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• Invasive fist-sized Cuban treefrogs discovered in New Orleans

  01-05-2018 23:11 via theguardian.com
  Officials say frogs caught at city’s Audubon zoo could soon pose a threat to native frogs across the Mississippi riverInvasive, noxious Cuban treefrogs that eat smaller frogs and grow as big as a human fist have established a population in New Orleans, and officials say they could soon pose a threat to native frogs across the Mississippi river.The US Geological Survey says frogs caught at the Audubon zoo in the city and at a nearby riverfront park are the first established population of Cu
  
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• Air pollution inequality widens between rich and poor nations

  01-05-2018 23:01 via theguardian.com
  Rich cities have improved, but pollution in poorer countries is still rising and kills 7 million people a year globally, WHO data reveals Pollution inequality between the world’s rich and poor is widening, according to the latest global data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) which shows that 7 million people – mostly in developing nations – die every year from airborne contaminants.Overall, nine in 10 people on the planet live with poor, even dangerous, air, says the WHO
  
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• Terrawatch: rocks could have a role in combatting climate change

  01-05-2018 22:30 via theguardian.com
  German scientists propose using basalt and dunite to soak up carbon from the atmosphereThey might seem solid, but rocks gradually erode. Wind, rain, ice and snow all contribute to weathering; nibbling away at mountains, sea cliffs, limestone pavements and even solid granite tors. Freshly exposed rock surfaces react with carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to make bicarbonate ions, which flow down to the ocean (hitching a ride on rivulets of rainwater) and are used by ocean critters to make limeston
  
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• Lion mauls British wildlife park owner in South Africa – video

  01-05-2018 20:54 via theguardian.com
  *This video contains graphic images that some viewers may find distressing*British wildlife park owner, Mike Hodge, is recovering in hospital after being mauled by a lion in South Africa. Hodge reportedly entered the enclosure on Monday to investigate a smell that appeared to be upsetting the animal when the male lion pounced on him and dragged him away in front of onlookers visiting the parkBritish wildlife park owner mauled by lion in South Africa Continue reading...
  
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• EPA chief Scott Pruitt: two top aides depart amid ethics investigations

  01-05-2018 19:54 via theguardian.com
  Pruitt announces departures of Nino Perrotta and Albert Kelly‘If I were the president, I’d get rid of you’: Pruitt lacerated at hearingTwo top aides have resigned from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) amid a growing series of federal ethics investigations, Scott Pruitt, the agency chief, announced on Tuesday.Related: Trump tells EPA chief Pruitt 'we've got your back' despite ethics controversyContinue reading...
  
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• Wild wolf shot and killed in Denmark

  01-05-2018 19:06 via theguardian.com
  As wild wolves return to Europe, one of the first wolves to settle in Denmark has been shot dead in an incident captured on film One of the first wild wolves to roam free in Denmark for 200 years has been shot and killed, threatening the survival of the species in the country.Two naturalists who were observing the wolves captured the moment the animal was shot on camera. The film has sparked outrage. Continue reading...
  
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• Subsidy-free solar powers UK's renewable energy attractiveness

  01-05-2018 18:38
  Despite a large drop in renewable energy investment in 2017, the UK has climbed three places in a ranking of the world's most attractive renewable energy markets for investors, thanks to a move towards subsidy-free solar PV.
  
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• Subsidy-free solar drives UK up rankings for attractive renewables markets

  01-05-2018 18:38
  Despite a large drop in renewables investment in 2017, the UK climbed three places ina table of the world's most attractive renewable energy markets as it adapts to subsidy-free solar PV installations.
  
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• This is what coral reefs sound like

  01-05-2018 18:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Sounds from the Great Barrier Reef have got quieter over the past five years.
  
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• Wimbledon serves up ban on plastic straws

  01-05-2018 16:31 via theguardian.com
  All England Lawn Tennis Club ditches plastic straws for this year’s championshipsWimbledon would not be the same without a thirst-quenching Pimm’s, but this year visitors to the annual tennis championships will be served the beverage without the customary plastic straw.The All England Lawn Tennis Club announced on Tuesday that no plastic straws would be used in its bars, cafes and restaurants during this year’s Wimbledon fortnight.Continue reading...
  
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• Wetherspoon and Veolia partner up to tackle food waste

  01-05-2018 16:16
  Pub chain J D Wetherspoonhas teamed up with waste management firm Veolia to convert more than 11,000 tonnes of food waste into renewable energy.
  
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• Badger cull policing cost £800,000 in one county

  01-05-2018 15:32 via theguardian.com
  Opponents of cull say cost of £1,000 per animal killed means it is wasteful as well as cruelThe cost of policing the controversial badger cull in just one of the 21 zones last autumn approached the £1m mark – the equivalent of more than £1,000 for every animal killed there. Objectors to the cull described the bill for Cheshire as a horrendous waste of public money and called for the policy to be scrapped on economic as well as animal cruelty grounds.Continue reading...
  
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• The Essential Eight: edie launches supply chain sustainability handbook

  01-05-2018 14:26
  Sustainability and CSR professionals looking to implement best practice to drive sustainability into the supply chain now have access to a new 'handbook' which provides expert advice and insight to tackle eight essential areas of supply chain management.
  
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• Top 10 sustainability stories of April 2018

  01-05-2018 11:01
  It was a month of supply chain exploration, coffee cup recycling commitments and business-led climate advocacy. Take a look back at April's biggest sustainability stories in this round-up.
  
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• Energy blockchains, plastic pledges and coffee cup bans: Top 10 sustainability stories of April 2018

  01-05-2018 11:01
  It was a month of supply chain exploration, coffee cup recycling commitments and business-led climate advocacy. Take a look back at April's biggest sustainability stories in this round-up.
  
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• BP profits leap by 71% as oil prices rebound

  01-05-2018 09:52 via theguardian.com
  British energy giant also boosted by rising levels of oil and gas production BP’s profits jumped by 71% during the first three months of the year, in the latest sign that the British oil giant is back on a path to growth.The recent increase in crude and gas prices combined with a 6% rise in production to push profits up to $2.6bn (£1.9bn).Continue reading...
  
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• ABC report calling Tony Abbott 'destructive' found to have breached code

  01-05-2018 08:02 via theguardian.com
  Political editor Andrew Probyn’s statement violated impartiality standards, watchdog rules • Sign up to receive the top stories in Australia every day at noon A statement by the ABC’s political editor in a TV news report that Tony Abbott was “the most destructive politician of his generation” breached the ABC code for impartiality, the broadcasting watchdog has ruled.The Australian Communications and Media Authority found that Andrew Probyn’s piece to camera on
  
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• New juice range made from wonky fruit and veg aims to cut waste

  01-05-2018 07:01 via theguardian.com
  Waste Not drinks join growing market aimed at preventing huge amounts of misshapen food from being needlessly thrown away‘Wonky’ fruit and vegetables that would have been thrown away are now being used to make a new range of juices, in one of a number of assaults on food waste.One of the UK’s largest fresh produce growers has teamed up with a Spanish fruit supplier to create a new product, Waste Not, which will stop edible but visually ‘imperfect’ ingredients such a
  
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• 'There's a lot of fakery': insiders spill on the dirty tricks behind wildlife photos

  01-05-2018 07:00 via theguardian.com
  After a photographer lost an award for allegedly using a taxidermy anteater, colleagues describe cases of glued insects and trained tigersThe Brazilian photographer Marcio Cabral was stripped of a prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year award last week after judges noticed that the anteater at the foot of a glowing termite mound in his picture looked an awful lot like the taxidermy anteater found at the entrance to the national park where he captured the shot.If Cabral did use a stuffed cr
  
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• Country diary: give living things their place in 'civilisation'

  01-05-2018 06:30 via theguardian.com
  Titchwell Marsh, Norfolk: Isn’t this a kind of cathedral, an endlessly renewed scene of biodiversity and beauty made by sunlight and fashioned from stardust?It was wonderful as well as instructive to sit with my younger daughter at the edge of the wetland scrape that is the showcase of the Titchwell Marsh RSPB reserve. Continue reading...
  
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• Tweezers and talcum powder: butterfly wing transplants take flight in New Zealand

  01-05-2018 04:51 via theguardian.com
  Insect lovers are going to extraordinary lengths to give injured butterflies an extra few weeks of lifeNew Zealand’s love affair with the monarch butterfly has reached bizarre new heights, with some devotees performing wing transplants on the insects to give them a few extra weeks of life.Although the butterflies are not classified as threatened or endangered, some lepidopterists have carried out the unusual surgery using techniques picked up from YouTube. Continue reading...
  
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• Queensland farmers rally against laws to curb land clearing

  01-05-2018 04:32 via theguardian.com
  Labor is poised to finally pass the reforms but farmers say the changes will harm the state’s agricultural sector• Sign up to receive the top stories in Australia every day at noonThe Queensland government is expected to pass new land-clearing laws on Tuesday amid fierce protests by farmers on the steps of the state parliament.The laws are an attempt to rein in soaring clearing rates and restore environmental protections that were scrapped in 2013. The Climate Council estimates bushla
  
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• Rising levels of 'frustration' at UN climate stalemate

  01-05-2018 02:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Old divisions between rich and poor are again threatening to limit progress in UN climate negotiations.
  
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• Genetic secrets of the rose revealed

  01-05-2018 02:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Take time to smell the roses, the saying goes, as a study shows they may smell even sweeter in future.
  
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• Meet YouTube's plastic-free vloggers

  01-05-2018 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Kim and Amanda are dedicated to educating women about plastic-free reusable period products.
  
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• Bill McKibben: 'There’s clearly money to be made from sun and wind'

  01-05-2018 00:12 via theguardian.com
  Environmental campaigner and founder of 350.org says the financial sector has picked up on the future of energy much quicker than politicians• Sign up to receive the top stories from Guardian Australia every morningAfter almost three decades of environmental activism, Bill McKibben has become the Earth’s investment broker.“There’s no way at this point to solve [climate change] one person at a time,” McKibben told Guardian Australia. Continue reading...
  
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