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Plastic pollution hotspots pinpointed in new research – India ranks top due to high levels of uncollected waste

We have used machine learning to identify the biggest plastic pollution hotspots across more than 50,000 towns, cities and rural areas worldwide. Our new global model reveals the most detailed picture of plastic pollution ever created with the highest environmental concentrations in India, predominantly because so much of its waste…

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Record summer temperatures set world on course for hottest year ever

European climate monitor says extreme weather will become more ‘intense’ if countries don’t slash emissions.

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Sugar Prices Undercut by Weak Gasoline Prices

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) today is down -0.02 (-0.10%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) is down -1.70 (-0.32%). Sugar prices today gave up an early advance and turned slightly lower on weakness in gasoline prices. Gasoline (RBV24 ) dropped to a 2-3/4 year...

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University funding from fossil fuels slowing switch to green energy – report

Study’s authors say integrity of higher education ‘at risk’ upon finding lack of attention to role of oil and gas firms

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Utilities rely on dirty ‘peaker’ plants when power demand surges, but there are alternatives

The U.S. is nearing the end of one of its hottest summers on record. Across the nation, heat waves have driven peak electricity demand on some days to levels far exceeding seasonal averages.

The Conversation

Oil and gas communities are a blind spot in America’s climate and economic policies

On a recent visit to Rangely, a small town in northwest Colorado, my colleagues and I met with the administrators of a highly regarded community college to discuss the town’s economy. Leaving the scenic campus, we saw families driving into the mountains in off-road vehicles, a favorite activity for this…

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Wild weather is costing billions of dollars and putting the future of insurance in doubt

Late winter and early spring has been marked by wild weather sweeping large parts of Australia, damaging homes and businesses and causing power outages.

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Oil Drilling Sparks Indigenous Outcry As Spills Tarnish Ecuador Amazon

A thick slick of oil covers part of an estuary in the Ecuadoran Amazon, where the Indigenous Waorani people are imploring authorities to stop drilling for the black gold that keeps spilling into their environment.

International Business Times

Phoenix, Arizona, hits its 100th consecutive day of 100F weather

Hottest large city in US broke previous heat record from 1993 as temperatures are expected to reach 110 tomorrow

The Guardian - US

Maui wildfire report details how communities can reduce the risk of similar disasters

A report on the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century details steps communities can take to reduce the likelihood that grassland wildfires will turn into urban conflagrations

The Independent UK

Coal Generates Less Than 50% Of Australian Electricity For First Time

Coal generated less than 50 percent of Australia's electricity in the last week of August, dropping to a record low as renewable production surged, data showed Wednesday.

International Business Times

More Efficient EVs Would Be Cheaper, Less Stressful On Power Grid

A new white paper by the ACEEE insists that more efficient EVs with smaller batteries would be cheaper and better for the power grid.

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Are leaf blowers bad for the environment? 5 ways leaf blowers can harm garden habitats and how to avoid them

Leaf blowers can be very harmful to nature. I spoke to an environmental expert about the five ways leaf blowers can harm local plants and animals

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Hiker deaths in Grand Canyon rise amid extreme weather linked to climate crisis

Fourteen hiker deaths reported in the park this season, with total fatalities at almost the annual average of 15

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Australia needs tradies and materials to build the power grid of the future. So where are they?

As Australia’s electricity supply shifts to clean energy, a big challenge is looming. How do we “keep the lights on” as big coal plants close, and a far-flung network of wind and solar generators replaces them?

Salon

How sewage helped restore a desert river

A new study underscores the utility of raw sewage — and how ecosystem collapse is a choice we can help reverse

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Offshore wind zone cut to appease locals, save whales

The latest offshore wind zone, slashed by almost half in response to community concerns, has been cautiously welcomed by environmental groups and unions.

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Without sanctions, making companies disclose their environmental and social impacts has limited effect

As of last year, New Zealand’s largest companies and financial institutions have been required to disclose their climate-related risks and opportunities in their annual reports and regulatory filings.

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Worried about your trees after the windstorms? Here are 7 signs you might be at risk

Winter has ended dramatically across Australia’s southern states, as fierce winds and storms usher in spring.

The Guardian - UK

Harvest highlights of years gone by

Last year saw the lowest wine harvest since 1961, which is worrying. But there are consolations at hand

The Independent UK

The scientists making cocoa in a laboratory to meet world’s demand for chocolate

Companies are aiming to grow cocoa in a bid to buffer chocolate's key ingredient from climate change

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National park shuts down all hotels amid waterpipe failure

The hotel shutdown in the Grand Canyon could last throughout Labor Day weekend.

International Business Times

Activists Seek Clarity Over Mining Ban In Ecuador Forest Reserve

A sprawling Ecuadoran forest reserve, home to toucans and the spectacled bear, is at the heart of a tug-of-war between environmentalist and miners.

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3 Cheap Energy Stocks for Value Investors

As energy demand remains strong, here are three value picks from the sector for long-term investors.

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Alarm as Australia records ‘gobsmacking’ hot August temperatures

Heat building up in country’s centre and driving south-east is causing ‘really unusual’ heatwave that is breaking winter records

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