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Britain is OK with public ownership, but only by foreign powers. Why?

admin — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:00:26 +0000

Arthur Downing, author of Power and the People: A History of British Energy, says all-encompassing rapid transition will need a mutualised system

Have you ever wondered why it is that most houses in the UK are reliant on gas boilers? Not what’s stopping more people from replacing them with heat pumps, but instead why and how the gas boiler became so ubiquitous in the first place?

Almost half of world’s farmers poisoned by pesticides every year, experts find

admin — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:00:25 +0000

Study reveals that pesticide poisoning kills 11,000 people each year, with India accounting for nearly 60% of fatalities

Almost half of the world’s farmers are poisoned by pesticides every single year, a study has found.

Wednesday briefing: What’s behind the global backlash against datacentres?

admin — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:45:42 +0000

In today’s newsletter: Communities from Scotland to India are pushing back against datacentres they feel have been forced upon them, warning they threaten energy supplies and the climate

Good morning. This summer, datacentres have become targets of resistance across the world. Ever since the arrival of ChatGPT, big tech has been lobbying for the creation of enormous new facilities. Many governments claim they’re essential in any country that wants to cash in on AI.

Global heating will hit at least 1.8C, UN warns, and there are ‘no good outcomes’

admin — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:00:22 +0000

But scientists say the world could get back to 1.5C through deep, rapid emissions cuts and removing carbon from the atmosphere

Global heating will reach at least 1.8C under even the most optimistic future, well beyond the Paris agreement goal of 1.5C, according to a UN report that warns every fraction of temperature rise intensifies destructive extreme weather, glacier melt, ecosystem loss, and island and coastal city submersion.

Hungry bears are wandering into US homes and shops in record numbers – video

admin — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:16:40 +0000

Experts say more bears are wandering into human's homes and shops in search of food, due to drought-driven food shortages across the US west

Judge strikes down New York law that forced climate polluters to pay damages

admin — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:11:11 +0000

State cannot enforce policy requiring oil firms to pay $75bn over 25 years for climate mitigation and adaptation

A federal judge has struck down a landmark New York law that forces major polluters to pay climate damages.

Is flying a shark drone a boring job? Possibly – until suddenly it isn’t

admin — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:00:07 +0000

Taha Kafil-Hussain flies a drone above Coogee beach. Mostly he zooms in on seaweed or turtles – but occasionally he spots a shark and clears the water

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US border patrol expected to aid Grand Canyon search for missing person

admin — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:19:17 +0000

Nearly 80 people have been rescued, and two people confirmed dead, after flood hit national park

A US border patrol technical search team is expected to deploy in the Grand Canyon, as authorities continue the search for at least one missing person after a fatal flash flood washed through the national park over the weekend.

High winds during El Niño could be deadly for England’s stressed trees, say experts

admin — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Head of tree collections at Kew ‘very worried about this autumn’ as hot, dry summer has caused brittleness

High winds associated with El Niño could cause widespread mortality among tree species already weakened by a prolonged period of extreme heat and drought, experts have warned.

Forest Service chief faces scrutiny over logging ties as Trump plans to scrap protections

admin — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:00:03 +0000

Rollback of ‘roadless rule’ expected to benefit companies US Forest Service chief, Tom Schultz, previously lobbied for

Donald Trump this month announced plans to rescind a landmark rule that has protected old-growth forests in the US for 25 years. If finalized, the rollback is expected to benefit the companies that Tom Schultz, chief of the US Forest Service, represented in his previous roles as a timber industry lobbyist and executive, according to research by consumer advocacy non-profit Public Citizen.