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• Nasa's IceSat space laser makes height maps of Earth

  11-12-2018 22:14 via bbc.co.uk
  One of the most powerful Earth observation tools ever put in orbit is now gathering data about the planet.
  
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• Cool laser

  11-12-2018 22:14 via bbc.co.uk
  One of the most powerful Earth observation tools ever put in orbit is now gathering data about the planet.
  
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• Melting ice art installation opens at London's Tate Modern

  11-12-2018 21:19 via bbc.co.uk
  An art installation featuring 30 blocks of ice brought from Greenland has been unveiled in London.
  
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• ISS: Spacewalk cosmonauts investigate mystery hole

  11-12-2018 17:51 via bbc.co.uk
  The mystery hole in a Soyuz capsule docked to the International Space Station caused a pressure leak.
  
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• Trump administration to strip pollution protections, harming vital wildlife

  11-12-2018 17:30
  List of waterways land users must obtain permits to pollute to be scaled back, which could also allow pollution in drinking waterThe Trump administration is planning to strip Obama-era pollution protections from thousands of US streams and millions of acres of wetlands, in a move environmentalists warn will harm vital wildlife and could allow pollution into drinking water. Related: Ex-EPA chief Scott Pruitt used personal email for government workContinue reading...
  
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• London mayor unveils plan to tackle 'climate emergency'

  11-12-2018 17:27
  Exclusive: Sadiq Khan accuses government of dragging its feet and calls for investment to avert catastropheLondon’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, has declared a climate emergency and urged the UK government to do more to avert an ecological breakdown that he says poses an existential threat to future generations.Speaking as City Hall outlined its new climate change plan, Khan said he was implementing measures to protect people from floods, fires and the political upheaval caused by climate change. He
  
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• East Antarctica glacial stronghold melting amid climate change

  11-12-2018 16:42
  Nasa detects ice retreat probably linked to ocean changes in region once thought stableA group of glaciers spanning an eighth of the East Antarctica coastline are being melted by the warming seas, scientists have discovered.This Antarctic region stores a vast amount of ice, which, if lost, would in the long-term raise global sea level by tens of metres and drown coastal settlements around the world. Continue reading...
  
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• Costa: PRN reform, not latte levy, needed to tackle coffee cup waste

  11-12-2018 16:42
  A reform to the UK's Producer Responsibility Obligation (PRO) framework and Packaging Recovery Note (PRN) system would accelerate the shift to a circular economy more effectively than a 'latte levy', Costa's energy & environment manager Oliver Rosevear has claimed.
  
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• Fracking paused in Blackpool after biggest tremor to date

  11-12-2018 16:03
  Minor quake near Cuadrilla site is on par with one in 2011 that led to moratoriumResidents of Blackpool have reported feeling the tremors of an earthquake from nearby fracking operations that started two months ago.The minor earthquake was not only the biggest yet but was on a par with one in 2011 that led to a moratorium on fracking. Continue reading...
  
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• H&M holds fair wage summit after criticism of supply chain pay policies

  11-12-2018 15:43
  Fashion giant H&M has today (11 December) held a summit to determine how best to ensure all supply chain workers receive a "fair" living wage, following campaigner accusations that it had failed to pay some garment workers enough to keep them above the poverty line.
  
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• 'Window is narrowing': scientists urge action at UN climate talks

  11-12-2018 15:08
  Gilet jaunes protests cast shadow as concerns raised over backlash against rapid changeScientists have laid down the gauntlet for political leaders as the UN climate summit in Katowice, Poland, wrestles with the challenge of cutting emissions without sparking social tensions like those seen recently in France.The UN climate talks – known as COP24 and the most important since the Paris agreement was signed in 2015 – aim to set a new rulebook for governments to reduce greenhouse gases
  
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• Oil thieves cause spill in Rio de Janeiro's Guanabara Bay

  11-12-2018 12:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Thieves caused at least 60,000 litres of oil to spill into Rio de Janeiro’s Guanabara Bay.
  
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• Climate change: Protecting the poor from green taxes

  11-12-2018 12:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Has President Macron's controversial fuel tax set back carbon taxes globally?
  
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• Cornwall cliff collapse caught on camera – video

  11-12-2018 12:20
  A woman walking near the coast on Lynstone Road in Bude, Cornwall, captures the moment part of a cliff collapses on to the beach Continue reading...
  
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• Wind power breaks 100% threshold for Scotland's electricity demand

  11-12-2018 12:00
  Wind farms in Scotland generated enough power to account for more than 100% of the country's electricity demand last month, according to new figures from WeatherEnergy.
  
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• Gene study unravels redheads mystery

  11-12-2018 11:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Researchers at Edinburgh University carry out out the largest genetic study of hair colour to date.
  
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• World's biggest palm oil firm unveils new measures to end supply chain deforestation

  11-12-2018 11:26
  Palm oil sourcing giant Wilmar International has unveiled plans to use satellite tracking and other digital technologies in a bid to eliminate deforestation risks from its supply chains.
  
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• Use of fish discard exemptions by EU trawlers soars before ban

  11-12-2018 11:02
  WWF says exemptions undermine landing obligation taking full effect next monthThe use of exemptions to EU restrictions on fish discards by EU trawlers has risen by 300% in the last year, according to research released three weeks before a ban is due to take full effect.The dispensation allowing fishing fleets to discard up to 7% of their catches will continue after January 1 2019, undermining the “landing obligation” on boats to retain and bring to port all seafood catches, according
  
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• Kering launches first 'regenerative sourcing' standard for fashion suppliers

  11-12-2018 10:46
  Luxury fashion company Kering has launched a fashion industry standard capable of verifying raw materials and finished products as 'regenerative', after partnering with environmental charity The Savory Institute to advocate for 'net-positive' sourcing solutions.
  
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• 'We could smell the boat approaching': the grim truth about animal exports

  11-12-2018 09:00
  Broken bones and other injuries are common for sheep and cattle held on ships for weeks in cramped pens. Photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur tracked the 22,000 arrivals on one boat in Israel’s Haifa portHundreds of thousands of live animals are transported each year on ships from Australia and Europe to the Middle East. The route from Australia to Israel is particularly long – the journey is three weeks at sea, where cattle and sheep are often kept in cramped pens for the duration.It&rs
  
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• Turning Berlin's grey to green: going wild in the city's abandoned sites – cartoon

  11-12-2018 08:30
  As part of our new series, the illustrated city, we explore Berlin’s hidden spaces of Berlin, where (like the city’s parties) the flora is wild – if you know where to look ... Continue reading...
  
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• How Berlin's 'death zone' birthed a whole new ecosystem – an urban comic

  11-12-2018 08:30
  As part of our new series The Illustrated City, Ali Fitzgerald reveals Berlin’s hidden spaces, where the flora and fauna are wild – if you know where to look Continue reading...
  
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• Big on batteries: government finally seizes on lithium-ion potential

  11-12-2018 07:02
  Investment minister touts ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’ but until now government criticised for lack of engagementThe federal government wants to seize a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to position Australia as a world leader in the rapidly developing lithium-ion battery manufacturing sector.Releasing a new strategy document from Austrade on Tuesday, the investment minister, Simon Birmingham, said the time was right to capitalise on growing global demand. Continue
  
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• East Antarctica's glaciers are stirring

  11-12-2018 05:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Nasa detects the first signs of significant melting in a swathe of previously quiet ice streams.
  
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• Tsunami clues

  11-12-2018 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Scientists are getting closer to understanding the damaging tsunami that struck Sulawesi in September.
  
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• 'Surprise' Palu tsunami clue found on seafloor

  11-12-2018 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Scientists are getting closer to understanding the damaging tsunami that struck Sulawesi in September.
  
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