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• edie scoops another prestigious award for Sustainability Leaders Forum

  18-11-2020 16:21
  
  edie's flagship Sustainability Leaders Forum has built on consecutive Bronze accolades at the annual Conference Awards by being awarded Silver in the coveted Conference of the Year category.
  
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• Can breath be art? Liz Larner on sculpting with hair, lashes, leather – and international group exhalation

  07-09-2026 16:57 via theguardian.com
  The Californian once cultivated petri dishes breathed on by artists that turned ‘murky and scary’. But now, in our dystopian age of space technocrats, she’s taking inspiration from Nasa shots of asteroids‘I had artists from all over the world breathe over petri dishes,” says Liz Larner. “It was a piece of international art made from breath bacteria.” The American sculptor is reminiscing about her 1988 work Every Artist Gave a Breath, a fragile and strang
  
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• Public asked to have their say on proposed new renewable energy company

  07-09-2026 16:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The proposed plans aim to reduce the cost of energy in the long-term, but won't be able to set bills.
  
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• Heatwaves and wildfires are setting back air quality improvements, UN finds

  07-09-2026 13:35 via theguardian.com
  WMO report details extreme weather events causing climatic feedback loop with serious health consequencesBig increases in wildfires and heatwaves supercharged by the climate crisis are hindering improvements to air quality around the world, UN experts have said.Regions that had recorded a fall in pollution emitted by cars and industrial sites are facing new threats to air quality because of exposure to smoke from wildfires, according to a new report, while rising temperatures caused by intense h
  
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• Study to reveal more about Guernsey's wild ferrets

  07-09-2026 13:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A conservation group has been spending a year studying wild ferrets after securing government funds.
  
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• Glowworms shine again in North Yorkshire after larvae reared in garden shed

  07-09-2026 12:49 via theguardian.com
  Volunteer ‘glow-getters’ overseeing reintroduction of endangered beetles at Nosterfield nature reserveThe bioluminescent beams of “fairy folk” are shining again from a nature reserve in North Yorkshire for the first time in a century after the successful reintroduction of endangered glowworms.Female glowworms were spotted over multiple weeks at Nosterfield nature reserve this summer following a no-frills, almost zero-budget reintroduction of the much-loved invertebrates,
  
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• Weather tracker: Typhoon Saudel causes mass evacuations in south-east China

  07-09-2026 10:27 via theguardian.com
  Torrential rain causes widespread damage; while north-west South Africa hit by thunderstorms and central-southern US faces oppressive heatTyphoon Saudel brought days of torrential rain to Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian and Guangdong provinces in south-east China last week. The city of Putian, in Fujian province, recorded 416.5mm of rain in a 24-hour period between Thursday and Friday, with surrounding villages recording more than 500mm in the same period. In Fujian, authorities estimate that almost 6
  
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• We’re the mayors of Paris, Milan and Phoenix. The heat crisis has us all facing the same question | Emmanuel Grégoire, Giuseppe Sala and Kate Gallego

  07-09-2026 10:00 via theguardian.com
  Our three cities are learning from each other about how to protect residents. These climate policies are also public health measuresThis summer, mayors met in London during the heatwave that ironically threatened to derail London Climate Action Week.As temperatures broke records across the UK and Europe, leading some climate talks to be suspended or cancelled, we found ourselves seeking shelter and comparing how our cities prepare for extreme heat: how we protect vulnerable residents, communicat
  
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• Pioneering fossil hunter recognised with blue plaque

  07-09-2026 08:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dorothea Bate discovered the dwarf elephant and the myotragus, an extinct goat-like antelope.
  
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• Hot summer helps group clear 'buckets' of lake litter

  07-09-2026 07:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The hot summer has meant lakes and rivers across the country have been running low.
  
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• Turtle doves released in bid to stop extinction

  07-09-2026 07:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Conservationists release more than two dozen turtle doves in the South Downs National Park.
  
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• Country diary: A dreadful den of murder and thievery – or is it? | Merryn Glover

  07-09-2026 06:30 via theguardian.com
  Lynchat, Spey Valley: So many stories fill the iron age Raitts Cave, from wild legend to the more quotidian truth of its historyThe word “cave” is full of possibility. It speaks of darkness, secrets, treasures and escapees, all of which can be found in the stories of Raitts Cave, which lies in a field near the hamlet of Lynchat, Inverness-shire.Its Gaelic name is An Uaimh Mhor, “the great cave”, and one legend claims it was built by giants, the females hollowing
  
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• ‘Sharks are my film stars’: how the Jacques Cousteau of the North Sea finally unlocked its beauty

  07-09-2026 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Epic plankton blooms make filming in the North Sea notoriously difficult. But a new documentary gives a rare glimpse of the kaleidoscopic life – seals, sharks, tuna, orcas and shorthorn sculpins – lurking beneath its wavesThe North Sea, as even its greatest admirers will concede, often glowers an unappetising grey or brown. And we assume that its dull exterior is matched by sediment-filled waters where little life dwells. For years, the friends and family of Peter van Rodijnen wonder
  
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• Reindeer and rare-earth minerals: Swedish politicians take aim at Indigenous Sami in mining dispute

  07-09-2026 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Gabna community fear their traditional herding routes will be sacrificed as far-right rhetoric ramps up against themFor the Swedish-Sami politician Åsa Larsson Blind, it was something of a watershed moment in the national conversation around Indigenous rights.In late April and May, as the country geared up for this month’s elections, the deputy prime minister and energy minister, Ebba Busch, gave a series of speeches and articles publicly attacking the Sami’s rights to graze re
  
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• Turning cooler with wet and windy weather forecast for UK this week

  07-09-2026 05:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Weekend warmth gives way to rain and strong winds for many into the start of the new week.
  
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• The volunteers risking their lives to defuse Indonesia's wildfire 'carbon bombs'

  07-09-2026 01:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Peat fires in Borneo are releasing ancient stores of carbon - and sending a toxic smog across South East Asia.
  
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• Biopsies, aerial drills and a personal pizza: a day in the life of a shark scientist

  06-09-2026 18:00 via theguardian.com
  Jasmin Graham, a shark scientist and science communicator, also makes time in her day to practice her hobbies and play music bingo with friends“Sharks are not monsters, they just need better PR,” writes Jasmin Graham. And she should know: Graham is a shark scientist and science communicator.Here’s what a day in Graham’s life in Sarasota, Florida looks like. Continue reading...
  
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• Air conditioners are our best bet in the fight against extreme heat – whether we like it or not

  06-09-2026 13:00 via theguardian.com
  Global AC demand will inevitably accelerate as the world continues to warm amid the climate crisisThe greenest campaigners against climate change have long suffered from a crippling shortcoming: they too often frame the challenge as a problem of excess consumption. This motivates calls to “degrow” the economy and to curb the population. The claim is that humans consume too many resources, which in the context of climate change means too much energy.Nowhere has the tension between thi
  
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• Litter pick collects 50 bags of rubbish from river

  06-09-2026 09:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A litter picking group gathers every month to remove rubbish from the River Wear in Durham.
  
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• How the hair of a museum bear is helping tackle wildlife crime

  06-09-2026 08:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hayden Leigh, a forensic science graduate, is studying the hair of Boris the bear.
  
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• ‘Britain’s Yellowstone’: restoration project aims to take the greed out of land acquisition

  06-09-2026 07:00 via theguardian.com
  Investors in Emblehope Moor will get their financial returns – and then it will be given to community or charity ownersIt is difficult to find the most remote place in England. There is no public transport, no roads and no sign of any human habitation. Online route finders mistakenly direct cars up a grassy track. But miles along gravel forest roads in the far north of Northumberland is the largest contiguous rewilding site under single ownership in the country.The vast glacial bowl of 7,5
  
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• El Niño-fuelled wildfires destroy precious Indonesian forests – in pictures

  06-09-2026 05:34 via theguardian.com
  Indonesian authorities intensify operations as fires continue to burn across Sumatra and Kalimantan, with haze spreading to Malaysia, Singapore and Philippines Continue reading...
  
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• El Nino-fuelled wildfires destroy precious Indonesian forests – in pictures

  06-09-2026 05:34 via theguardian.com
  Indonesian authorities intensify operations as fires continue to burn across Sumatra and Kalimantan, with haze spreading to Malaysia, Singapore and Philippines Continue reading...
  
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• Aviation faces hotter, stormier skies – and passengers might have to accept more disruption

  06-09-2026 01:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Are people going to have to increasingly accept more delays and diversions as the effects of climate change intensify?
  
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• Possums in the roof, koalas in bed: study shows how animals resort to Australian homes after habitat loss

  05-09-2026 22:00 via theguardian.com
  Microbats and wombats among the most common species found in buildings, with some discovered in letterboxes or air conditioning systemsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPossums in the roof, bats in the curtains and ducks on the balcony: new research has revealed how native animals are making themselves at home in our houses.Researchers have analysed a decade of wildlife rescue reports and found brushtail and ringtail
  
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• Reform continues to cast doubt on climate science. Do its supporters agree?

  05-09-2026 13:00 via theguardian.com
  Climate scepticism is common at the Reform party conference, but many also criticise Labour for failing to protect Britons from hot weatherOn the second day of the Reform UK conference, in the wake of an undercover investigation alleging party officials plotted to evade the law on foreign donations, the deputy leader, Richard Tice, addressed the audience. Within minutes, a banner appeared behind him reading: “Collect £5m, burn the planet.”It was taken down promptly and Tice, wh
  
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• Trump signs order to remove endangered species protection for grey wolves

  05-09-2026 11:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US president says the move will help ranchers, but conservationists say it could derail efforts to recover populations.
  
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• Manx space group urges election candidates to back treaty

  05-09-2026 08:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Isle of Man Mars Society is urging politicians to sign an international space exploration agreement.
  
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• Ancient cave art discovery suggests first known humans in Ireland walked over from Wales

  05-09-2026 07:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  During the most recent Ice Age, researchers believe there was a "lost land bridge" between Wales and Ireland.
  
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• Beekeepers warn of Asian hornet threat and call for UK awareness campaign

  05-09-2026 07:00 via theguardian.com
  Experts say invasive species are creating ‘pollinator deserts’ and could have serious impact on food securityBritish beekeepers have called for a national awareness campaign about the impact of Asian hornets as they warned the invasive species was creating “pollinator deserts” and threatening food security.Native to south-east Asia, the yellow-legged hornet is thought to have arrived in Europe in 2004 and has continued to spread ever since, its numbers probably boosted by
  
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