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• North Atlantic’s greatest survivors are hunted once more

  25-11-2017 23:02 via theguardian.com
  After decades of recovery, right whales are now under threat from industrial fishingOne of the more hopeful ecological stories of recent years – the slow restoration of numbers of the North Atlantic right whale – has taken a disastrous turn for the worse. Marine biologists have found their population has plunged abruptly in the past few years and that there may now only be around 100 reproductively mature females left in the sea. Many scientists fear the species could soon become the
  
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• As the lobbying gets louder, coal power stations may not go quietly

  25-11-2017 17:38 via theguardian.com
  Energy companies in Italy and Spain have faced unexpected local opposition to their own plans to shut polluting plantsEurope’s race to quit coal has hit a speed bump as energy companies face local political resistance to the closure of power stations burning the polluting fuel.ScottishPower owner Iberdrola said this month that it was closing its last two coal power stations in Spain as part of its plan to cut carbon emissions and switch to cleaner power generation. But days later the
  
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• Mexico creates vast new ocean reserve to protect 'Galapagos of North America'

  25-11-2017 13:38 via theguardian.com
  Fishing, mining and new hotels will be prohibited in the ‘biologically spectacular’ Revillagigedo archipelagoMexico’s government has created the largest ocean reserve in North America around a Pacific archipelago regarded as its crown jewel.The measures will help ensure the conservation of marine creatures including whales, giant rays and turtles. Continue reading...
  
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• The article that changed my view … of humanity's impact on the planet

  25-11-2017 09:16 via theguardian.com
  Guardian supporter Matt Bowden explains why an article by the author Robert Macfarlane helped him understand the ‘Anthropocene generation’Matt Bowden, 34, works in the textiles industry. He is from Durham, UK and currently living in Taipei, TaiwanI came across Robert Macfarlane’s article Generation Anthropocene: how humans have altered the planet forever, as part of my MA course last year. It was recommended reading and ignited a deep interest in humans’ impact on the pla
  
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• Catching fly-tippers in the act

  25-11-2017 01:35 via bbc.co.uk
  When fly-tipping occurs on private property, it can be very costly for landowners.
  
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