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• Volcanoes 'triggered dawn of dinosaurs'

  19-06-2017 22:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A million-year-long period of volcanic activity led to the rise of the dinosaurs, a study suggests.
  
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• Dino domination

  19-06-2017 22:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A million-year-long period of volcanic activity led to the rise of the dinosaurs, a study suggests.
  
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• Nationals' push for coal-fired power leaves voters cold in Guardian Essential poll

  19-06-2017 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Concerted effort to talk up the merits of coal wins over only 18% of voters, but renewables love fades if bills rise quicklyA concerted push by federal Nationals to build more coal-fired power plants as part of the Turnbull government’s energy policy overhaul has been given the thumbs down by voters, according to the latest Guardian Essential poll.The survey of 1,790 voters found that 64% would prefer new investment in renewable energy sources to meet Australia’s future energy supply
  
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• How cats conquered the ancient world

  19-06-2017 17:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The domestic cat is descended from wild cats that were tamed twice - in the Near East and then Egypt.
  
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• Global warming brews big trouble in coffee birthplace Ethiopia

  19-06-2017 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Rising temperatures are set to wipe out half of Ethiopia’s coffee-growing areas, with loss of certain locations likened to France losing a great wine regionGlobal warming is likely to wipe out half of the coffee growing area in Ethiopia, the birthplace of the bean, according to a groundbreaking new study. Rising temperatures have already damaged some special areas of origin, with these losses being likened to France losing one of its great wine regions.Ethiopia’s highlands also host
  
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• A third of the world now faces deadly heatwaves as result of climate change

  19-06-2017 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Study shows risks have climbed steadily since 1980, and the number of people in danger will grow to 48% by 2100 even if emissions are drastically reducedSouth-west heat wave: tell us how you’re keeping coolNearly a third of the world’s population is now exposed to climatic conditions that produce deadly heatwaves, as the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere makes it “almost inevitable” that vast areas of the planet will face rising fatalities from high tempe
  
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• John Oliver on the coal industry: 'Trump needs to stop lying to miners'

  19-06-2017 16:42 via theguardian.com
  
  On Last Week Tonight, the host discussed the coal mining industry’s loss of jobs and Donald Trump’s promises to revive it during his presidential campaignJohn Oliver addressed the topic of coal mining on his show Sunday night, exploring the industry’s loss of jobs and the factors that have led to it.“Coal,” he began, “basically cocaine for Thomas the Tank Engine. We’ve heard a lot about coal this past year, particularly from President Trump. In fact, arg
  
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• Brexit 'will enhance' UK wildlife laws - Gove

  19-06-2017 15:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Any Brexit changes to the UK's wildlife laws will increase - not reduce - environmental protection, Michael Gove has pledged.
  
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• Mozambique: 6,000 animals to rewild park is part-funded by trophy hunting

  19-06-2017 14:34 via theguardian.com
  
  Donation of animals by Zimbabwe wildlife conservancy to rewild war-torn park could not have happened without big-spending trophy hunters
  Call it Noah’s Ark on lorries. Dozens of trucks rolled over the Zimbabwe savanna carrying elephants, giraffe, African buffalo, zebras, and numerous other large iconic mammals. Driving more than 600km of dusty roadway, the trucks will deliver their wild loads to a new home: Zinave national park in Mozambique. The animals are a donation from Mozambique&rsqu
  
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• One Nation confirms it will vote against clean energy target in Senate

  19-06-2017 12:03 via theguardian.com
  
  Coalition’s hopes of negotiating with crossbench to pass legislation struck a fatal blow as pressure mounts for a bipartisan position with Labor on energyOne Nation has dealt a blow to the Turnbull government’s hopes of getting a clean energy target through the parliament, confirming it will vote against it in the event the Coalition has to try and broker a deal with the crossbench.
  The Turnbull government is under pressure from industry stakeholders to reach a bipartisan position wi
  
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• Reasons to be cheerful, despite Trump withdrawing from the Paris Agreement

  19-06-2017 11:31 via theguardian.com
  
  The US has dropped out of the Paris Climate Agreement, but India, China and the EU are stepping up to be the new global leaders on climate changeThe United States has abdicated responsibility from the Paris Climate Agreement – going where only Syria and Nicaragua have gone before, in refusing to play by globally agreed rules. While this is a blow for the fight against climate change, recent history suggests that a new “G3” – the EU, China and India – can fill the va
  
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• Rewilding Mozambique – funded in part by trophy hunting

  19-06-2017 09:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Over the next few years, Sango Wildlife Conservancy in Zimbabwe is donating 6,000 animals to rewild a war-torn park across the border in Mozambique. Sango’s owner says it couldn’t have happened without revenue from big-spending trophy hunters.Call it Noah’s Ark on lorries: on Sunday, dozens of trucks rolled over the Zimbabwe savanna carrying elephants, giraffe, African buffalo, zebras, and numerous other large iconic mammals. Driving over 600 kilometers of dusty roadway, the tr
  
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• Whole Foods for thought: Austin foodies ponder future under Amazon

  19-06-2017 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Shelf-stockers and purveyors of locally sourced organic produce give a wary welcome to Jeff Bezos’s buyout of the market that changed their townThe ne plus ultra of sprouted oat honey hemp granola and mango habanero kale chips is on the west side of downtown Austin – the location of arguably the world’s finest Whole Foods Market.
  So it should be: the company was founded in the Texas city and is headquartered above the 80,000-sq-foot flagship store, where a mission statement is
  
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• In thrall to the nightjar's ghostly song

  19-06-2017 06:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Bedgebury Pinetum, Kent As if wanting us to appreciate more fully the weird loveliness of its song, the nightjar flew towards usWe found the nightjar on the edge of a young conifer plantation, just before 10pm. The weather rumbled ominously in the background as dusk settled around us, the trees soughing and shushing in the breeze. Willow warblers carolled in the canopy and a fat woodcock roded over. Luke lit a cigarette, I slapped at midges. We saw the nightjar before we heard him (which is unus
  
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• Scientists fear new EU rules may 'hide' forest carbon loss

  19-06-2017 03:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Forestry researchers condemn attempts to change the way carbon from trees is counted in Europe.
  
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