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New Zealand and other Commonwealth nations wrapped up their global meeting in Samoa last week with a declaration to protect the ocean in the face of severe climate change, pollution and over-exploitation. The Apia Commonwealth Ocean Declaration builds on the 2018 Commonwealth Blue Charter and commits members to “robust and ambitious, innovative and transformative action […]
In an advertisement for the Democrats in the United States in October, an image of left-wing environmentalist politician Jill Stein morphs into the face of Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump within the blink of an eye. “A vote for Stein is really a vote for Trump,” a cautionary voiceover in the advertisement, titled “Crucial”, […]
I have a habit, if I wake some nights, to get up and go downstairs to read. Last night was noteworthy because I could see the moon as a mere horn repeatedly swallowed then reborn from the passing clouds. Through binoculars, however, I could make out the other portion of the whole lunar sphere as a […]
Glamorous racegoers are set for a stellar event as temperatures look perfect a day of racing. Thousands of punters will flock to Flemington Racecourse on Tuesday for the race that stops the nation. Temperatures are predicted to sit at a comfortable 26C, with just a 5e per cent chance of rain. Camera IconCHEERS: A woman […]
The concept of green architecture is gaining traction globally, driven by a growing awareness of environmental issues. At the same time, Pittsburgh is also emerging as a hub for green innovation. With three fully certified living buildings and the world’s most rigorous green building standard, the city has accomplished a rare feat that puts the […]
The fight to save Lake Pepin While the entire price tag is roughly $50 million dollars between federal and local contributions, keeping the dredged material relatively close and forming it into islands is actually the cheaper option compared to shipping tons and tons of material somewhere else. FOX 9’s Leah Beno has the full story. […]
Generative artificial intelligence could create close to 1,000 times more electronic waste by the start of the next decade, a global analysis has found. Without any waste reduction measures, e-waste from AI would see significant growth – from 2,600 tonnes in 2023 to 2.5 million tonnes in 2030, the scientists said. That would be equivalent […]
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a fresh heatwave warning for vast stretches of Queensland and the Northern Territory, with the north of Australia tipped to be “one of the hottest places in the world” this week. For Queensland, the dangerous heat is forecast to stretch from Toowoomba in the south and Birdsville in the […]
Delegates at the U.N. talks in Colombia created a fund that would compensate countries for the use of genetic information. Source link
Move on. Nothing to see here. Just another ordinary, everyday apocalypse. If past experience is any guide, the world’s reaction to the floods in Spain last week will be similar to that of motorway drivers at a crash scene: slow down, take in the horror, outwardly express sympathy, inwardly give thanks that fate picked someone […]