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More drilling in North Sea ‘not the answer’ for UK energy security, say former military leaders

silverguide.site – Government told to focus on transition to mix of wind, solar, tidal and nuclear energy…
More drilling in North Sea ‘not the answer’ for UK energy security, say former military leaders
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‘A national scandal’: trawlers scour seabeds of supposedly protected UK waters

silverguide.site – ‘Precious ocean life is being pushed to the brink’ say campaigners, arguing that overfished marine areas are ‘protected only on paper’…
‘A national scandal’: trawlers scour seabeds of supposedly protected UK waters
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Country diary: These ‘mystery’ geese and I have a fond history | Nick Acheson

silverguide.site – Holkham, Norfolk: They’re noisy and boisterous and should by rights should be breeding in Siberia, not eastern England. But I’m delighted they’re here…
Country diary: These ‘mystery’ geese and I have a fond history | Nick Acheson
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Rubbish and recycling in England: what’s changing and why it matters

silverguide.site – Nationwide reforms aim to standardise collections and expand food waste recycling to tackle stagnating rates…
Rubbish and recycling in England: what’s changing and why it matters
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Banknotes should depict flora and fungi, not just animals | Letters

silverguide.site – Letter: The Bank of England has got an opportunity to bring these vital species into the spotlight, says Nicola Hutchinson…
Banknotes should depict flora and fungi, not just animals | Letters
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Stuart Penkett obituary

silverguide.site – Atmospheric chemist whose laboratory work helped to identify the causes of acid rain and the hole in the ozone layer…
Stuart Penkett obituary
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Weather tracker: Thunderstorms drench UAE and Saudi Arabia

silverguide.site – Abnormally strong jet stream triggers deluge in Middle East, while north Africa braces for 60-80mph gusts…
Weather tracker: Thunderstorms drench UAE and Saudi Arabia
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Country diary: Taking the plunge – and marrying a river | Anita Roy

silverguide.site – Waterrow, Somerset: On World Water Day, I witness an act of devotion to a river that, like so many others, is in need of a little love…
Country diary: Taking the plunge – and marrying a river | Anita Roy
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Rachel Reeves to tell G7 accelerating shift to clean energy is best defence against energy price shocks

silverguide.site – Starmer to convene major energy industry and insurance figures to draw up emergency plans amid continued blockade of strait of Hormuz…
Rachel Reeves to tell G7 accelerating shift to clean energy is best defence against energy price shocks
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Nigel Farage’s farming adviser calls for wheat prices to double

silverguide.site – Exclusive: critics warn Reform UK use of trade policy would increase food costs amid cost-of-living crisis…
Nigel Farage’s farming adviser calls for wheat prices to double
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How EVs could be part of answer to UK’s fuel reserve worries

silverguide.site – More use of two-way charging will earn money for owners and could avoid the need to expand North Sea oil drilling…
How EVs could be part of answer to UK’s fuel reserve worries
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‘The start of the healing process’: the vital work to restore Britain’s peatlands

silverguide.site – A project on Dartmoor to reprofile the landscape aims to return the springy bog – and carbon store – to its natural condition…
‘The start of the healing process’: the vital work to restore Britain’s peatlands
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Cambridge offers botany course that inspired Darwin after rare archive uncovered

silverguide.site – University’s botanic garden will use study materials created by John Stevens Henslow, the naturalist’s mentor, 200 years ago…
Cambridge offers botany course that inspired Darwin after rare archive uncovered
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Trump EPA relied on industry science to weaken formaldehyde cancer rules, documents show

silverguide.site – Papers reveal how chemical lobby influenced policy, reversing Biden-era limits on a common carcinogen…
Trump EPA relied on industry science to weaken formaldehyde cancer rules, documents show
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Cut the lights – and seven more ways to save Britain’s bats

silverguide.site – Lots of us aren’t very keen on bats. But the more we find out about them, the more amazing they turn out to be…
Cut the lights – and seven more ways to save Britain’s bats
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Antarctic whales’ remarkable comeback is threatened by krill fishing

silverguide.site – Huge industrial trawlers are competing for krill – the main food source for whales – in the Southern Ocean, removing vital nutrients from the ecosystem…
Antarctic whales’ remarkable comeback is threatened by krill fishing
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Beavers ‘breathe new life’ into Dorset as dams built and biodiversity returns

silverguide.site – National Trust says one year after reintroduction they are enriching habitats and may be having kits this summer…
Beavers ‘breathe new life’ into Dorset as dams built and biodiversity returns
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Country diary: Look again at these unassuming spiky bundles – they’re firestarters | Phil Gates

silverguide.site – Deerness Valley, County Durham: Rushes were matches before matches were invented, vital to the rural poor for a little light in the dark. Time to give them a try myself…
Country diary: Look again at these unassuming spiky bundles – they’re firestarters | Phil Gates
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Australia urged to swap diesel for electric buses as fuel costs soar

silverguide.site – Electric buses are just 1% of the Australian fleet compared with 80% in urban China, a quarter in the Netherlands and 12% in the UK…
Australia urged to swap diesel for electric buses as fuel costs soar
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Octopus reports sharp rise in solar panel sales since start of Iran war

silverguide.site – Firm’s sales up 54% this month and Good Energy reports doubling of interest in solar after latest oil price shock…
Octopus reports sharp rise in solar panel sales since start of Iran war
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