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• 'They deserve care and compassion': sanctuary says foxes misunderstood

  21-10-2018 19:00 via theguardian.com
  ‘If people saw foxes as a companion and not a pest, they might not let others kill them in cruel and unusual ways,’ says Sydney Fox Rescue presidentSeveral times a day, the dingoes let out a collective howl that seems to make the chill in the air bite that much deeper. There are animals everywhere here – “here” being hours from anywhere in the New South Wales Southern Highlands. While you might reasonably expect a few wild animals on a property like this, this parti
  
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• Look after the soil, save the Earth: farming in Australia's unrelenting climate

  21-10-2018 19:00 via theguardian.com
  Former governor general Michael Jeffery says soil health and regenerative farming is essential for security and carbon emissionsFrom the red soil of his hometown in the Western Australian outback town of Wiluna, Michael Jeffery very nearly became a farmer.He opted for being a soldier instead, serving in Malaya, Borneo and Vietnam, where he was awarded the Military Cross and the South Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry. After a distinguished military career, he served as governor of his home state of
  
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• Migrants building £2.6bn windfarm paid fraction of minimum wage

  21-10-2018 16:51 via theguardian.com
  Workers on Beatrice project in Scotland include unregulated migrants on under £5 an hourAmong workers hired to build the £2.6bn Beatrice offshore windfarm in Scotland are unregulated migrants paid a fraction of the UK minimum wage, the Guardian can reveal.Offshore windfarming is one of the UK’s biggest growth industries, hailed by both the Conservatives and Labour as a priority for investment that will create thousands of jobs while also producing clean energy. Continue reading
  
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• Legendary team's 1921 Everest album

  21-10-2018 15:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Newly digitised pictures shine light on the first British reconnaissance trip to Everest, in 1921.
  
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• 'Headless chicken sea monster' filmed swimming off East Antarctica

  21-10-2018 15:26 via bbc.co.uk
  A deep-sea swimming sea cucumber has been filmed in the Southern Ocean off East Antarctica for the first time.
  
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• Everything you may have missed: The sustainability success stories of Green GB Week

  21-10-2018 10:28
  With the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) launching the nation's first-ever Green GB Week this week, numerous new commitments, events and announcements were made. This round-up highlights some of the best sustainability success stories of the past seven days.
  
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• Why rural Britain would be a sadder place without beautiful hares

  21-10-2018 08:00 via theguardian.com
  As myxomatosis spreads from rabbits, there are fears for the future of a species that holds a unique place in our affectionsI usually come across them at night, when I am driving home, or very early in the morning as I cycle across the Somerset Levels. Sometimes one runs down the road ahead, before darting under a gate and disappearing into the long grass. At other times, I glimpse what looks like a clod of earth in the middle of a field, which then surprises me by starting to move. And every on
  
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• Five scientific predictions by Professor Stephen Hawking

  21-10-2018 08:00 via theguardian.com
  From catastrophic climate change to alien invasion, the theoretical physicist’s thoughts about what might lie ahead were often far from optimisticIn his recently published posthumous collection of articles and essays, Brief Answers to the Big Questions, Stephen Hawking forecast that genetic editing techniques will give rise to a breed of “superhumans” – “a race of self-designing beings who are improving at an ever-increasing rate”. Continue reading...
  
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• Climate change is exacerbating world conflicts, says Red Cross president

  21-10-2018 07:09 via theguardian.com
  ‘It’s obvious some of the violence we are observing … is directly linked to climate change,’ says Peter MaurerClimate change is already exacerbating domestic and international conflicts, and governments must take steps to ensure it does not get worse, the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross has said.Peter Maurer told Guardian Australia it was already making an impact and humanitarian organisations were having to factor it into their work far earlier than
  
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• Wentworth won't prompt climate rethink, says Frydenberg

  21-10-2018 04:25 via theguardian.com
  Treasurer says government does not intend to ‘reduce emissions at the expense of people’s power bills’Josh Frydenberg has played down the need for a significant shift in the Morrison government’s stance on climate change before the next federal election after the strong protest vote in the seat of Wentworth.The treasurer and former energy and environment minister Josh Frydenberg told Sky News on Sunday people in Sydney’s eastern suburbs were concerned about climate
  
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