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How Tesla Model Y shapes up against other electric SUVs

RenewEconomy - Thu, 2019-03-21 10:52

We compare specifications of the new Tesla Model Y against a range of other electric vehicles.

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The Indonesian paradise island drowning in plastic

BBC - Thu, 2019-03-21 10:14
Beaches on the Indonesian island of Sumatra are covered in plastic - and some of it is being dumped there by local businesses.
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CP Daily: Wednesday March 20, 2019

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2019-03-21 09:19
A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.
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US judge halts hundreds of drilling projects in groundbreaking climate change ruling

The Guardian - Thu, 2019-03-21 08:08

In a rebuke of the Trump administration’s ‘energy-first’ agenda, a judge rules greenhouse gas emissions must be considered

In the first significant check on the Trump administration’s “energy-first” agenda, a US judge has temporarily halted hundreds of drilling projects for failing to take climate change into account.

Drilling had been stalled on more than 300,000 acres of public land in Wyoming after it was ruled the Trump administration violated environmental laws by failing to consider greenhouse gas emissions. The federal judge has ordered the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which manages US public lands and issues leases to the energy industry, to redo its analysis.

The decision stems from an environmental lawsuit. WildEarth Guardians, Physicians for Social Responsibility, and the Western Environmental Law Center sued the BLM in 2016 for failing to calculate and limit the amount of greenhouse gas emissions from future oil and gas projects.

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How Project Gretel brought down a $1.5 billion solar business

RenewEconomy - Thu, 2019-03-21 08:07

Administrators detail how cost over-runs at 5 solar farms brought down RCR Tomlinson, an apparent mix of its own errors and system-wide issues.

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Experts propose introducing carbon credits for farmers to farm kangaroos

ABC Environment - Thu, 2019-03-21 07:37
Before the drought took hold in recent years, the national kangaroo population was estimated to be more than 45 million. Recent aerial surveys indicate that kangaroo numbers could have plummeted by more than 50 per cent in some areas.
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Nevada seeking to become next US state with a 100% zero-carbon grid

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2019-03-21 07:16
Nevada state lawmakers introduced a bill this week to raise the state’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) and achieve 100% carbon-free electricity by 2050, building on increased climate action in the southwest US state over the past year.
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EU Market: EUAs lift along with energy complex after gas bounce

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2019-03-21 06:46
EUAs climbed back towards €22 after touching a three-week low on Wednesday, as higher natural gas prices lifted the wider energy complex.
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Expanding gas mining threatens our climate, water and health

The Conversation - Thu, 2019-03-21 04:53
Gas mining is expanding across Australia, and has been touted as part of the answer to cutting emissions. But there is evidence that this rollout will pose significant health and environmental risks. Melissa Haswell, Professor of Health, Safety and Environment, School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland University of Technology David Shearman, Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Adelaide Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Searching for Australia's most elusive marsupial – Look at me podcast

The Guardian - Thu, 2019-03-21 03:00

If you’ve ever travelled to an Australian desert, you may have been in the presence of one of Australia’s most elusive marsupials. The Anangu people call it the itjaritjari but it is more commonly known as the marsupial mole – even though it is not actually a mole. Living entirely underground, this eye-less creature with pincer-like limbs has mostly defied scientific study until one scientist decided to bury some microphones ... Benjamin Law talks to Chris McCormack about his trip to Uluru in pursuit of this remarkable animal

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'No clue': environment department doesn't know if threatened species plans implemented

The Guardian - Thu, 2019-03-21 03:00

Australia has highest rate of mammal extinction in the world but government admits it ‘does not have data’ on plans

The federal environment department has admitted it does not know whether recovery plans meant to prevent extinctions of threatened species are actually being implemented.

Related: Wombats, sharks, possums, frogs: Australia's animals at risk of extinction – interactive

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Tim Flannery: people are shocked about climate change but they should be angry

The Guardian - Thu, 2019-03-21 03:00

The author and scientist, who has returned to his roots at the Australian Museum, says the world is about to see a major shift towards climate action

Tim Flannery laments that young Australians today will never be able to experience in the same way the natural wonders he enjoyed in his youth.

He grew up in Melbourne on remnants of the sandplain flora, “one of the great floristic gems of Australia,” he says. Once smothered in flowers in springtime, it has now largely been lost through development and altered burning regimes. Flannery, 63, spent his youth swimming and scuba diving in northern Port Phillip bay, which he says is now also gravely deteriorated.

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ANALYSIS: Bull run in California carbon seen as indication of new speculative interest

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2019-03-21 01:30
Recent gains in the California Carbon Allowance (CCA) market are leading traders to question whether prices could diverge from historic trends amid an influx of bullish new speculators, with some predicting the rise will be short-lived.
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Stags in the city: how deer found their way into our town centres and back gardens

The Guardian - Wed, 2019-03-20 22:00

As the UK’s deer population explodes, more of the animals are heading into urban areas. Why – and will they be welcome there?

If you head out to the shops today, or a churchyard, or a school, or a playground, and you live in a town or city, you might be in for a surprise. Cats, dogs, squirrels, even foxes are part and parcel of our urban landscapes now but increasingly, it’s not out of the question that you might just as easily meet a deer.

The deer population in the UK is at the highest it has been for at least 1,000 years, at around two million. Over the past few decades, does and stags have been spotted in urban areas and villages around the UK, from Glasgow, to Sheffield and London. This week, the Royal Horticultural Society released guidance on how gardeners can deer-proof their outdoor spaces. Replace tulips with daffodils and red hot pokers, it suggests, because deer don’t like the taste and it will stop them rummaging through your flowerbeds.

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Dutch government to investigate food safety body after 'sick cow' cases

The Guardian - Wed, 2019-03-20 21:00

Allegations that animals not fit for consumption are entering food chain raise doubts over Netherlands’ inspection regime

An investigation into the Dutch food safety authority has been ordered by the minister of agriculture, Carola Schouten, following repeated allegations that sick cows are being slaughtered in the north of the Netherlands.

A number of cases have been brought against cattle traders and slaughterhouses for transporting and offering sick cattle for slaughter in recent years, with several consequent convictions. Now the government is to review the Dutch food safety authority (Nederlandse Voedsel en Waren Autoriteit, NVWA). The NVWA is responsible for monitoring the slaughterhouses, but questions have been raised about its effectiveness since it was established in 2012.

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Japan’s main business lobby backs ‘clean coal’, denounces carbon pricing

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2019-03-20 20:22
Japan’s most powerful business lobby this week urged the government to prioritise economic growth in the battle against climate change, such as backing exports of efficient coal power technology while steering clear of an explicit price on carbon emissions.
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The last of Africa's big tusker elephants – in pictures

The Guardian - Wed, 2019-03-20 19:00

Like living relics from a bygone era, the last of Africa’s big tusker elephants roam in a vast, remote wilderness in Kenya. In partnership with the Tsavo Trust NGO and the Kenya Wildlife Service, Will Burrard-Lucas spent months photographing these rare animals. His series of intimate portraits are captured in his book, Land of Giants

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Spring arrival: Public to capture new season in words

BBC - Wed, 2019-03-20 18:37
The public is being asked to contribute entries to a national nature diary documenting the arrival of Spring.
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Chinese fishmeal plants leave fishermen in the Gambia all at sea | Hannah Summers

The Guardian - Wed, 2019-03-20 16:00

Scientists and campaigners warn that factories in coastal villages are wreaking environmental and economic havoc

Before the arrival of fishmeal factories in the Gambia, Musa Duboe would catch red snapper and barracuda to be sold at the local market. But his income had begun to dwindle due to depleted stocks.

Then in 2016 the Chinese-owned fishmeal plant Golden Lead began operating out of the coastal town of Gunjur, increasing demand for fish to export for overseas aquaculture.

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Giant sunfish washes up on Australian beach: 'I thought it was a shipwreck'

The Guardian - Wed, 2019-03-20 14:10

Rare creature found at the mouth of Murray River in South Australia

A rare giant sunfish has washed ashore at the mouth of the Murray River in South Australia.

Linette Grzelak posted a picture on Facebook of the sunfish, which was spotted by a couple of fishers on the beach at the weekend.

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