Man fined $10k for illegal dump that left $3m clean-up bill
ABC News Australiaby Elise Kinsella2d ago
In short: A Melbourne man has been fined $10,000 for illegally dumping 11,000 tonnes of waste on land he was renting from the local council.
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top 94%Turning wasted wood into biochemicals, biofuels seen as 'the future for New Zealand'
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa2d ago
A bioenergy expert is promoting the production of wood-based fuels and biochemicals as the "future for New Zealand", as entrepreneurs map out manufacturing hubs in Bay of Plenty.
Aspens 'remember' past drought in their leaves, 3-year experiment finds
Phys.orgby Brian Maffly2d ago
Aspens 'remember' past drought in their leaves, 3-year experiment finds Drought is written into trees, appearing as narrow bands in their annual growth rings.
Scientist issues plea for fishers to watch out for seabirds returning from migration
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa2d ago
Scientist issues plea for fishers to watch out for seabirds returning from migration A Department of Conservation scientist is urging boaties to watch out for flesh-footed shearwaters, toanui, as...
Four nations join forces to tackle rising El Nino heat
New Indian Expressby Sudarshan Maharana2d ago
As El Nino packs more power and extreme heat emerges as a growing public health and livelihood challenge across South Asia, India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan are seeking to strengthen regional...
Painted wind turbines can dramatically reduce bird deaths, study finds
Mongabay Globalby Shreya Dasgupta2d ago
Wind energy is a valuable tool for addressing the climate crisis, but wind turbines can be deadly for birds.
Climate change drives new species combinations, prompting calls to rethink conservation goals
Phys.orgby Technical University Munich2d ago
Climate change drives new species combinations, prompting calls to rethink conservation goals The fact that ecosystems change is nothing new.
After Nepal floods, €19-mn push to strengthen South Asia’s disaster preparedness
New Indian Expressby SV Krishna Chaitanya2d ago
As Nepal struggles to recover from catastrophic floods that have killed at least 1,500 people and over 6,000 missing, a new €19-million European Union-funded programme to strengthen disaster...
I’m Afraid to Ask: What Will ‘Ted Lasso’ Season 5 Look Like?
Esquireby Eric Francisco2d ago
As hard as it is to, ahem, believe—don’t forget to tap the sign—a fifth season of Ted Lasso is possible.
Targeted support, not subsidies, can best protect people when inflation surges - IMF
Premium Timesby Oladeinde Olawoyin2d ago
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said targeted, temporary income support is the most effective and cost-efficient way for governments to protect vulnerable households during cost-of-living...
Polar oceans store carbon—but policy is not yet ready to count it
Phys.orgby Aarhus University2d ago
Polar oceans store carbon—but policy is not yet ready to count it Polar oceans may play an important role in storing carbon and supporting biodiversity, but current science and policy frameworks...
People in Wales don't recycle at work like they do at home
BBC Newsby Iolo Cheung2d ago
- Published There was still "lots of room for improvement" when it comes to how much we recycle at work compared with our habits at home, according to an expert.
T.N. says Karnataka’s scant respect for CWMA’s orders has affected its Cauvery Basin farmers
The Hinduby Krishnadas Rajagopal2d ago
The State of Tamil Nadu, in the Supreme Court on Friday, expressed its frustration at Karnataka’s “scant respect” for the orders of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) in the face of a...
What a swordfish washing up on British Columbia's coast says about our changing oceans
Phys.orgby Isabella Morgante; William W L Cheung2d ago
What a swordfish washing up on British Columbia's coast says about our changing oceans Filmmaker and outdoorsperson Quinn Barabash recently made headlines when he found a swordfish carcass nearly...
Batteries are now cheaper than natural gas turbines used at many data centers | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Tim De Chant2d ago
Battery storage is now cheaper than a type of natural gas power plant favored by many data center developers, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie.
Okanagan growers say crop insurance isn’t keeping up with a changing climate | Globalnews.ca
globalnews.caby Cohan Sassaman2d ago
For Okanagan grape grower Karnail Singh Sidhu, farming has always meant accepting something he cannot control.
Why fall yard care could start with doing less – but not nothing
The Conversation (US)by Manjot Kaur Sidhu, Assistant Extension Professor of Horticulture and Ornamental Horticulture Specialist, University of Maine2d ago
Every autumn, homeowners and gardeners tend to engage in a familiar ritual. As trees shed their leaves, people drag out rakes, leaf blowers and lawn bags to strip their yards bare before winter...
Country Life: A little place in Taranaki, blooming around the world
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa3d ago
Eric Lander's eye for on-trend colours has helped him turn a struggling Taranaki sheep farm into a large orchid nursery which sends off exotic blooms to top florists in New York and around the...
Country Life: Former Wellington zookeeper helps Europe's rescue bears
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa3d ago
Winter is closing in at a forest in Bavaria, and former Wellington zookeeper John Pickard is giving the resident bears there a helping hand to hibernate.
Coming together for migratory bird conservation across the Central Asian Flyway
Down To Earthby DTE Staff3d ago
The Central Asian Conservation Network (CACN), a regional platform for non-profits, researchers, and conservation experts dedicated to transboundary conservation, has launched a new Central Asian...