Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Collaboration can unlock Australia's energy transition without sacrificing natural capital

admin — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 21:29:08 +0000

New research demonstrates that with collaboration between stakeholders, Australia can fully decarbonize its domestic and energy export economies by 2060 -- a feat requiring $6.2 trillion USD and around 110,000 square kilomters of land -- while avoiding harm to important areas for biodiversity outcomes, safeguarding agricultural activities, and respecting Indigenous land rights.

Brenda the buzzard terrorises children at Havering primary school

admin — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 18:36:26 +0000

Pupils told to play indoors because of attacks by bird of prey, which follow strikes by hawk near Luton

A buzzard called Brenda has been terrorising a 300-year-old primary school on the outskirts of London, sending children running for cover while neighbours have been dive-bombed as they put out the bins.

Pupils at Dame Tipping Church of England primary school in the village of Havering-atte-Bower, in the London borough of Havering, have been told they cannot play outside while the bird remains a threat.

Eating an array of smaller fish could be nutrient-dense solution to overfishing

admin — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 18:12:04 +0000

To satisfy the seafood needs of billions of people, offering them access to a more biodiverse array of fish creates opportunities to mix-and-match species to obtain better nutrition from smaller portions of fish.

I received a 30-month jail sentence for nonviolent resistance. Why so harsh? Because protest works | Indigo Rumbelow

admin — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 16:37:00 +0000

The judge wanted us to show remorse, but I can’t apologise for fighting the climate disaster

Caribbean beaches blighted by record masses of stinking seaweed

admin — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 14:44:21 +0000

Scientists puzzled by huge amounts of prickly sargassum suffocating shorelines from Puerto Rico to Guyana

A record amount of sargassum has piled up across the Caribbean and nearby areas in May, and more is expected this month, according to a new study.

The brown prickly algae is suffocating shorelines from Puerto Rico to Guyana and beyond, disrupting tourism, killing wildlife and even releasing toxic gases that forced one school in the French Caribbean island of Martinique to temporarily close.

Revealed: 5,000 English nature sites at risk under Labour’s planning proposals

admin — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 13:00:36 +0000

Exclusive: Planning bill includes mechanism for developers to ‘pay to pollute’ valuable ecosystems, experts warn

‘Barbaric’: wildlife advocates criticize Florida bear hunt proposal

admin — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:00:35 +0000

Controversial plans could see the slaughter of almost 200 black bears, about 5% of the state’s estimated total

It’s tough to be a bear in Florida these days, where only a year ago a Republican state congressman was accusing the ursine population of shooting up crack cocaine and trashing people’s houses.

Nature boys and girls – here’s your chance to get published in the Guardian

admin — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 10:17:38 +0000

Our wildlife series Young Country Diary is looking for articles written by children, about their summer encounters with nature

Once again, the Young Country Diary series is open for submissions! Every three months, as the UK enters a new season, we ask you to send us an article written by a child aged 8-14.

The article needs to be about a recent encounter they’ve had with nature – whether it’s a thriving rock pool, a day fruit-picking, or a compost heap full of bugs.

Sizewell C nuclear power plant ‘could get go-ahead within weeks’

admin — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 10:03:59 +0000

Keir Starmer expected to confirm result of 15-year search for investment at UK-France summit next month

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UK ministers could give the go-ahead to the new Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk within weeks, according to reports.

Thames Water preferred bidder KKR pulls out of rescue deal

admin — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 10:01:50 +0000

Future of troubled supplier in doubt as US private equity group says it cannot proceed with acquiring £4bn stake