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‘People are anaesthetised to seeing rubbish everywhere’: the book unearthing waste in our seas
via theguardian.comEast Yorkshire artist Mandy Barker has found a way to make us look again at pollution – cataloguing fibres from fast fashion in the style of a Victorian book about British algaeWhen Mandy Barker stumbled upon a fragment of colour in a rock pool while walking near Spurn Point, East Yorkshire, in 2012, she was bewitched. “I thought it was a piece of seaweed with lovely colours on it – greeny-browny – but when I went to pick it out, I saw that it&nbs -
As a child, I roamed Dartmoor – and it shaped me. But across England, that freedom is being trampled on | Rosie Jewell
via theguardian.comHow can we expect people to care for the countryside if they are denied access to it? We must fight for our right to roamWhen people ask me where I’m from, I wryly tell them “the middle of nowhere”. So, imagine my surprise when I saw that my old landlord and the remote place where I grew up were making national headlines over a court battle for the right to wild camp on Dartmoor.Alexander Darwall bought the 1,619-hectare (4,000-acre) Blachford estate on southern Dartmoor in 201 -
Empire of the ants: what insect supercolonies can teach us
via theguardian.comPeople have long drawn comparisons between ant societies and human ones – but in fact they are a reminder of how limited our influence on the world really isIt is a familiar story: a small group of animals living in a wooded grassland begin, against all odds, to populate Earth. At first, they occupy a specific ecological place in the landscape, kept in check by other species. Then something changes. The animals find a way to travel to new places. They learn to cope with unpredictability. T -
Death tolls mount as elephants and people compete for land in Sri Lanka
via theguardian.comConservationists plead for coexistence as shrinking forests drive conflict, with elephant deaths doubling in a decadeSetting out from home to collect firewood on a cool spring morning last year, Harshini Wanninayake and her mother had no idea only one of them would come back alive. The pair were walking to a nearby forest from Eriyawa, a village in north-west Sri Lanka, when they heard a loud rustling close by.“It came out of nowhere,” says Wanninayake. “The elephant was behind -
Court ruling erodes climate activists’ ability to defend themselves – as the planet heats up
via theguardian.comCourt of appeal’s removal of ‘consent’ defence means defendants on trial for criminal damage can no longer use it in England and WalesIt took a matter of minutes in the court of appeal, where demonstrators were strangely absent, for the dial to shift once more on the rights of protest in England and Wales.The decision taken on Monday by the court of appeal to, in effect, find in favour of the attorney general, the Conservative government’s premier legal officer, has remov -
Only seven countries meet WHO air quality standard, research finds
via theguardian.comAlmost all countries failing to meet mark for PM2.5, tiny particles expelled by vehicles and industry that can cause health problemsOnly seven countries are meeting an international air quality standard, with deadly air pollution worsening in places due to a rebound in economic activity and the toxic impact of wildfire smoke, a new report has found.Of 134 countries and regions surveyed in the report, only seven – Australia, Estonia, Finland, Grenada, Iceland, Mauritius and New Zealand &nda -
Forget nuclear: would Peter Dutton oppose a plan to cut bills and address the climate crisis? | Adam Morton
via theguardian.comWe should focus on rooftop solar – Australians love itA missing element from much of the debate about whether Australia should embrace nuclear power is that – unless the Labor rank-and-file have an extraordinary change of heart – the issue is already dead on arrival.John Howard and Scott Morrison knew the score on this. Unless there is bipartisan support, a nuclear industry has virtually no chance of being developed. And as things stand there is no chance of the ALP changing it -
How badly do Tasmanians want to protect nature? The state election may provide answers
via theguardian.comThe major parties have been all but silent on the environment this campaign, while the Greens are intent on protecting natural placesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTasmania markets itself as a natural beauty, pitching to people on the mainland that they should “come down for air”, but it’s been a different story in the island state’s frenzied election campaign. Nature was nearly entirely absent from the first month of campaigning -
Pythons for bait and dodging militias: on the trail of the rare ‘monkey-eating’ eagle
via theguardian.comMindanao island is the last stronghold of the endangered Philippine eagle. But now the raptor’s habitat is at risk from logging, hunting and armed groups Christian Daug whistles with all the spirit he can muster. “The male and female were perched there yesterday,” he says, pointing to a dead tree amid the sea of flora that smothers the tallest mountain on the Philippine archipelago.He whistles again as we look out over the jungle from a wooden observation post. This area is one -
Climate protesters in England and Wales lose criminal damage defence
via theguardian.comAppeal court says defendants’ ‘beliefs and motivation’do not constitute lawful excuse for damaging propertyOne of the last defences for climate protesters who commit criminal damage has been in effect removed by the court of appeal. The court said the “beliefs and motivation” of a defendant do not constitute lawful excuse for causing damage to a property.The defence that a person honestly believes the owner of a property would have consented had they known the full -
‘Holy grail of shipwrecks’: recovery of 18th-century Spanish ship could begin in April
via theguardian.comThe San José, sunk in 1708, has been at the center of a dispute over who has rights to the wreck, including $17bn in bootySince the Colombian navy discovered the final resting place of the Spanish galleon San José in 2015, its location has remained a state secret, the wreck – and its precious cargo – left deep under the waters of the Caribbean.Efforts to conserve the ship and recover its precious cargo have been caught up in a complicated string of international legal d -
‘Bewildering’ to omit meat-eating reduction from UN climate plan
via theguardian.comAcademic experts also criticise UN Food and Agriculture Organization for dismissing alternative proteinsThe omission of meat-eating reduction from proposals in a UN roadmap to tackle the climate crisis and end hunger is “bewildering”, according to academic experts.The group also criticised the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s report for “dismissing” the potential of alternative proteins, such as plant-based meat, to reduce the impact of livestock on the enviro -
Galapagos biodiversity under threat – in pictures
via theguardian.comGreenpeace has called for the creation of a high seas protected zone under a new UN treaty to secure a much wider area around Ecuador’s Galapagos archipelago, whose unique fauna and flora inspired Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution Continue reading... -
UK heat pump rollout criticised as too slow by public spending watchdog
via theguardian.comInstallations must speed up 11-fold as advisers say latest changes to scheme likely to make 2028 target even harderThe public spending watchdog has criticised the slow pace of the government’s heat pump rollout just days after ministers postponed an important scheme designed to increase the rate of installations.A report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has found that heat pump installations would need to accelerate 11-fold if the government is to reach its target for 600,000 heat pumps -
Britain is becoming a toxic chemical dumping ground – yet another benefit of Brexit | George Monbiot
via theguardian.comPerhaps our government imagines bulldog spirit will protect us from the dangerous substances that Europe rules unsafeIt’s a benefit of Brexit – but only if you’re a manufacturer or distributor of toxic chemicals. For the rest of us, it’s another load we have to carry on behalf of the shysters and corner-cutters who lobbied for the UK to leave the EU.The government insisted on a separate regulatory system for chemicals. At first sight, it’s senseless: chemical regula -
Banks driving increase in global meat and dairy production, report finds
via theguardian.comFinanciers providing billion-dollar support for industrial livestock companies to expand leading to unsustainable rise in productionBillion-dollar financing is driving unsustainable increases in global meat and dairy production, a report has found.Global meat production rose 9% between 2015 and 2021, the report said, while dairy production increased 13% in that time. Continue reading... -
Country diary: The empty lake proved to be anything but | David Bellamy
via theguardian.comBallachrink, Isle of Man: My monthly bird survey started so slowly that I nearly gave up – I would have missed a ‘first’ for this site if I hadQuietly opening the shutters of the hide, I have before me a “lake”, which almost anywhere else in the world would be termed a humble pond. I am smug to have the whole reserve to myself and settle down, marvelling at seeing the same view twice at once, reflected in the serene, mirror-flat water.Each month, I an -
Iceland state of emergency after volcanic flare-up
via bbc.co.ukPowerful lava flows began late on Saturday - but authorities say they have since diminished significantly. -
A Florida neighborhood says an old factory made them sick. Now developers want to kick up toxic soil
via theguardian.comResidents already hit with disease are fighting the multibillion-dollar corporation DR Horton, America’s largest homebuilder Kristen Burke and her husband, Harold, moved into their home in Russell Landing, a rural suburb just outside of Jacksonville, Florida, nearly 15 years ago. The quiet and tight-knit neighborhood sits next to a shaggy pine forest and a blackwater canal. “This was our dream home,” said Burke.It wasn’t until 2018 that she realized the extent of the poll -
Peter Dutton wanted a plebiscite on marriage equality. Why not hold another on his nuclear fantasy? | Paul Karp
via theguardian.comWhat 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?Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastWhen 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 man -
The Phoenix, Lewes: a new riverside neighbourhood that sounds almost too good to be true
via theguardian.comA dream team of architects has planning permission to convert a former ironworks in the old Sussex market town into a sustainable new community for all, with low-rise flats, courtyard gardens, electric car share and more. If built, it could spearhead a transformation of British housingImagine a new district of an old town, made up of multiple good things. Its blocks of flats, mostly four or five storeys high, would achieve what’s called “gentle density”, which means getting a g -
‘I’ll run until there’s no sea left’: the gas-mask wearing ultramarathoner circling the Salton Sea
via theguardian.comThe California landmark is shrinking, exposing a toxic lakebed that threatens neighbors. ‘Irondad’ is running 92 miles to highlight the crisisOn an otherwise desolate horizon, a black dot materialized along the dramatic shoreline of California’s Salton Sea one recent Saturday afternoon. Beachgoers shielded their eyes against the midday glare and watched as the mirage became 49-year-old William Sinclair, an ultramarathon runner and activist who goes by the self-given nickname &l -
‘They’re at the forefront’: the women leading the way through Britain’s farming crisis
via theguardian.comA traditionally male-dominated industry is being quietly transformed by an influx of talent who don’t fit the stereotypeBack in the 1970s, Holly Collins was studying for her A-levels in Sussex. While her friends sent off their university applications, she wrote to the Royal Agricultural College asking for an entry form, hoping to follow her dream of becoming a farmer.“They wrote back with the following answer: ‘Dear Miss Collins, we do not admit women.’” Continue re -
Hidden giants: how the UK’s 500,000 redwoods put California in the shade
via theguardian.comResearchers found that the Victorians brought so many seeds and saplings to Britain that the trees now outnumber those in their US homelandThree 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 less than half the height of the Statue of Liberty.“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 the -
UK doctors involved in climate protests face threat of being struck off
via theguardian.comGPs with convictions over protests face tribunals to determine whether they can keep licence to practiseDr 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 inv -
Country diary: A little miracle by my feet – a four-leaf clover | Kate Blincoe
via theguardian.comCaistor St Edmund, Norfolk: On a day spent picking horse poo from the pasture, I welcome this Celtic charmI am up to my ankles in thick mud, scraping horse poo up from a waterlogged pasture. It’s been a tough winter for anyone who spends lots of time outdoors. East Anglia has recorded its wettest (and warmest) February on record, with endless drab days of persistent rain.Poo-picking helps to keep the pasture palatable and reduces the parasitic worms that can infect the horses, but it& -
The 'insane' plan to save the Arctic's sea-ice
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The Guardian view on genteel protest: don’t price the peaceful enjoyment of England’s green fields | Editorial
via theguardian.comCharging townspeople to use a beautiful park in the Cotswolds may ignite a wider right to roam movementA 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 g -
‘Every household needs to work out a system for their fridge’: how to throw out less food
via theguardian.comHacks such as rotating the crisper, labelling food nearing expiry and shopping online can all reduce food waste Change by Degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprintGot a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at [email protected] Leonardi has been practising sustainable strategies for reducing food waste at home for about six years now.After participating in the ABC’s War o -
Canada moves to protect coral reef that scientists say ‘shouldn’t exist’
via theguardian.comDiscovery was made after First Nations tipped off ecologists about groups of fish gathering in a fjord off British ColumbiaDeep in the hostile waters off Canada’s west coast, in a narrow channel surrounded by fjords, lies a coral reef that scientists believe “shouldn’t exist”. The reef is the northernmost ever discovered in the Pacific Ocean and offers researchers a new glimpse into the resilience – and unpredictability – of the deep-sea ecosystems.For generat -
Much of England’s ‘national landscapes’ out of bounds, say campaigners
via theguardian.comRight to Roam finds areas of outstanding natural beauty have on average poorer footpath access than rest of EnglandEngland’s most stunning “national landscapes” are largely out of bounds, and 22 of the 34 have less than 10% of their area open to the public, research has found.The government last year renamed areas of outstanding natural beauty to national landscapes, and said part of their aim was to widen access to nature. Ministers said at the time the new name reflected a re -
Experience: I’m a world champion litter-picker
via theguardian.comThe competition was intense. At one point, the members of another team came over to us and tried to pick rubbish out of our bagSpoGomi is a sport involving litter-picking by teams of three. You’re given an area of roughly 1.5 sq km (0.6 sq miles), and have to collect as much litter as possible within an hour or so, with some items awarded more points than others. Once you’ve collected your litter, you go to the sorting area and have another 20 minutes to sort it into recycling c -
The week in wildlife – in pictures: a baby gorilla, a rare black leopard and a sucker-bum squid
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Put Thames Water into special administration, Lib Dems tell ministers
via theguardian.comExclusive: party calls for firm to be wound up as it seeks shareholder bailout, higher bills and lower fines Thames Water should be put into special administration by the government and reformed as a public benefit company, the Liberal Democrats have said.Sarah Olney, the Lib Dems’ Treasury spokesperson, will call in a parliamentary debate for the biggest privatised English water company to be wound up under legislation that has recently been updated by ministers. Continue reading... -
‘We don’t know where the money is going’: the ‘carbon cowboys’ making millions from credit schemes
via theguardian.comCarbon schemes are touted as a way to transfer billions in climate finance to the developing world – but people at the Kariba project in Zimbabwe say most of the profits never arriveIn the districts surrounding Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe, most people have little idea their villages were at the centre of a multimillion-dollar carbon boom. Punctuated by straw-thatched mud houses, the Miombo woodlands on the edge of the enormous artificial lake are mostly home to smallholder farmers. The gravel -
Australian Alps face world’s largest loss of snow by end of century, research shows
via theguardian.comStudy of global heating finds snowfall in Victoria and New South Wales could decline much faster than in other alpine areas around the world Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastGlobal heating will cause snow cover in the Australian Alps to decline by 78% by the end of the century – much faster than the declines assessed in six other major skiing regions, new research has found.The study published tod -
Weatherwatch: Tree-planting campaigns get a lift from Irish guide
via theguardian.comThousands of young trees perish each year in the vital first few months of plantingEver since the slogan “Plant a tree in ’73” was coined there have been repeated campaigns to encourage increased woodland planting of all kinds in Britain. In the 50 years since 1973, UK tree cover has doubled to about 13% of land area, still well below the 39% European Union average.Meanwhile the greater understanding of the vital importance of trees in capturing carbon and keeping our cities co -
Country diary: Winner and losers at the lowered reservoir | Phil Gates
via theguardian.comTunstall Valley, Weardale: Where greylag geese normally swim in 10ft-deep water, chaffinches are pecking among the green shoots. What exactly is happening?Tunstall reservoir is a favourite place to visit in March, to look and listen for spring’s progress. Today, a flypast of pied plumage, scarlet beaks and “pic-pic” calls announced the arrival of oystercatchers, returning to breed in larger numbers than I’ve seen in recent years. A heron, feeding in the nature reserve beh -
Australian farm grows world's biggest blueberry
via bbc.co.ukThe monster fruit is the size of a ping-pong ball and weighs 20.4g, about 10 times the average blueberry. -
France’s lower house votes to limit ‘excesses’ of fast fashion with environmental surcharge
via theguardian.comMeasure is part of package aimed at limiting pollution associated with cheap, imported clothesFrance’s lower house of parliament has backed a string of measures to make low-cost fast fashion, especially items from Chinese mass producers, less attractive to buyers.Thursday’s vote makes France the first country in the world “legislating to limit the excesses of ultra fast fashion”, said Christophe Bechu, minister for the ecological transition. The measures still require a v -
Water voles to benefit from £25m landscapes scheme
via bbc.co.ukEngland's fastest-declining mammal is to be protected as part of a new habitats restoration fund. -
UK scheme to spur take-up of heat pumps delayed after gas lobby pressure
via theguardian.comMechanism is vital to boost the ‘only viable option’ to decarbonise emissions from heating homes, says green charityThe government has delayed by a year its scheme for spurring the take-up of heat pumps, under pressure from the gas boiler industry.The clean heat market mechanism is intended to force heating installers to fit more low-carbon heat pumps, to meet the UK’s net zero greenhouse gas emissions target and save energy. Continue reading... -
Elon Musk's Starship goes 'farther than ever'
via bbc.co.ukThe world's most powerful rocket makes a huge leap in progress in its third test flight. -
How do you get enough protein in a climate-friendly way?
via theguardian.comMeat production is responsible for a significant amount of greenhouse gas emissions. How can we balance that with our own dietary needs?Meat production is hard on the planet.According to one 2021 study, meat accounts for nearly 60% of all greenhouse gases from global food production. Not only do livestock produce methane, but raising animals requires an enormous amount of land and resources. Another recent report found that three-quarters of global agricultural land is used for livestock. Contin -
‘A struggle for us all’: new film reveals light and shade of fight for Amazon
via theguardian.comFive years in the making, We Are Guardians takes a hard look at the complexity of the struggle between Indigenous people, loggers and ranchersA UN report in 2021 described the Indigenous peoples of Latin America as the “best guardians” of the rainforests. Now, a new documentary, We Are Guardians, tells the story of those in Brazil fighting to protect their land from deforestation.The film, which premiered on Netflix in Latin America, is due to be screened in London on 15 March as par -
UK government overturns plans to phase out badger cull
via theguardian.com‘Sunak now wants all the badgers dead,’ says ecological consultant Tom LangtonThe government has U-turned on its plans to phase out the badger cull, with proposals to exterminate the vast majority of some local populations across much of south-west and central England.Ministers plan to introduce controversial targeted culling, also known as “epidemiological culling” or “epi-culling”, whereby populations of badgers can be reduced to almost zero in some areas wh -
Effects of geoengineering must be urgently investigated, experts say
via theguardian.comImpact on ecosystems must be predicted before technology is used, US atmospheric science agency chief saysScientists must work urgently on predicting the effects of climate geoengineering, the chief of the US atmospheric science agency has said, as the technology is likely to be needed, at least in part.Richard Spinrad, administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), said the government-backed body was estimating the effects of some of the likely techniques for geoen -
The Big Apple gets a tiny forest: 1,000 native plants coming to New York
via theguardian.comCity’s first pocket forest, aimed at increasing biodiversity, will spring up in April on 2,700 sq ft of Manhattan’s Roosevelt IslandA tiny forest filled with more than 1,000 native plants will spring up in New York City come April on a 2,700 sq ft plot of land on the southern tip of Manhattan’s Roosevelt Island.It will be the city’s first pocket forest, and supporters say it will bring both the beauty of increased biodiversity and tangible benefits to residents navigating -
Let them eat snake: why python meat could soon be on the menu
via theguardian.comFancy a plate of fangers and mash? Some researchers say python farms on a commercial scale could provide sustainable alternative proteinGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastDr Daniel Natusch has eaten python in almost every way imaginable.“I’ve had it barbecued. I’ve had it in satay skewers. I’ve had it in curries. I’ve had it with Indigenous people in the wilds of the Malaysian jungle,” he said.Sign up for Guardian Australi -
Melt rate of Greenland ice sheet can predict summer weather in Europe, scientist says
via theguardian.comLocation, extent and strength of recent freshwater events suggest an unusually warm and dry summer over southern Europe this yearLong-range weather predictions are notoriously difficult, but a new paper in the journal Weather and Climate Dynamics suggests that the melt rate of the Greenland ice sheet can predict the next summer’s weather in Europe.The chain of events is complex and other factors may interfere. But according to Dr Marilena Oltmanns of the UK National Oceanography Centre, le
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