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• The 'painted wolves' of Zimbabwe

  09-11-2018 23:29 via bbc.co.uk
  The endangered African wild dog will enthral TV viewers when it features in David Attenborough's new Dynasties series.
  
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• Colourful dynasty

  09-11-2018 23:29 via bbc.co.uk
  The endangered African wild dog will enthral TV viewers when it features in David Attenborough's new Dynasties series.
  
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• Huge shark nursery found in Irish waters – video

  09-11-2018 22:23 via theguardian.com
  The largest shark nursery to have been found in Irish waters has been discovered among cold-water coral reefs 200 miles west of Ireland. A remotely operated vehicle surveying the deep ocean floor revealed thousands of egg cases deposited on coral skeletons at depths of up to 750 metres 92,500ft).Ocean floor rover finds large shark nursery in Irish waters - video Continue reading...
  
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• EU moves to protect large carnivores

  09-11-2018 21:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Farmers will receive 100% compensation for any damages caused by bears, wolves and other wild carnivores.
  
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• Sustainable Business Covered podcast: Big energy ideas, meat-free meals and women leaders

  09-11-2018 17:43
  Episode 51 of the Sustainable Business Covered podcast sees edie travel to Birmingham to chat about a green energy revolution with delegates at the SPARK Energy Leaders Club events, alongside interviews with Quorn Foods and the Women in Sustainability Network.
  
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• WATCH: How can business harness energy innovation?

  09-11-2018 17:27
  With companies increasingly moving past energy efficiency measures and exploring innovative energy technologies such as battery storage, a group of business experts recently met in Birmingham to discuss what the future of energy looks like for the UK's business community. Here, edie rounds up their key takeaways.
  
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• Keystone XL pipeline: judge rules government 'jumped the gun' and orders halt

  09-11-2018 16:41 via theguardian.com
  District court judge Brian Morris rules Trump administration did not consider environmental consequences before pushing aheadA federal judge has ordered a temporary halt to construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, ruling that the Trump administration didn’t properly consider the environmental consequences before pushing ahead with the enormous oil project. Related: 'Treating protest as terrorism': US plans crackdown on Keystone XL activistsContinue reading...
  
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• ExoMars: Life-detecting robot to be sent to Oxia Planum

  09-11-2018 16:20 via bbc.co.uk
  The joint Europe-Russia mission to the Red Planet in 2020 will investigate an ancient water-altered terrain.
  
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• Keystone XL Pipeline: US judge orders halt on construction

  09-11-2018 15:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Trump administration "discarded" facts about climate change when it approved the Keystone XL, says judge.
  
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• Ocean floor rover finds large shark nursery in Irish waters

  09-11-2018 14:48 via theguardian.com
  Vehicle discovers school of blackmouth catsharks around thousands of egg cases The largest shark nursery to have been found in Irish waters has been discovered among cold-water coral reefs 200 miles west of Ireland.A remotely operated vehicle surveying the deep ocean floor revealed thousands of egg cases, popularly known as “mermaid’s purses”, deposited on coral skeletons at depths of up to 750 metres (2,500ft). Continue reading...
  
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• 'A real eureka moment': largest shark nursery found in Irish waters

  09-11-2018 14:48 via theguardian.com
  Experts describe discovery of blackmouth catsharks as ‘David Attenborough stuff’The largest shark nursery to have been found in Irish waters has been discovered among cold-water coral reefs 200 miles west of Ireland.A remotely operated vehicle surveying the deep ocean floor revealed thousands of egg cases, popularly known as “mermaid’s purses”, deposited on coral skeletons at depths of up to 750 metres (2,500ft). Continue reading...
  
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• Antarctic: Nasa shares close-up photos of big PIG iceberg

  09-11-2018 14:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Scientists get a decent look at the large new iceberg that's broken away from Pine Island Glacier.
  
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• BNEF: Global energy storage investment to hit $1.2trn by 2040

  09-11-2018 13:55
  Global investment into energy storage technologies including batteries is set to reach $1.2trn by 2040 as technology costs fall, according to new research by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
  
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• Sutherland spaceport project to move to next stage

  09-11-2018 13:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The backers of the proposed satellite launch site are to hold further discussion with those who live in the area.
  
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• Sir David Attenborough lends voice to Netflix's Our Planet series

  09-11-2018 12:44 via bbc.co.uk
  The documentary will "showcase the planet's most precious species and fragile habitats", Netflix said.
  
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• Dan Barber: '20 years from now you’ll be eating fast food crickets'

  09-11-2018 12:43 via theguardian.com
  In the latest from our series on biodiversity, the Blue Hill chef says we’ve got sustainable agriculture wrong. It’s not a question of sacrifice, but deliciousness“How does it taste?” says Dan Barber, regarding me expectantly in the garden of Blue Hill at Stone Barns, his restaurant in the Hudson Valley just north of New York. I am gnawing the crust of a large piece of bread that has been grown from Barber Wheat, a hybrid seed developed by Barber and his partners to be nu
  
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• MPs urge online fashion giants to disclose environmental and social impacts

  09-11-2018 11:45
  In letters to five of the UK's largest online-only fashion retailers, including Amazon and ASOS, the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has called on brands within the so-called "fast fashion" industry to disclose the full extent of their environmental and social impacts.
  
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• M7 Real Estate to roll out rapid EV charging network across UK retail portfolio

  09-11-2018 11:13
  Property management and investment giant M7 Real Estate has revealed plans to install a network of rapid electric vehicle (EV) chargers across its UK estate, in a move that is expected to prevent the 2.9 tonnes of nitrogen oxide (NOx) being emitted by 2033.
  
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• The End of the End of the Earth by Jonathan Franzen review – hope in an age of crisis

  09-11-2018 10:00 via theguardian.com
  A writer at the top of his game considers climate change, what we can do and what keeps him from despairHow is it possible to live with despair? If, in the wake of last month’s horrifying UN report on global warming, you’ve been asking yourself this question, take some solace (or at least solidarity) from the knowledge that you’re not alone. Jonathan Franzen has been grappling with it for years, and as the final-countdown title of his new volume of essays suggests, his despair
  
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• Climate Change: Arctic 'no safe harbour' for breeding birds

  09-11-2018 09:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Climate change could be behind declines in birds that lay their eggs on Arctic shores, a study says.
  
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• Craig Kelly MP mocks climate change 'exaggeration' in presentation to Liberal party members

  09-11-2018 01:46 via theguardian.com
  Fossil fuels make us ‘safe from’ climate change, says MP who is working with Tony Abbott to move Liberals to the rightCoral bleaching has been happening for centuries, threats of rising sea levels to countries such as the Maldives and Tuvalu are greatly exaggerated and temperature gains have been grossly exaggerated by scientists.These are the assessments of the member for Hughes, Craig Kelly, who is part of a Tony Abbott-led speaking campaign to pull the Liberal party back from the
  
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• Why Iceland's deforestation-focused Christmas advert won't be on TV this year

  09-11-2018 01:15
  Iceland's decision to use part of its Christmas communications campaign on an advert that highlighted the destructive nature of palm oil has been blocked from airing on UK television channels, but why?
  
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• Delhi air

  09-11-2018 01:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Some popular ways Indians try to beat air pollution - but do they really work?
  
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• Interior department sued for ‘secretive process’ in at-risk species assessment

  09-11-2018 01:08 via theguardian.com
  Center for Biological Diversity says new program bypasses findings and leaves decisions to employees who are not expertsEnvironmental advocates are suing Donald Trump’s interior department for using what they call a secretive process that ignores science in refusing protections for at-risk species. Related: Hawaiian conservationists vow to fight telescope plans despite court approvalContinue reading...
  
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• Catching plastic

  09-11-2018 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Microplastics have swamped our ecosystem. Can tech help prevent them entering our water systems?
  
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• Waterless toilets and hydrogen-powered HGVs: The best green innovations of the week

  09-11-2018 01:02
  Each week, a number of eye-catching and potentially transformational innovations that could help businesses and nations deliver on resource efficiency, low-carbon transitions and combat climate change emerge. Here, edie rounds-up six of the best.
  
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