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• 'Wolf-like' creature shot near Montana ranch puzzles experts

  25-05-2018 23:06 via bbc.co.uk
  State wildlife experts are seeking DNA analysis to pinpoint the mysterious creature's species.
  
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• Hidden gems: readers share tips on US national parks – as it happened

  25-05-2018 23:06
  As the most popular national parks get more crowded, where do you go to escape? Send your tips to [email protected] and we’ll share them belowThe 22 best US national parks to escape the crowds 10.06pm BST ...and your humble blogger is heeding its call. Thanks for tuning in, and here’s hoping you’re able to get out to somewhere special over the next few days. 10.02pm BST The Channel Islands are just across the water from Los Angeles and are home to small indigenous fox
  
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• 'Nobody knows it's here': the quest to memorialize America's black history

  25-05-2018 20:59
  The Trump administration is quietly seeking to create more African American monuments. For some, it’s been a long wait Nearly two decades ago, Jim Hunn was wandering around a cemetery in Lincoln county, Kentucky, when a small headstone caught his eye. He stared at the name etched on it: Jordan Wallace. Hunn can’t explain exactly why, but he felt an instant attachment.
  “I got a feeling when I saw it,” he said. Continue reading...
  
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• National parks: where are America's best-kept secrets?

  25-05-2018 20:06
  As the most popular national parks get more crowded, where do you go to escape? Send your tips to [email protected] and we’ll share them belowThe 22 best US national parks to escape the crowds 7.06pm BST A constant theme in the comments we’re receiving: get out of the tourist traps and main drags in the most popular parks. (Writer Robert Leonard Reid said as much in his piece for us on Yosemite.)Stephen Morrill describes a very special kind of experience in the Everglades,
  
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• Dinosaur dandruff reveals first evidence of skin shedding

  25-05-2018 17:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Scientists uncover clues to how dinosaurs and early birds shed their skin from 125-million-year-old dandruff.
  
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• The quick way to make a feather hat in Tynemouth | Brief letters

  25-05-2018 17:17
  Church in Wales | Is there a God? | Friendly bus passengers | Cooking for one | Herring gullsIt is not only the Church of England that is forbidden in law to conduct same-sex marriages (Letters, 25 May). The same legislation applies to the Church in Wales, disestablished in 1920.
  Rev Dr Peter Phillips
  Swansea• The Church of England should have read the work of Fredric Brown before teaming up with Amazon (Want to know who God is? Now you can ask Alexa, 25 May). In his short story Answer, a s
  
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• UK nuclear plans 'risk collapse if Hitachi talks fail'

  25-05-2018 16:49
  Japanese group believed to be demanding direct financial support with consumers making up the differenceBritain’s hopes for a number of new nuclear power stations could collapse if the government and the Japanese conglomerate Hitachi fail to make a breakthrough on talks for a plant in Wales, a top nuclear lobbyist has warned.Hiroaki Nakanishi, the firm’s chairman, met Theresa May earlier this month, to press the prime minister for financial support for two reactors at Wylfa on the is
  
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• Global problem

  25-05-2018 16:17 via bbc.co.uk
  National Geographic magazine has published some startling images of the global plastic pollution scourge.
  
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• Doug Ford isn’t “for the little guy” – he’s a mercenary for the millionaire class | Martin Lukacs

  25-05-2018 16:04
  A surging NDP can defeat Canada’s Trump – whose folksy act is a front for an assault on working people and the environmentA recent episode perfectly captures the appeal of Ontario Tory leader Doug Ford. Asked about a delayed mining plan in the province’s north, this is how he answered: “If I have to hop on a bulldozer myself, we’re going to start building roads..it will benefit local people but it is also going to benefit everyone in Ontario.” The statement qu
  
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• New UK nuclear power plants 'hinge on deal between Hitachi and government'

  25-05-2018 16:03
  Japanese group believed to be demanding direct financial support with consumers making up the differenceBritain’s hopes for a number of new nuclear power stations could collapse if the government and Japanese conglomerate Hitachi fail to make a breakthrough on talks for a plant in Wales, a top nuclear lobbyist has warned.Hiroaki Nakanishi, the firm’s chairman, met Theresa May earlier this month, to press the prime minister for financial support for two reactors at Wylfa on the island
  
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• New sustainable growth plan acts as 'roadmap' to Net Positive for Kingfisher

  25-05-2018 14:22
  EXCLUSIVE: Home improvement retailer Kingfisher has unveiled a comprehensive range of short-term sustainability targets in a bid to engage its customers and 77,000 employees in the company's long-term ambition of becoming "truly sustainable".
  
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• BT generates £5.3bn in revenue through carbon-combative products, again

  25-05-2018 13:14
  BT's range of consumer operations and products which contribute to carbon savings were worth more than £5.3bn last year for the second year running, while the company also increased the amount of carbon it helped customers avoid by 1.3 million tonnes year-on-year.
  
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• Government launches £102m fund for clean energy research

  25-05-2018 11:53
  The UK Government has launched a £102.5m investment programme in a bid to tackle the challenges the UK faces as the renewables revolution continues, suggesting that the nation's energy sector could soon be poised to take clean power sources mainstream.
  
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• EU tables ground-breaking 'low-carbon benchmark' for green finance

  25-05-2018 11:53
  The European Commission presented on Thursday (24 May) a set of proposals aimed at boosting private investment in low-carbon technologies like renewable energies while increasing transparency in sustainable finance to avoid green-washing.
  
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• Fox catches rabbit, then eagle swoops in

  25-05-2018 10:31 via bbc.co.uk
  A mid-air tug of war ensued, above San Juan Island in the US state of Washington.
  
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• Frydenberg again delays giving protection to threatened woodlands

  25-05-2018 08:24
  Minister accused of letting political lobbying interfere with listing a year after recommendation by independent committee• Sign up to receive the top stories in Australia every day at noonConservation groups have accused the environment and energy minister, Josh Frydenberg, of allowing political interference in the scientific assessment of threatened species listings.Frydenberg has delayed, for the third time, granting an endangered listing to woodlands eligible for protection under Austra
  
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• The 22 best US national parks to escape the crowds, chosen by experts

  25-05-2018 08:00
  Park visitation is at a record high – good for tourism, not so good for peace and quiet. From Acadia to Zion, Bryce Canyon to Yosemite, leading writers and environmentalists share their alternatives to the most popular spotsFeaturing Bill McKibben, Cynthia Barnett, Ryan Zinke, Leslie Marmon Silko and more ...Location: Northern Minnesota, on the Canadian border
  Best place to stay: Camping near Kabetogama lake, for the incredible quiet
  Best entry point: Start paddling from Ash river visitor
  
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• Inside the Trump administration's quiet effort to recognize black history

  25-05-2018 08:00
  A little-known plan to create more monuments to African American history is underway. For some, it’s been a long wait
  Nearly two decades ago, Jim Hunn was wandering around a cemetery in Boyle County, Kentucky, when a small headstone caught his eye. He stared at the name etched on it: Jordan Wallace. Hunn can’t explain exactly why, but he felt an instant attachment.
  “I got a feeling when I saw it,” he said. Continue reading...
  
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• America's best-kept secrets: which national parks do you think are overlooked?

  25-05-2018 08:00
  As the most popular parks get more crowded, where do you go to escape the masses? We share Guardian readers’ storiesDo you have a beloved national park, monument, forest or wilderness that is underappreciated? Send an email to [email protected] BST Welcome to our national park live blog! Memorial Day weekend is a time when Americans get outside to enjoy the nation’s glorious parks – but it’s increasingly clear that the most popular are struggling to handl
  
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• Radiophobia: why do we fear nuclear power? – Science Weekly podcast

  25-05-2018 07:00
  Nuclear energy is back on the UK government’s agenda. However, concerns about safety have plagued this technology for decades. Given it kills less people than wind, coal or gas, why are we so radiophobic? Ian Sample investigates.
  Subscribe and review on Acast, Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom and Mixcloud. Join the discussion on Facebook and TwitterBy 2050, the UK will have a net zero carbon economy. That, at least, is what the government claims. How it will do this is yet to be decid
  
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• Recycled plastic roads and clothes made from milk: The best green innovations of the week

  25-05-2018 02:01
  A number of eye-catching and potentially transformational innovations have emerged that could help businesses and nations deliver on resource efficiency, low-carbon transitions and combat climate change. Here, edie rounds-up six of the best.
  
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