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• Magnetic water

  10-04-2018 23:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Satellites make the most detailed observations yet of the magnetism generated by moving seawater.
  
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• Earth's magnetic ocean tides mapped from space

  10-04-2018 23:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Satellites make the most detailed observations yet of the magnetism generated by moving seawater.
  
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• Birdwatch: the chiffchaff, an early sign of spring, is 20 days late this year

  10-04-2018 22:30 via theguardian.com
  Chiffchaffs usually arrive in March, ahead of many other migrants, but this year’s rotten spring has delayed themMany birds are called after the sound they make, but few sing their name quite so persistently as the chiffchaff. From mid-March onwards, I hear them at the bottom of my garden; and occasionally catch a glimpse of a tiny, olive-coloured bird flitting among the foliage, pumping its tail up and down as it sings. Related: Country diary: Wenlock Edge: A search for meaning in this ch
  
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• The Menindee Lakes project: who loses and who really wins?

  10-04-2018 20:00 via theguardian.com
  The Murray-Darling authority questions the plan to shrink Menindee Lakes and its impact on communities, the environment and those downstreamThe Murray-Darling Basin Authority has delivered a scathing assessment of a project New South Wales is relying on to find water savings for the environment: a plan to reduce the size of the Menindee Lakes.The assessment contained in documents revealed today by Guardian Australia suggest the controversial Menindee Lakes project could do more harm than good. C
  
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• Frydenberg to warn Abbott allies against 'extreme ideologies' on energy

  10-04-2018 20:00 via theguardian.com
  Energy minister says sensible, market-based solutions needed to stave off policy paralysisThe energy minister, Josh Frydenberg, will warn colleagues “extreme ideologies” and polarisation in the climate and energy debate will only lead to more policy paralysis, and ultimately sanction short-termism and heavy-handed government intervention.Frydenberg will use a speech to the National Press Club on Wednesday to send a clear internal message as he intensifies efforts to secure agreement
  
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• EU will seek 'non-regression' clause to tie UK to environmental standards

  10-04-2018 18:03 via theguardian.com
  Michel Barnier says any trade deal will not rely on the UK’s pledges, but should include a clause to uphold the bloc’s high standards The EU’s chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, has warned that Brussels will not rely on Michael Gove’s pledges over the environment but instead insist on a “non-regression” clause in any future deal after Brexit to tie the UK to the bloc’s high standards.Barnier said he welcomed a 25-year plan published in January by the envi
  
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• The seismic signal of Lionel Messi

  10-04-2018 16:55 via bbc.co.uk
  When the Barcelona striker nets another wonder goal, the city literally shakes.
  
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• EDF warns of delays at Flamanville nuclear power station in France

  10-04-2018 15:50 via theguardian.com
  Experts fear UK’s planned Hinkley plant will face similar budget and deadline problems EDF Energy has warned that a flagship nuclear power station it is building in France could run further behind schedule and over budget, after it detected faults at the €10.5bn ( £9.2bn) plant.The French state-owned firm said that inspections last month had uncovered problems with welding on pipes at the Flamanville plant in north-west France.Continue reading...
  
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• Silent robots listen to ocean winds

  10-04-2018 14:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Autonomous sea-gliders fitted with hydrophones gather information far from weather stations.
  
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• Panda-plucking and splashing around: Tuesday's best photos

  10-04-2018 14:34 via theguardian.com
  The best pictures of the day chosen by our picture editors, including mountain farm work in China and frolicking wild boars Continue reading...
  
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• Farming groups take steps to stop slaughter of male dairy calves

  10-04-2018 13:51 via theguardian.com
  Industry bodies and NGOs are planning to generate profitable new markets in British rosé veal to prevent rising numbers of bull calves being killed at birth New initiatives to help end the practice of killing young male dairy calves in the UK are being planned by farming groups and NGOs.
  A recent Guardian investigation found a rise in the numbers being disposed of at birth – 95,000 a year according to the most recent figures – due to the lack of viable markets for bull calves
  
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• What does it take to change behaviours? One week left to register for edie webinar

  10-04-2018 12:01
  edie's next one-hour webinar session will take place on Tuesday 17 April 2018, with experts from Tesco, the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and EDF Energy set to provide their top tips on driving staff engagement on energy and sustainability.
  
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• EPA’s war with California proves America needs a carbon tax | Dana Nuccitelli

  10-04-2018 12:00 via theguardian.com
  Artificially low fuel prices are the root of the problem
  Last week, Trump’s EPA announced that it will repeal the vehicle fuel efficiency standards set under the Obama administration and replace them with weaker requirements. EPA also threatened to revoke California’s ability under the Clean Air Act to impose its own greenhouse gas standards. If they do so, California’s attorney general will sue the EPA.The Trump Administration’s assault on clean car standards risks our a
  
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• Waitrose to remove disposable coffee cups from stores by autumn

  10-04-2018 11:42
  Waitrose has ramped up its efforts to tackle plastic waste with a pledge to remove all disposable coffee cups from its shops before the end of 2018.
  
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• 'Invisible' cement polluters urged to double climate efforts

  10-04-2018 11:17
  European producers were singled out among the worst performers in a new environmental ranking of the world's largest publicly-listed cement companies, published on Monday (9 April).
  
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• UK could ban livestock exports for slaughter after Brexit, says Gove

  10-04-2018 11:03 via theguardian.com
  Environment secretary proposes increasing welfare standards as he launches consultation on banThe UK could impose a ban on the export of live animals for slaughter after Brexit, according to Michael Gove. The environment secretary has launched a consultation into a ban and called on industry experts and campaigners to submit evidence. The consultation will also look at the possibility of introducing higher welfare standards for the transportation of live animals.Continue reading...
  
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• One week left to register for employee engagement webinar

  10-04-2018 11:01
  Individuals and organisations looking to drive staff engagement on energy and sustainability are encouraged to tune into a free webinar next week, featuring expert insight from the likes of Tesco, the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and EDF Energy.
  
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• edie Live 2018: Show programme complete as plastics and SDGs take centre stage

  10-04-2018 11:00
  The show content for edie's annual exhibition has been confirmed, with plastics waste, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), energy storage and employee engagement among the hot topics that will be debated across four theatres at the two-day show in May.
  
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• Ancient sea reptile was one of the largest animals ever

  10-04-2018 09:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Sea reptiles the size of blue whales swam off the English coast 200 million years ago, fossils show.
  
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• Iceland pledges to stop using palm oil in own-brand food

  10-04-2018 09:30
  Frozen food giant Iceland has vowed to remove palm oil from all of its own-brand food products by the end of 2018.
  
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• Great Barrier Reef: conservationists campaign for net-free zone to protect dugongs

  10-04-2018 09:19 via theguardian.com
  WWF-Australia wants to buy 600m net, which would effectively end gillnetting in areaConservationists plan to establish a commercial fishing net-free zone in the northern Great Barrier Reef by buying and retiring the area’s last remaining licence.WWF-Australia will launch a crowdfunding campaign to buy the 600m net operating out of Princess Charlotte Bay in the far north, which would effectively end gillnetting in an area spanning 700km from Cooktown to the Torres Strait. Continue reading..
  
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• Olam unveils new 'net-positive' supply chain policy

  10-04-2018 09:16
  Multinational agri-business Olam has launched a new sustainability strategy which supports a 'net-positive' approach to supply chain and landscape management.
  
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• Our Green Star energy meter is anything but smart

  10-04-2018 08:00 via theguardian.com
  We’ve been losing income from our solar panels since it was installedWe have a problem with our energy supplier, Green Star. In February it offered us the free installation of a smart meter, and it seemed like a good idea to go ahead. A young man changed both the electricity and gas meters. He was only here for a very short time, even though he initially expressed concern that it would be impossible to fit a new gas meter because of the lead piping attached to the old one.A week later, on
  
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• Waitrose to remove all disposable coffee cups from shops this year

  10-04-2018 07:01 via theguardian.com
  Supermarket’s customers will still be able to claim free drink if they bring a reusable cupWaitrose plans to remove all disposable coffee cups from its shops by this autumn as part of efforts to reduce plastic and packaging waste and stop millions going into landfill. Customers who belong to the myWaitrose loyalty scheme will still be able to get free tea or coffee from the stores’ self-service machines but will be instead be asked to use a refillable cup, the company said.Continue r
  
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• Raja Ampat survey reveals new species and key manta ray data

  10-04-2018 07:00 via theguardian.com
  Raja Ampat is the global epicentre of marine biodiversity – and the species count is still rising, thanks in large part to two scientists ...
  I’m at five metres, clutching a rock outcrop on the seabed when the manta ray fixes me with its gaze. I’m free diving so there are no distracting bubbles - just the undulation of wings – four metres from tip to tip – as it passes close enough to touch, with a look that feels…nuanced. We stare at each other for a couple
  
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• Raja Ampat survey reveals new species & key manta ray data

  10-04-2018 07:00 via theguardian.com
  Raja Ampat is the global epicentre of marine biodiversity - and the species count is still rising, thanks in large part to two scientists...
  I’m at five metres, clutching a rock outcrop on the seabed when the manta ray fixes me with its gaze. I’m free diving so there are no distracting bubbles - just the undulation of wings – four metres from tip to tip – as it passes close enough to touch, with a look that feels…nuanced. We stare at each other for a couple of mome
  
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• Iceland to be first UK supermarket to cut palm oil from own-brand products

  10-04-2018 06:01 via theguardian.com
  Frozen food specialist will reformulate own-label range to be free of controversial ingredient which drives deforestation by the end of 2018 Iceland is to become the first major UK supermarket to pledge to remove palm oil from all its own-brand foods, in a bid to halt the ongoing destruction of tropical rainforests in south-east Asia. The frozen food specialist will reveal on Tuesday that the controversial ingredient has already been taken out half of its own-label range, with the rest being ref
  
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• More than half your body is not human

  10-04-2018 02:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Human cells make up only 43% of the body's total cell count, while the rest are microscopic colonists.
  
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• Antarctic expedition hopes for Ernest Shackleton bonus

  10-04-2018 01:12 via bbc.co.uk
  A scientific cruise next year will look for Ernest Shackleton's famous lost ship given the opportunity.
  
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• Mission to Antarctica's Larsen ice shelves

  10-04-2018 01:11 via bbc.co.uk
  An international expedition next year will try to reach the site of a major new iceberg.
  
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