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Victoria says it is getting out of gas – so why has it approved a new LNG import terminal?

silverguide.site – State government says Viva Energy’s floating terminal near Geelong will not undermine net zero target, while Greens call project ‘polluting [and] unnecessary’…
Victoria says it is getting out of gas – so why has it approved a new LNG import terminal?

Can you live without a car in the mountains? Yes, with planning and a few different bikes

silverguide.site – Even in the foothills of the Italian Alps, cycling can be a practical alternative to driving, and more enjoyable, too…
Can you live without a car in the mountains? Yes, with planning and a few different bikes

How the US became the biggest military emitter and stopped everyone finding out

silverguide.site – Academic Neta Crawford warns that if Donald Trump follows through on his threats of war, emissions will soar and the planet will pay the price…
How the US became the biggest military emitter and stopped everyone finding out

Weather tracker: Record heat engulfs parts of France, Portugal and Spain

silverguide.site – High pressure across much of Europe comes amid worst drought in decades, while Canada braces for hot spell…
Weather tracker: Record heat engulfs parts of France, Portugal and Spain

Researchers create system to log air quality impacts of moorland fires

silverguide.site – Peak District pilot scheme combines satellite data with sensors on the ground to measure particle pollution…
Researchers create system to log air quality impacts of moorland fires

‘Small and mighty, that’s what we are’: the team turning discarded tents into bags

silverguide.site – Lauren Mason decided to take action after witnessing huge amounts of camping gear abandoned at festivals…
‘Small and mighty, that’s what we are’: the team turning discarded tents into bags

Country diary: A springtime with an ending | Amy-Jane Beer

silverguide.site – Kirkham Abbey, North Yorkshire, and Old Hutton, Cumbria: Among this year’s epic blossom and mass of swarming insects, a funeral holds particular poignancy…
Country diary: A springtime with an ending | Amy-Jane Beer

Almost 40% of world’s glaciers already doomed due to climate crisis – study

silverguide.site – Glacier loss has profound effects worldwide and will soar to 75% on Earth’s heating trajectory, say scientists…
Almost 40% of world’s glaciers already doomed due to climate crisis – study

UK’s shift on car sales rules may lead to higher emissions, says statutory adviser

silverguide.site – Up to 500,000 more plug-in hybrids could be sold because of government flexibility on the zero-emission mandate…
UK’s shift on car sales rules may lead to higher emissions, says statutory adviser

‘All sorts of bacteria’: floods have dumped a year’s worth of landfill on some NSW towns. Where will it go?

silverguide.site – Heaps of ruined furniture, broken electricals and sodden, mould-breeding carpet represent the damage and heartbreak from last week’s inundation. The challenge now is what to do with it…
‘All sorts of bacteria’: floods have dumped a year’s worth of landfill on some NSW towns. Where will it go?

Drought declared in north-west England amid declining reservoir levels

silverguide.site – Hosepipe ban could follow, says Environment Agency, after England had driest February-April period on record…
Drought declared in north-west England amid declining reservoir levels

Revealed: Nato rearmament could increase emissions by 200m tonnes a year

silverguide.site – Exclusive: researchers say defence spending boosts across world will worsen climate crisis which in turn will cause more conflict…
Revealed: Nato rearmament could increase emissions by 200m tonnes a year

First new major reservoirs in England for more than 30 years given go-ahead

silverguide.site – ‘Nationally significant’ status granted to reservoirs in East Anglia and Lincolnshire with seven more planned by 2050…
First new major reservoirs in England for more than 30 years given go-ahead

Investment in big batteries booms as Australia’s energy transition gathers pace

silverguide.site – ‘The target is ambitious, but it’s achievable,’ expert says of Labor’s 2030 renewables goal…
Investment in big batteries booms as Australia’s energy transition gathers pace

Pesticides, antibiotics, animal medicines: the chemical cocktail seeping into our rivers

silverguide.site – The list of everyday pollutants is a long one, and they could be as damaging to our water ecosystems as sewage spills…
Pesticides, antibiotics, animal medicines: the chemical cocktail seeping into our rivers

Specieswatch: freshwater pearl mussel is threatened by disappearing habitat

silverguide.site – Once almost hunted to extinction, they need clean, pebbly rivers and a good population of trout and salmon to survive…
Specieswatch: freshwater pearl mussel is threatened by disappearing habitat

Country diary: Common milkwort looks light enough to take flight | Elizabeth-Jane Burnett

silverguide.site – Bideford, Devon: Once picked for garlands, today this quiet treasure is best left where it is as it becomes scarcer…
Country diary: Common milkwort looks light enough to take flight | Elizabeth-Jane Burnett

Labour should make a swift U-turn on bricks that provide nesting places | Letters

silverguide.site – Letters: Labour party councillor Alan Quinn is disappointed with the government’s decision to block a proposal for all new homes that would help the at-risk birds…
Labour should make a swift U-turn on bricks that provide nesting places | Letters

World faces new danger of ‘economic denial’ in climate fight, Cop30 head says

silverguide.site – Exclusive: André Corrêa do Lago says ‘answers have to come from the economy’ as climate policies trigger populist-fuelled backlash…
World faces new danger of ‘economic denial’ in climate fight, Cop30 head says

Spain aims to ban flushing of wet wipes, with manufacturers paying for cleanup

silverguide.site – Government’s draft legislation also includes ban on releasing disposable party balloons into the environment…
Spain aims to ban flushing of wet wipes, with manufacturers paying for cleanup
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