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• Vera Rubin: Super telescope's giant camera spies broccoli

  08-09-2020 19:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The camera detector for the Vera Rubin Observatory takes its first test images in the laboratory.
  
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• Uber commits to becoming zero-emissions mobility platform by 2040

  08-09-2020 17:55
  
  Uber has announced its intention to become a zero-emissions mobility platform by 2040, with all journeys to be completed via zero-emission vehicles, public transit and bespoke micro-mobility devices.
  
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• EU says one in eight deaths is linked to pollution

  08-09-2020 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The bloc's environment agency says pollution contributes to hundreds of thousands of deaths each year.
  
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• Germany eyes space satellite launchpad in North Sea

  08-09-2020 17:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The German government considers creating an offshore launchpad for satellites.
  
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• The pandemic is an opportunity to reconsider what makes a good life | Kate Soper

  08-09-2020 16:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Covid-19 gave us a glimpse of a less work-driven society, but it will take determination to avoid a return to the old normalCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCoronavirus has been devastating for those who fell sick or lost loved ones. The restrictions imposed on everyday life to check its spread have been particularly difficult for people living in cramped accommodation, those juggling childcare and work, and those who have lost their jobs. But despite these huge
  
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• Patagonia: Regenerative agriculture is the next sustainability frontier for fashion and food

  08-09-2020 14:04
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Patagonia's vice president for social & environmental responsibility has told of how she witnessed a "groundswell" in regenerative farming in recent months, of a scale that has been unprecedented during her 10+ years working across supply chains.
  
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• HolyGrail 2.0: Major brands sign up to explore digital watermarks to improve packaging recycling

  08-09-2020 12:35
  
  More than 80 major European brands, including P&G, PepsiCo and Mondi will collaborate to explore the feasibility of using "digital watermarks" to improve the sorting of recyclable packaging across the European Union (EU), as part of the HolyGrail 2.0 project spearheaded by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
  
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• UK slipping behind on build rate required for net-zero target

  08-09-2020 11:35
  
  The UK is achieving less than half of the required build rate to deliver energy systems that will reach net-zero emissions by 2050, according to a new whitepaper from engineering consultancy Atkins.
  
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• Meat production is brutal for animals and humans alike. It's time for it to end | Troy Vettese and Alex Blanchette

  08-09-2020 10:08 via theguardian.com
  
  With huge numbers of Covid-19 infections in slaughterhouses, workers and environmentalists must join forces for changeTo anyone who has breathed country air thick with aerosolised manure or learned how the global expansion of pasture for feed crops drives deforestation, it might seem obvious that capitalism is unable to sustainably manage animal life. Yet the meat industry struggles to handle human life too.Workers in factories strain to make thousands of cuts of meat every shift, leading freque
  
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• Covid-19 shows factory food production is dangerous for animals and humans alike | Troy Vettese and Alex Blanchette

  08-09-2020 10:08 via theguardian.com
  
  With huge numbers of infections in slaughterhouses, workers and environmentalists must join forces for changeTo anyone who has breathed country air thick with aerosolised manure or learned how the global expansion of pasture for feed crops drives deforestation, it might seem obvious that capitalism is unable to sustainably manage animal life. Yet the meat industry struggles to handle human life too.Workers in factories strain to make thousands of cuts of meat every shift, leading frequently to r
  
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• Nestle invests in food-grade recycled plastics as part of closed-loop innovation drive

  08-09-2020 10:05
  
  Nestlé has launched a new £22m ($30m) investment to increase the amount of food-grade recycled plastics it uses in packaging, has launched a new refill system for pet food and will trial recyclable paper packaging for certain brands.
  
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• Football broadcast on Sky Sports to be certified to highest sustainability standards

  08-09-2020 09:45
  
  Sky Sports has confirmed that all Premier League and English Football League matches broadcast across its sports channels will be certified to sustainable production levels.
  
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• 'Ghost hedgehogs' on Dorset roads highlight animals' plight

  08-09-2020 07:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Wildlife group puts up wooden shapes to remind drivers to slow down as hedgehog declared vulnerable to extinction“Ghost hedgehogs” are starting to appear on roadsides in Dorset to highlight the plight of hedgehogs killed by fast-moving vehicles.The hedgehogs, made of white-painted wood, are being put up by the Dorset Mammal Group after one small village, Pimperne, reported more than 20 squashed hedgehogs on its roads in just one year. Continue reading...
  
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• Country diary: sleeping spoonbills refuse to be disturbed

  08-09-2020 06:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Medmerry nature reserve, West Sussex: Oblivious to the noisy geese and crying curlew, these birds nap while standing balanced on one leg, their bills tucked under their wingsClouds rise above the line of tall trees and stretch out to sea. Below my feet, a muddy channel of water runs from a sluice towards the marsh. Redshanks circle, calling “kip-kip-kip”, and two small common sandpipers – brown above and white below – bob and bow, feeding in the mud. As I walk along the p
  
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• Co-op launches in-store collection scheme for single-use plastics

  08-09-2020 02:01
  
  Co-op has started an in-store collection system for "scrunchable" plastics, including carriers bags, yoghurt pots and food wrappers, which will be processed into waste disposal bin liners to be used by the retailer.
  
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• Wildfires burn through record area in California as blazes continue to spread

  08-09-2020 01:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The fires have burned through more than two million acres in California so far this year, fire officials say.
  
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