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• Killing nearly 500 wolves in a year failed to protect endangered caribou – study

  14-07-2020 21:42
  
  British Columbia performed cull as part of caribou recovery planFocus on wolves ignores complex web of factors, researchers sayWith their ability to glide silently through snow drifts and vanish into forests, mountain caribou have been called the grey ghosts of western Canada’s alpine region.But in recent years, a steep drop in their population has raised fears the knobby-kneed ungulates may disappear forever. Continue reading...
  
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• Wolf culls do not protect caribou, study suggests

  14-07-2020 19:23
  
  Habitat degradation inflicts far greater harm on caribou populations than wolves, say researchersWith their ability to glide silently through snow drifts and vanish into forests, mountain caribou have been called the grey ghosts of western Canada’s alpine region.But in recent years, a steep drop in their population has raised fears the knobby-kneed ungulates may disappear forever. Continue reading...
  
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• Car tyres are major source of ocean microplastics – study

  14-07-2020 17:00
  
  Wind-borne microplastics are a bigger source of ocean pollution than rivers, say scientists
  More than 200,000 tonnes of tiny plastic particles are blown from roads into the oceans every year, according to research.The study suggests wind-borne microplastics are a bigger source of ocean pollution than rivers, the route that has attracted most attention to date. The analysis focused on the tiny particles produced by tyres and brake pads as they wear down. Continue reading...
  
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• BlackRock punishes 53 high-emissions companies over climate inaction, puts 191 more on watch

  14-07-2020 16:53
  
  BlackRock has revealed that it took voting action against 53 companies on climate grounds in the first half of 2020, including ExxonMobil and Air Liquide.
  
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• Alok Sharma: Energy White Paper and Heat Strategy coming this Autumn

  14-07-2020 13:59
  
  Following months of delays and amid mounting pressure from businesses and climate advisors alike, the UK Government will publish the Energy White Paper, Heat Strategy and Buildings Strategy alongside the Autumn Statement, Alok Sharma has confirmed.
  
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• #SustyTalk: ING's Leonie Schreve on financing a green Covid-19 recovery

  14-07-2020 12:40
  
  edie's #SustyTalk interview series continues with ING's global head of sustainable finance Leonie Schreve, who outlines the bank's ambitions to collaborate and create a green economic recovery from the Covid-19 crisis.
  
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• Create net-zero development bank to spur post-Brexit low-carbon transition, MPs urge

  14-07-2020 11:57
  
  By creating a National Investment Bank with an explicit net-zero mandate, Ministers could reap the benefits of the UK's Brexit transition period, Covid-19 recovery planning and low-carbon transition simultaneously, MPs, economists and local leaders are urging.
  
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• Cathedral City launches UK-wide recycling scheme for cheese packaging

  14-07-2020 11:25
  
  Cathedral City has partnered with TerraCycle to launch a UK-wide recycling scheme for its plastic cheese packaging, which is not currently collected by all local authorities at kerbside.
  
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• Aztec palace's remains uncovered off Mexico City's main Zócalo plaza

  14-07-2020 11:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The location of ruler Axayácatl's palace was later used by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés.
  
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• Coronavirus: How to talk about conspiracy theories

  14-07-2020 10:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Conspiracy theories have thrived during the pandemic - what's the right way to talk to someone who believes them?
  
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• Mythbusters host Grant Imahara dies at 49

  14-07-2020 09:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  He was known for Mythbusters and White Rabbit Project, and made models for the Star Wars prequels.
  
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• Farmers hatch plan to return area the size of Dorset to wild nature

  14-07-2020 08:00
  
  WildEast aims to convince farmers, councils and others across East Anglia to pledge land to wildlifeReturning an area the size of Dorset to wild nature, reintroducing extinct lynx, pelicans and beavers and championing regenerative farming to restore soil health are the radical aims of a new charitable foundation.But the most revolutionary feature of WildEast may be that it is founded by three farmers in the most intensively farmed region of Britain. Continue reading...
  
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• Country diary: preening avocets attract attention | Country diary

  14-07-2020 06:30
  
  Pulborough Brooks, West Sussex: The elegant black and white waders are breeding here for the first timeMarbled white butterflies are resting on the flower heads, stretching out their chequered wings towards the early-morning sun in ritualistic greeting, warming themselves at the start of the day. Nearby, the orange and black caterpillars of cinnabar moths feed on groups of tall, yellow-flowered common ragwort plants.Song thrushes and greenfinches sing from the tops of the trees bending in the br
  
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• Natural solutions boosted to help prevent floods

  14-07-2020 04:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hollows in the ground to catch and store heavy rain water are among projects that will get cash.
  
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• Winter wave of coronavirus 'could be worse than first'

  14-07-2020 03:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Modelling suggests there could be a deadly second peak, killing more than 100,000 people in the UK.
  
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• 'Hope' and ambition drive UAE's Mars mission

  14-07-2020 03:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The United Arab Emirates is sending a satellite to the Red Planet to study its weather and climate.
  
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• Cross-sector action needed to improve flexible plastics recycling

  14-07-2020 02:01
  
  Cross-section action and government guidance are required to create a recycling system for flexible, low-value plastics such as bags and wrapping, according to new guidance published today (14 July) by WRAP.
  
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• Coronavirus: How did Florida get so badly hit by Covid-19?

  14-07-2020 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Florida is becoming the new US epicentre - but what's behind the rising case counts?
  
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• The perfume makers that can't smell a thing

  14-07-2020 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Perfumers are using AI to create millions of scents, but will it replace the traditional methods?
  
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• Coronavirus: Why attitudes to masks have changed around the world

  14-07-2020 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson and Donald Trump both publicly wore face masks for the first time. Why now?
  
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