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• Whale world

  18-04-2017 23:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A study that attached cameras with suction cups to the backs of Antarctic whales has revealed never before seen feeding habits and social interactions.
  
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• Frydenberg to consider shark cull, drumlines after death of WA teenager

  18-04-2017 23:26 via theguardian.com
  
  Environment minister says federal government ‘would welcome any proposal to protect human life first’ after attack on surfer Laeticia BrouwerThe federal government would consider any strategies to prevent further shark attacks off Australia’s coast, following the death of teenager surfer Laeticia Brouwer.“In light of the recent shark attack the commonwealth would welcome any proposal to protect human life first and foremost,” the federal environment minister, Josh F
  
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• Iceberg tourists flock to Newfoundland town

  18-04-2017 22:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new resident off the coast of a Canadian town has turned it into a cool tourist spot.
  
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• Hanging on for Lizzy to get her man | Brief letters

  18-04-2017 20:03 via theguardian.com
  
  Homo sapiens | Pride and Prejudice | Formula for happiness | Messrs Block and Anderson | The Yotam effectHomo sapiens is the world’s most productive trader, whatever that means, in an ecosystem teeming with life, writes Christine McNulty (Letters, 17 April). Then why is it that the number of wild animals in the world has declined by over 50% since 1970, and that the rate of extinction of species is now somewhere between 1,000 and 10,000 times the natural background rate? It seems to me tha
  
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• Slims River: Climate change causes 'river piracy' in Canada's Yukon

  18-04-2017 19:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  When a team of scientists went to the Yukon to study the Slims River, all they found was a "skinny lake".
  
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• Trump aides abruptly postpone meeting on whether to stay in Paris climate deal

  18-04-2017 19:22 via theguardian.com
  
  Unlikely coalition of fossil fuel firms, environmental groups and Republicans are calling on president to stay despite his pledge to ‘cancel’ agreement
  Donald Trump’s aides have abruptly postponed a meeting to determine whether the US should remain in the Paris climate agreement, with an unlikely coalition of fossil fuel firms, environmental groups and some Republicans calling on the president to stick with the deal.Trump’s top advisers were set to meet on Tuesday to prov
  
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• Food manufacturer achieves 'staggering' fuel efficiency savings through new tyres

  18-04-2017 19:15
  
  Ginsters Cornish Pasty brand owner, Samworth Brothers, has significantly enhanced the fuel efficiency of its vehicle fleet through the use of energy-saving Michelin tyres, according to the findings of a year-long trial.
  
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• Cherry blossom around the world – in pictures

  18-04-2017 17:59 via theguardian.com
  
  From Harrogate to Tokyo cherry blossom is in full bloom at the peak of spring Continue reading...
  
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• Greenpeace fined under Lobbying Act in 'act of civil disobedience'

  18-04-2017 17:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Greenpeace says ‘gagging law’ favours big business and refused to register as a campaign group in run-up to 2015 electionGreenpeace has become the first organisation to be fined under the government’s Lobbying Act which critics warned would silence legitimate campaign groups.Ministers said the legislation, dubbed the “gagging law” by charities, would hold corporate lobbyists to account when it was introduced in 2014. Continue reading...
  
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• edie Live Exhibitor Spotlight: Ofgem E-Serve

  18-04-2017 17:32
  
  Ahead of edie Live at the NEC on 23-24 May we get up close and personal with some of our exhibitors to find out what visitors can expect to see at the show, what's new and how they can help in the drive towards sustainability targets.
  
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• Famous faces unite against post-Brexit environmental 'race to the bottom'

  18-04-2017 17:32
  
  An unlikely alliance of business entrepreneurs, media personalities and sporting figures have come together with green groups to warn that Brexit could lead to an "environmental race to the bottom" if the low-carbon economy isn't prioritised.
  
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• Fish 'pool' their experience to solve problems

  18-04-2017 17:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some of them may know where to find food but not how to access it while others know how to get at it but not where it is hidden.
  
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• Google Earth adds Attenborough world tours

  18-04-2017 17:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Sir David Attenborough will show people "natural treasures" within the new Google Earth.
  
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• 'The truth needs an advocate': why scientists will be marching on Saturday

  18-04-2017 16:57 via theguardian.com
  
  The hands of the Doomsday Clock currently stand at two-and-a-half-minutes to midnight. Professor Ray Pierrehumbert of Oxford University and the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists explains why support for science and the global March for Science on 22 April is crucial Continue reading...
  
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• Mega-constellation satellites will need 'rapid disposal'

  18-04-2017 15:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Good management of spacecraft mega-constellations can avoid polluting the orbital environment.
  
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• Calls for low-carbon Industrial Strategy mount as Theresa May seeks snap election

  18-04-2017 13:58
  
  A host of industry bodies have called on the Government's forthcoming Industrial Strategy to support business efforts to embrace renewable technologies, on the same day that Prime Minister Theresa May has made a surprise announcement to call a snap general election in June.
  
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• Scientists to take to the streets in global march for truth

  18-04-2017 12:52 via theguardian.com
  
  March for Science on 22 April will see scientists and supporters at more than 500 locations stand up for evidence-based thinkingScientists and science supporters will take to the streets in a global March for Science on 22 April . What began as a small Facebook group in the US capital, Washington DC has spiralled into a global phenomenon that will now see marches and other events in more than 500 locations around the world, from Seattle to Seoul.It is great news that so many people are prepared
  
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• Science strikes back: anti-Trump march set to draw thousands to Washington

  18-04-2017 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Scientists are ditching their labs for the streets in a mass protest against the Trump administration’s war on facts, but will the effort resonate with skeptics?
  On Saturday, thousands of scientists are set to abandon the cloistered neutrality of their laboratories to plunge into the the political fray against Donald Trump in what will likely be the largest ever protest by science advocates.The March for Science, a demonstration modeled in part on January’s huge Women’s March,
  
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• Science strikes back: anti-Trump march draws thousands to Washington

  18-04-2017 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Scientists are ditching their labs for the streets in a mass protest against the Trump administration’s war on facts, but will the effort resonate with skeptics?
  On Saturday, thousands of scientists are set to abandon the cloistered neutrality of their laboratories to plunge into the the political fray against Donald Trump in what will likely be the largest ever protest by science advocates.The March for Science, a demonstration modeled in part on January’s huge Women’s March,
  
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• Rescued bears settle in to new life in Ukraine

  18-04-2017 11:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The two brown bears were found by Ukrainian charity Four Paws.
  
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• A veggie burger that bleeds? Now the ‘clean meat’ revolution is cooking on gas | Brian Kateman

  18-04-2017 11:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Plant-based products meant to resemble animal foods are becoming even more convincing and delicious – and lowering the barriers to a vegan lifestyleSome of the most anticipated and iconic promises of the future have come up empty. There are no flying cars, interstellar teleporters, floating hoverboards, or fully functional, live-in robotic house cleaners. Not only have we not colonised Mars – we haven’t even set foot on it.But if there is one bright spot, it’s that the fu
  
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• Electric vehicle energy storage provides 'perfect opportunity' for UK

  18-04-2017 11:10
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The UK's expanding low-carbon vehicle market offers the "perfect opportunity" for businesses to export surplus energy to the grid, according to the new head of electric vehicles (EVs) at the Renewable Energy Association (REA).
  
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• Climate change: surely the most important news story of our age?

  18-04-2017 10:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Jonathan Watts, the Guardian’s new global environment editor, explains why he feels compelled to return to full-time, specialised environmental reportingLast week the Guardian announced that it was expanding its environment desk, adding three heavyweight reporters to its continent-spanning, award-winning team. Here Jonathan Watts, who will take up the new role of global environment editor in a few months’ time, explains why he believes this is the most important story on the planet r
  
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• Denmark to contest UK efforts to 'take back control' of fisheries

  18-04-2017 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Copenhagen has built a legal case that claims Danish fishermen’s right to fish in seas around UK dates back to 1400sThe British government’s plan to “take back control” of its waters after leaving the EU is about to be challenged by a claim from Denmark that its fishermen have a historical right to access to the seas around Britain dating back to the 1400s.Officials in Copenhagen have mined the archives to build a legal case that could potentially be fought in
  
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• Something is amiss with the Yare valley rooks

  18-04-2017 06:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Claxton, Norfolk At Thorpe Hall near Haddiscoe, 340 pairs of rooks once nested, but this spring there is not oneAssessing the rook population in the Yare valley has long been a favourite ritual of my springs. Since the nests are coarse bundles of sticks in the bare treetops it is easy to combine the serious census work with the season’s wider pleasures: the sounds of first chiffchaffs or blackcaps, the lemon wings of male brimstone butterflies, and the year’s first glamorous colour f
  
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• Live, long and black giant shipworm found in Philippines

  18-04-2017 06:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists find live specimens of the giant shipworm, described as "rare and enigmatic".
  
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• Crime 'threatens nearly half the world's natural heritage sites'

  18-04-2017 02:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Poaching, illegal logging and fishing are threatening some of the world's most iconic natural heritage sites.
  
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• Illegal wildlife trade threatens species at Unesco sites, says WWF

  18-04-2017 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Conservation charity warns that almost half of world heritage sites designated for importance to nature are at riskAlmost half of the Unesco world heritage sites designated for their importance to nature are threatened by the illegal wildlife trade, a WWF report has said.Poaching, illegal logging and fishing, and the trafficking of rare species are plaguing 45% of the world’s most precious natural areas, the report from the conservation charity said. Continue reading...
  
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• Naval power: Mauritius looks to Perth base for renewable energy solutions

  18-04-2017 00:53 via theguardian.com
  
  First to be threatened by climate change, island nations want renewable energy, even if it costs them more As home to Australia’s largest naval base, it is no surprise that foreign governments are curious about the secretive goings-on at Garden Island, just offshore from Perth in Western Australia.Peering across from the other side of the Indian Ocean, the Mauritian government is not gathering intelligence on Australia’s military power, however – but rather how the military is
  
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