Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Stranded whale Timmy swims on to barge in German rescue attempt

admin — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:09:12 +0000

Rescuers hope to move young male humpback from Baltic to North Sea after being stranded for a month near Lübeck

Rescuers trying to save a stranded humpback whale off Germany’s Baltic coast have coaxed the mammal on to a barge in the hope the vessel can take it to safety in deeper waters.

Amid intense media attention, the high-stakes rescue mission, funded by two multi-millionaires, is being watched by hundreds of onlookers, many of whom are camped nearby to monitor the spectacle.

Singing activists disrupt NatWest meeting over ‘climate backtracking’

admin — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:22:11 +0000

AGM briefly adjourned after protesters wearing T-shirts labelled ‘No more big oil’ burst into song

The chair of NatWest was forced to defend the bank against accusations of “climate backtracking” at a chaotic annual shareholder meeting, which was temporarily suspended owing to singing protesters.

Not long after the meeting began in Edinburgh, it was adjourned for about half an hour after a protester interrupted Rick Haythornthwaite’s opening speech.

One year after Spain’s blackout, its shift to renewables and grid evolution power on

admin — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:47:48 +0000

Though solar was initially incorrectly blamed for crisis, renewables have helped insulate Spain from gas price rises caused by war in Middle East

Trump’s attempt to crush clean energy progress not going to plan, experts say

admin — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:30:09 +0000

US generated more power from renewables including solar and wind than gas last month in a first

Donald Trump has wielded the full might of his administration to crush the progress of clean energy, which he has called a “scam” and “stupid”. But there are signs this assault is not going to plan.

Middle East crisis could cost world $1tn while oil firms make ‘obscene’ profit, analysis finds

admin — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:00:09 +0000

Climate group calls for urgent windfall tax on excess fossil fuel profits, as delegates tell Colombia conference their nations are suffering

The Middle East oil and gas crunch will impose as much as a trillion dollars of additional costs on the global economy while petroleum companies rake in spectacular profits from elevated fuel prices, analysis has revealed.

The uneven distribution of risk and reward comes amid rising concern that the US-Israeli attack on Iran is worsening inequality, poverty and hunger across a world that has become dangerously dependent on fossil fuels.

A new haven for wildlife: London’s Queen Elizabeth II garden opens to the public – in pictures

admin — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:00:46 +0000

A new two-acre garden in memory of Queen Elizabeth II has opened to the public, providing a refuge for the city’s flora and fauna in Regent’s Park. From a wildflower meadow to swift boxes in a water tower, the space has been designed as an oasis of biodiversity

Lebanon accuses Israel of committing ‘ecocide’ in country since 2023

admin — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:00:42 +0000

Claim by environment minister opens new report into profound ecological damage allegedly done by IDF forces

Lebanon’s minister for the environment has accused Israel’s military of committing “an act of ecocide” in the foreword to a report detailing the harm done to the country’s natural resources during the invasion of 2023 to 2024.

Heavy rain not ‘nearly enough’ to tame two wildfires in drought-stricken Georgia

admin — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:05:12 +0000

Pineland Road fire and Highway 82 fire have destroyed over 100 homes, and are part of large number of wildfires this spring in the US south

US supreme court weighs blocking lawsuits against Roundup makers alleging weedkiller causes cancer

admin — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:30:09 +0000

Case centers on glyphosate, pesticide used in Roundup and other products that has been linked to cancer in some studies

Members of the US supreme court peppered lawyers for the former Monsanto Company with a barrage of questions over pesticide regulation on Monday, wrestling over whether federal law pre-empts state actions that permit consumers to sue companies for failing to warn of product risks such as cancer.

Clean energy switch must not be excuse to plunder Indigenous lands, say leaders

admin — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:00:09 +0000

Global conference told benefits should not come at expense of well-protected environments

The energy transition must not be used as a fresh excuse to plunder Indigenous territories, delegates at a groundbreaking global conference on phasing out fossil fuels were warned.