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Low-cost loans for solar panels could save households hundreds on bills – thinktanks

silverguide.site – New Economics Foundation and Finance Innovation Lab suggest loan scheme backed by Bank of England could benefit up to 8m homes…
Low-cost loans for solar panels could save households hundreds on bills – thinktanks
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Fuel on the fire: why oil companies are profiting as the world gets dangerously hot

silverguide.site – The scientific consensus is that burning fossil fuels drives the climate crisis, yet the world’s biggest oil companies are planning to increase production…
Fuel on the fire: why oil companies are profiting as the world gets dangerously hot
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June heatwave in UK led to ‘mass sleep deprivation’, poll suggests

silverguide.site – Exclusive: Record temperatures fuelled by climate crisis left 86% of homes ‘too hot’ and many people feeling unwell…
June heatwave in UK led to ‘mass sleep deprivation’, poll suggests
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Country diary: The return of wood warblers here is bittersweet | Mark Cocker

silverguide.site – Buxton, Derbyshire: What a fine sight it is to see one throwing its head back in song, especially after a 50-year absence. Yet this is a journey of vulnerability…
Country diary: The return of wood warblers here is bittersweet | Mark Cocker
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Do bees have inner lives? Slow-motion video reveals bumblebee behaviour similar to ‘liking’ or ‘disliking’

silverguide.site – Bees respond to tasty treats or plain water based on context, study that may provide support for establishing insect sentience shows…
Do bees have inner lives? Slow-motion video reveals bumblebee behaviour similar to ‘liking’ or ‘disliking’
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Britain and other countries with lower emissions must not pass the climate buck | Letters

silverguide.site – Letters: Oliver Mason, Katie Williams and Molly Berry respond to an article by Ajit Niranjan on how small but wealthy countries claim they cannot stop extreme weather events worsening …
Britain and other countries with lower emissions must not pass the climate buck | Letters
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GB News co-owner ‘cashing in on climate chaos’ after leap in fossil fuel investments, critics say

silverguide.site – Exclusive: Campaigners argue the news channel’s attacks on climate action ‘work in financial interests’ of Sir Paul Marshall…
GB News co-owner ‘cashing in on climate chaos’ after leap in fossil fuel investments, critics say
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‘Why take those jobs away?’: the unionized workers decrying Trump’s war on wind

silverguide.site – Workers proud of their efforts to grow renewable energy say US president pursuing ‘personal vendetta’ at their expense…
‘Why take those jobs away?’: the unionized workers decrying Trump’s war on wind
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Weather tracker: Europe braces for another heat surge as tropical nights return

silverguide.site – Spain, Portugal, France and UK face spell of high temperatures, while Super Typhoon Bavi barrels through north-western Pacific…
Weather tracker: Europe braces for another heat surge as tropical nights return
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Country diary: A single act of care 40 years ago, and we have this splendid, rare colony | Sarah Lambert

silverguide.site – Ailsworth, Cambridgeshire: It’s hard enough to find the crested cow-wheat, it would be even harder were it not for one far-sighted warden…
Country diary: A single act of care 40 years ago, and we have this splendid, rare colony | Sarah Lambert
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Bomb the Arctic, dam the Mediterranean and build a second moon: five outlandish plans to remodel our climate

silverguide.site – Humans have long sought to geoengineer the Earth’s environment. Tim Flannery outlines a few of the wildest ideas from the 20th century…
Bomb the Arctic, dam the Mediterranean and build a second moon: five outlandish plans to remodel our climate
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Empty reservoirs, ladybirds and sunstroke: remembering the UK heatwave of 1976

silverguide.site – As Britain reached its hottest June temperature on record, readers recall the summer when temperatures hit 36C…
Empty reservoirs, ladybirds and sunstroke: remembering the UK heatwave of 1976
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British swallowtail split from European cousins much earlier than thought, study finds

silverguide.site – Finding that Norfolk butterfly has been distinct subspecies for 200,000 years could transform conservation approach…
British swallowtail split from European cousins much earlier than thought, study finds
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From ‘heat panic’ to ‘sacrificed at the altar’: Europe’s air conditioning culture wars heat up

silverguide.site – Cooling down has become political amid record highs, as experts say row is distracting from work of protecting lives…
From ‘heat panic’ to ‘sacrificed at the altar’: Europe’s air conditioning culture wars heat up
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‘They ate the shrimp, they even ate the crab’: Thai fishers count the cost of a voracious invader

silverguide.site – Huge numbers of blackchin tilapia, a fish native to west Africa, are wreaking havoc among Thailand’s river ecosystems. Experts – and some chefs – are seeking sustainable solutions…
‘They ate the shrimp, they even ate the crab’: Thai fishers count the cost of a voracious invader
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Overcrowded and underfunded: Trump’s cuts to national parks threaten the US’s ‘best idea’

silverguide.site – This summer, Yosemite national park has been rife with traffic jams and throngs of visitors. Can these popular national treasures withstand a future of strained resources?…
Overcrowded and underfunded: Trump’s cuts to national parks threaten the US’s ‘best idea’
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Birdsong data from Merlin ID app to help global biodiversity project

silverguide.site – Cornell Lab for Ornithology plans data linkup between app and population monitoring on eBird platform…
Birdsong data from Merlin ID app to help global biodiversity project
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Country diary: Our pond is a year old – already dragonflies are emerging | Nic Wilson

silverguide.site – Hitchin, Hertfordshire: The broad-bodied chaser is often the first to arrive at a new pond, and sure enough, I spot an exuvia clinging to a leaf blade…
Country diary: Our pond is a year old – already dragonflies are emerging | Nic Wilson
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A blackbird with a taste for musicals | Letters

silverguide.site – Letter: Jane Horne wonders if other readers hear well-known tunes in blackbird song…
A blackbird with a taste for musicals | Letters
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A moving account of farming’s downsides | Brief letters

silverguide.site – Brief letters: Country Diary | US independence | Buckingham Palace | Harry Kane…
A moving account of farming’s downsides | Brief letters
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