the warning in a submission to a parliamentary inquiry into the waste management crisis that has grown since China introduced an effective ban on most imported recyclable materials in 2017.

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Photographers and nature lovers capture the natural phenomenon that lights up the sea.

Our conditions have forced us to temper our expectations, but my friend and I won’t let them stop us pursuing what we love

A breakaway is a cycling term that refers to an individual or a small group of cyclists who have successfully opened a gap ahead of the peloton, the main group of cyclists. On 21 July, two of us are plotting a breakaway from the disease that hangs over our daily lives by tackling one of the most challenging amateur cycling events.

The Etape du Tour, which has been running since 1993, is a chance for amateur cyclists to test their mettle on a stage of the Tour de France, riding on the same routes and under the same conditions as the professionals.

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High numbers have reached UK in past six weeks and many of their offspring will emerge during Big Butterfly Count

Wildlife lovers are being urged to help record the greatest influx of painted lady butterflies for a decade as part of the world’s largest butterfly survey.

Unusually high numbers of the migratory butterfly have flown into Britain from continental Europe in the last six weeks and some of their offspring will emerge during the Big Butterfly Count, which starts on Friday.

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Tender process for seabed use made more transparent after warnings from energy firms

The Queen’s property manager has bowed to criticism over its plans for the biggest offshore wind auction in a decade by agreeing to fairer terms for renewable energy companies.

The Crown Estate, which holds the rights to seabeds around the British Isles, told windfarm developers on Thursday that it has “refined” its controversial plans for the upcoming tender to make it more affordable to develop renewable energy.

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19 July 1961 Conservationist pioneer Mervyn Cowie works tirelessly to set up national parks, despite opposition from the British colonial territories

Nairobi, July 18
One of the little jokes of the last Kenya Parliament was the way Mervyn Cowie, a nominated member, was often referred to as “the Member for Wild Animals.” In this Parliament there is no place for the director of Kenya’s National Parks. Yet the plight of his wild animals is worse today than he has ever known before.

The immediate causes are those afflicting every farmer – the unprecedented devastation of grazing by army-worm and two years of terrible drought. But there is an even larger danger in the background: the indifference of African politicians to game preservation and the prospect that after independence they may let this greatest of East Africa’s tourist attractions vanish through neglect.

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NSW to offer households interest-free loans of up to $14,000 to install solar and storage, but concerns raised about cost benefits and if it will repeat problems in Victoria.

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Waterwheel plants use snap up mosquito larvae, tiny fish and even tadpoles in freshwater wetlands around the world – including remote parts of north Australia. Adam Cross, Research Fellow, Curtin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

South Australia government green-lights EPS Energy plans to install a 280MW solar plus battery storage project near Port Pirie - the fourth huge solar and battery project in the state.

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The trolls are out and hunting in packs. One solar industry veteran has decided to fight back.

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Battery storage companies fear for future in Australia after CEC decides to support strict new standards that will send price of installation rocketing.

The post Australia home battery industry at risk as CEC backs bunker mentality appeared first on RenewEconomy.

FRV lands finance for Goonumbla solar farm, as first of "landmark" pricing solar projects from Snowy Hydro tender gets under way.

The post FRV lands finance for Goonumbla solar farm, to deliver cheap power to Snowy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Experts say the UK looks to be experiencing the arrival of millions of painted lady butterflies.

Union membership is a fraction of what it was but people power is finding a voice through new platforms and movements. People power has given us revolutions, political parties and unions. In part four we look at how people power is now helping to put a range of issues on the political agenda through new platforms, movements and voices in Parliament. We also hear how Parliament itself could be changed.

You are environmentally aware but your boss, who is also your brother-in-law, is extremely wasteful. Do you follow your conscience and leave your job? Or suck it up and carry on? Lizzie Mack and ex-red Wiggle Murray Cook muse on this one.