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Most common household cockroach able to develop ‘cross resistance’ to multiple types of chemicals, US study finds

Cockroaches have become harder to kill and could soon be “almost impossible” to control using pesticides alone, according to a study funded by the United States housing department.

Researchers from Purdue University in Indiana spent six months trying to eradicate German cockroaches (Blattella germanica L.), one of the most common species of household cockroach in the US, Australia and Europe, from three low-rise apartment buildings in Illinois and Indiana.

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From congestion to cost, there are many entirely misguided arguments in circulation

Cycle lanes have been in the news recently, as have the many often entirely misguided arguments that opponents use against them.

For all the (slight) progress in some UK cities over mass cycling, we are still at a stage where a leaflet from a local branch of the party of government (see below) will state falsehoods about bike lanes as if they were the undoubted truth.

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Los Angeles deal for 400MW solar + 400MW/800MWh battery plant set to lock in prices of under 2c/kWh for PV, $1.3c/kWh for stored power.

The post Coal and gas on notice, as US big solar and battery deal stuns market appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Oversupply and an emissions profile not much better than coal are putting US$1.3 trillion in new LNG export and import infrastructure at significant risk of becoming stranded, new report finds.

The post Climate friend or carbon bomb? Global gas market faces $1.3trn stranded asset risk appeared first on RenewEconomy.

World Heritage globally is threatened by climate change, in all sorts of ways. A new tool identifies the key risks and best strategies for both natural and cultural wonders. Scott Heron, Senior Lecturer, James Cook University Jon C. Day, PSM, Post-career PhD candidate, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Greenpeace report reveals 29 floor-exploration licences have been granted worldwide

The world’s oceans are facing a “new industrial frontier” from a fledgling deep-sea mining industry as companies line up to extract metals and minerals from some of the most important ecosystems on the planet, a report has found.

The study by Greenpeace revealed that although no mining had started on the ocean floor, 29 exploration licences had been issued covering an area five times bigger than the UK. Environmentalists said the proposed mining would threaten not only crucial ecosystems but the global fight against climate breakdown.

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Chile successfully navigates total solar eclipse that briefly knocked out 1500MW of solar. But will Australia be as prepared for its own eclipse in 2028?

The post Chile powers through solar eclipse, as Australia prepares for 2028 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Minutes after announcing plans to accelerate its electrification strategy, senior BMW executive says Europeans don’t actually want to buy pure electric vehicles.

The post BMW unveils new EVs, says Europeans don’t want them appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Porsche's flagship all-electric car, the Taycan, has been captured cruising the streets of Shanghai ahead of its global launch this September.

The post Electric Porsche Taycan debuts on streets of Shanghai appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A health check of the pristine ecosystem has found warming waters, more crocodiles and a ‘humpback highway’

In the turquoise waters off the Kimberley, where sheer cliffs peer down on isolated beaches, researchers are studying an underwater world – in the hope of saving it.

Formed millions of years ago, the waters off Western Australia’s rugged 12,000km northern-most coastline have remained a scientific mystery. But for the past five years, researchers guided by Indigenous Australians have tackled rutted dirt tracks to study an oceanic highway lying off the Kimberley’s shores.

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The Threatened Species Scientific Committee is seeking comments on the assessment of Falco hypoleucos (Grey Falcon). The public consultation period will be open until 16 August 2019

The Threatened Species Scientific Committee is seeking comments on the assessment of Falco hypoleucos (Grey Falcon). The public consultation period will be open until 16 August 2019

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An Oregon Democratic senator that opposed the state’s WCI-modelled cap-and-trade proposal sees a potential path forward to pass climate legislation during next year’s short session, the legislator told Carbon Pulse Tuesday.

Greenland's ice made headlines in June, as warm weather made for unseasonably widespread melting. And though this summer is still unfolding, the human fingerprint on Greenland's ice can't be denied. Nerilie Abram, ARC Future Fellow, Research School of Earth Sciences; Chief Investigator for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

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Fracking ban and new environment act among influential group’s suggestions

Fracking should be banned, the UK must take global leadership on the climate emergency and a royal commission should decide how to build homes in an environmentally sustainable manner, an influential group of Conservative MPs has said.

The Conservative Environment Network (CEN) set out a manifesto on Tuesday that they said must govern the UK’s policies to prevent climate catastrophe and allow for greener economic growth. Among the 41 MPs who signed up to the pledges, which include a call for a new environment act, are senior figures such as Sir Nicholas Soames, Sir Oliver Letwin, Greg Hands, Caroline Spelman, Richard Benyon and Zac Goldsmith.

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Alberta-based offset project developer and consultancy Carbon Credit Solutions has acquired fellow advisory firm and green technology company Cap-Op Energy, with an eye to supplying more than 1 million provincial offset credits this year, the companies announced Tuesday.

Liquefied natural gas developments on a collision course with Paris agreement, Global Energy Monitor says

The booming liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry will play at least as big a role as new coal investments in bringing on a climate crisis if all planned projects go ahead, US-based energy analysts and campaigners say.

The report by the Global Energy Monitor appears at odds with comments by Australia’s emissions reduction minister, Angus Taylor, who has said the country could be proud that the rapidly expanding LNG export industry was displacing coal power overseas.

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A wildlife group says the future of bird of prey chicks is at risk after one parent is shot.