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‘We’re not hippies’: why these Iowa farmers swapped pigs for mushrooms

silverguide.site – Faaborgs rail against oppressive industrial agricultural system with unexpected evolution into indy artisan food firm…
‘We’re not hippies’: why these Iowa farmers swapped pigs for mushrooms
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‘There has to be glitter’: can the Rio carnival give up its love of beach-polluting microplastics?

silverguide.site – A bill banning the sale and use of plastic and metallic glitter has yet to go through in Brazil as the capital’s sandy shores bear cost of carnival’s shine…
‘There has to be glitter’: can the Rio carnival give up its love of beach-polluting microplastics?
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‘They pushed so many lies about recycling’: the fight to stop Big Oil pumping billions more into plastics

silverguide.site – Plastic production has doubled over the last 20 years – and will likely double again. For author Beth Gardiner, metal water bottles and canvas tote bags are not the solution. So what is?…
‘They pushed so many lies about recycling’: the fight to stop Big Oil pumping billions more into plastics
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Country diary: Kneeling by the river, hoping the water is clean | Mary Montague

silverguide.site – Forth River, Ligoniel, north Belfast: A riverfly monitoring survey involves rapt focus on these tiny creatures, whose presence is an indicator of water health…
Country diary: Kneeling by the river, hoping the water is clean | Mary Montague
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Beef and lamb get 580 times more in EU subsidies than legumes, study finds

silverguide.site – Report says common agricultural policy provides ‘unfair’ levels of support to unhealthy, meat-heavy diets…
Beef and lamb get 580 times more in EU subsidies than legumes, study finds
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Property developers spark anger over plan to clear woodland home to Baudin’s and Carnaby’s black cockatoos

silverguide.site – Proposal to replant inside a different type of protected woodland would not replicate diversity of cleared sites used by threatened cockatoo species, conservationists say…
Property developers spark anger over plan to clear woodland home to Baudin’s and Carnaby’s black cockatoos
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Plug-in hybrids use three times more fuel than manufacturers claim, analysis finds

silverguide.site – While most hybrids are said to use one to two litres of fuel per 100km, a study claims they need six litres on average…
Plug-in hybrids use three times more fuel than manufacturers claim, analysis finds
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Unprovoked shark attacks up sharply in 2025, with 12 human deaths worldwide

silverguide.site – Report records 65 unprovoked attacks – but annual drowning deaths in US alone exceed 4,000…
Unprovoked shark attacks up sharply in 2025, with 12 human deaths worldwide
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Coffee-growing countries becoming too hot to cultivate beans, analysis finds

silverguide.site – Five countries responsible for 75% of world’s coffee supply record average of 57 extra days of coffee-harming heat a year…
Coffee-growing countries becoming too hot to cultivate beans, analysis finds
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Mazda, Nissan, Hyundai and Subaru face fines over after first six months of Australia’s new emissions standards

silverguide.site – Almost 70% of companies, including BYD and Toyota, beat their initial target for the average emissions efficiency of the new cars they sold…
Mazda, Nissan, Hyundai and Subaru face fines over after first six months of Australia’s new emissions standards
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US mining company Alcoa hit with ‘unprecedented’ $55m penalty for illegal clearing of WA jarrah forests

silverguide.site – Environment minister says Alcoa cleared known habitat of protected species to enable bauxite mining…
US mining company Alcoa hit with ‘unprecedented’ $55m penalty for illegal clearing of WA jarrah forests
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Country diary: Persistence and confusion – this is how magpies build their nest | Nic Wilson

silverguide.site – Hitchin, Hertfordshire: It’s not quick, it’s not graceful, but these early nesters are hard at work in preparation for egg-laying in a few weeks…
Country diary: Persistence and confusion – this is how magpies build their nest | Nic Wilson
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One in nine new homes in England built in areas of flood risk, study shows

silverguide.site – Figures from Aviva also show number of homes being built in risky areas is on the rise…
One in nine new homes in England built in areas of flood risk, study shows
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Gotta watch ‘em all? Pokémon-style app for birdwatching launches

silverguide.site – Users of Birdex get points for each bird they see and can compete with friends, with 200,000 sightings logged so far…
Gotta watch ‘em all? Pokémon-style app for birdwatching launches
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‘It’s betrayal’: Shetland’s scallop fishers brace for arrival of UK’s largest salmon farm

silverguide.site – Huge project by Norwegian-owned Scottish Sea Farms gets go-ahead amid concerns over the environmental cost of fish farming and threat to traditional way of life…
‘It’s betrayal’: Shetland’s scallop fishers brace for arrival of UK’s largest salmon farm
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Gentoo penguins the first birds on Australian territory to contract H5N1 as bird flu spreads

silverguide.site – Australian Antarctic Program scientists say virus on Heard Island has spread to new species…
Gentoo penguins the first birds on Australian territory to contract H5N1 as bird flu spreads
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Country diary: It’s extraordinary how much our orchards are founded on connection | Mark Cocker

silverguide.site – Buxton, Derbyshire: From those who planted them, to those who pruned them, to the pollinators and the mosses, it’s a long, collective endeavour…
Country diary: It’s extraordinary how much our orchards are founded on connection | Mark Cocker
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‘Daunting but doable’: Europe urged to prepare for 3C of global heating

silverguide.site – Advisory board member says adapting is ‘not rocket science’ but Europe already paying price for lack of preparation…
‘Daunting but doable’: Europe urged to prepare for 3C of global heating
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What the Albanese government did on the environment amid the Liberals’ turmoil: threatened species, a new coal project and carbon leakage

silverguide.site – Labor chose a day when attention was focused on the opposition to slip out a handful of announcements…
What the Albanese government did on the environment amid the Liberals’ turmoil: threatened species, a new coal project and carbon leakage
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Scientists to track 10,000 moths across Australia, using little more than eyelash glue and confetti-like tags

silverguide.site – First-of-its-kind project will see bogong moths tagged in the Australian Alps and monitored as they reach breeding grounds…
Scientists to track 10,000 moths across Australia, using little more than eyelash glue and confetti-like tags
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