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‘We don’t think about energy bills any more’: how a heat pump changed a couple’s lives
Living in an energy-efficient zero-carbon home with an air source heat pump has cut energy bills drasticallyAre heat pumps the future or just a lot of hot air?This Monday, it will be two years since Julian and Juliette Rayner moved into their new zero-carbon home on a development about 20 minutes drive from Bristol.The property boasts a range of new technologies that makes it highly energy-efficient and enable the couple to generate their own electricity and live a greener lifestyle. Continue re -
SpaceX on mission to return two stranded astronauts
via bbc.comA capsule heads to the International Space Station, where two crew are spending months longer than planned. -
Burning rubbish to create energy could end landfills. But some worry where Australia’s new path is leading
Some conservationists believe the ‘incineration industry’ is trying to gain a foothold in Australia and say the trend will end up damaging the environmentAustralia’s first major waste-to-energy power plant has begun accepting rubbish, marking the start of a contentious nationwide shift towards burning household refuse to generate electricity.At least 10 developments are under way across the country, sparking concern from some conservationists who argue the trend will be environ -
An 'abomination' of a sub – and the boss convinced Titan was safe
via bbc.comA damning picture emerges from a public hearing into the failure of Oceangate’s Titan submersible. -
Brazil’s ‘Paradise’ on fire: ‘The forest is burning. Animals are burning. Trees are burning. Everything’s burning’
Along the Madeira river basin, in the Amazon, locals blame climate change and human greed for the wildfires“All of that up there is Paradise,” said Maria Moraes de Souza, gesturing to the string of villages among which she lives along one of the Amazon’s most important waterways.But lately life in this supposedly Arcadian community has taken a toxic turn, as the River Madeira’s waters have fallen to their lowest level since the 1960s and the skies overhead have filled wit -
Brazil’s ‘Paradise’ on fire: ‘The forest is burning. Animals are burning. Everything’s burning’
Along the Madeira river basin, in the Amazon, locals blame climate change and human greed for the wildfires“All of that up there is Paradise,” said Maria Moraes de Souza, gesturing to the string of villages among which she lives along one of the Amazon’s most important waterways.But lately life in this supposedly Arcadian community has taken a toxic turn, as the River Madeira’s waters have fallen to their lowest level since the 1960s and the skies overhead have filled wit -
On my radar: Daisy Johnson’s cultural highlights
The trailblazing novelist on the joys of coastal bakeries, writers’ habits and an online boat-tracking mapBorn in Devon in 1990, Daisy Johnson studied English literature at Lancaster University and received a master’s degree in creative writing from Oxford. After winning the 2016 Harper’s Bazaar short story prize she published the collection Fen, which took the 2017 Edge Hill short story prize. Her 2018 debut novel, Everything Under, made her the youngest author to be shortlist -
Could pawpaw, the US-native fruit, become the new kiwi or mango?
Pawpaw, a tree fruit that can help farmers and the environment, stays resilient in face of a climate crisisAbout five years ago, Matt Feyerabend, co-owner of an Arkansas ice-cream business, wanted to explore new flavors and use more native fruits, so while delivering a batch of product to a restaurant in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, he asked if anyone knew a grower of pawpaws, a tree fruit native to the United States with a flavor described as a mix between a mango and a banana.A server said her fa -
‘You can’t build muscle as a vegan’ – and 13 other plant-based myths, busted
Veganism: boring and expensive but always the most ethical choice, right? Wrong, say our experts, who tackle misconceptions about plant-based eatingFALSE
While plenty of vegan athletes and bodybuilders share their diets online, some elite sports people find they need to add animal products to their previously strict plant-based regimes. Venus Williams calls herself a “chegan” (cheating vegan) and Novak Djokovic reportedly started eating fish to help his muscles recover after elbow su -
‘It’s hugely moving’: sea turtle nests in Greece reach record numbers
Conservationists celebrate as efforts to save the Caretta caretta sea turtle, which has existed for 100m years, pay offAfter nearly a quarter of a century observing one of the world’s most famous sea turtle nesting grounds, Charikleia Minotou is convinced of one thing: nature, she says, has a way of “sending messages”.Along the sandy shores of Sekania, on the Ionian island of Zakynthos, what she has seen both this year and last, has been beyond her wildest dreams. The beach, lo -
‘It’s hugely moving’: record numbers of sea turtle nests recorded in Greece
Conservationists celebrate as efforts to save the Caretta caretta sea turtle, which has existed for 100m years, pay offAfter nearly a quarter of a century observing one of the world’s most famous sea turtle nesting grounds, Charikleia Minotou is convinced of one thing: nature, she says, has a way of “sending messages”.Along the sandy shores of Sekania, on the Ionian island of Zakynthos, what she has seen both this year and last, has been beyond her wildest dreams. The beach, lo -
Are heat pumps the future or just a lot of hot air?
After 250,000 installations across the UK, we look at the devices central to Labour’s vision of a ‘home upgrade revolution’Heating the UK’s 28m homes creates almost a fifth of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions, so after decades of relying on gas and oil boilers, households will need to break their addiction to fossil fuels if the government hopes to meet its climate targets.For most homes, the alternative to traditional heating systems is likely to be an electr -
UK climate envoy to keep role at charity whose founders invest in fossil fuels
Supporters rally to Rachel Kyte after criticism of appointment over link to investment firm Quadrature CapitalThe UK’s new climate envoy will retain her role on the board of a charity whose founders made a multimillion-pound donation to the Labour party and have investments in fossil fuels, the Guardian has learned.Rachel Kyte, the former World Bank climate chief who was announced as the UK’s special representative on climate this week, is on the climate advisory board of Quadrature -
Country diary: The annual spectacular of noisy, feathered visitors | Rob Schofield
Sefton, Southport: As the days lengthen, thousands of honking pink-footed geese arrive in England’s north-west from Greenland, Iceland and NorwayThe echoing screech of swifts hurtling between the houses is a distant memory. Some swallows and martins have hung around, wittering away on telephone wires over the Cheshire Lines, or hunting flies above the salt marsh north of Southport’s defunct pier. Our summer visitors have largely flown, but autumn has its magic. The recent h -
Penguin chicks survive tearaway iceberg
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Just Stop Oil activists throw soup at Van Gogh’s Sunflowers after fellow protesters jailed
Three individuals targeted National Gallery paintings an hour after Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland were jailed for similar attack in 2022Climate activists have thrown tomato soup over two Sunflowers paintings by Vincent van Gogh, just an hour after two others were jailed for a similar protest action in 2022.Three supporters of Just Stop Oil walked into the National Gallery in London, where an exhibition of Van Gogh’s collected works is on display, at 2.30pm on Friday afternoon, and threw -
In the bag: six ways to reduce your environmental impact at the grocery store
Avoid packaging by shopping in bulk, store produce properly to prolong its shelf life, and check out your local independent grocerChange by Degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprintGot a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at [email protected] it’s once a week or once a day, going grocery shopping is a fact of life. But be it a ritual or a chore, it is also a chance -
Green roofs and solar chimneys are here – experts say it’s time to use them
Builders already have the tools needed to build cooler homes for an increasingly hotter worldThe US sweltered under record-breaking heat this year, with new research suggesting that air conditioning is no longer enough to keep homes cool. Spiraling energy demands and costs of indoor cooling now have planners looking to alternative ways to keep buildings cool – some fresh out of the lab, others centuries old.“The amount of buildings we expect to go up in the next couple decades is jus -
Queen's Brian May quits RSPCA over its food welfare label
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Just Stop Oil activists jailed for throwing soup over Van Gogh’s Sunflowers
Phoebe Plummer, 23, recieves two-year prison term while Anna Holland, 22, given 20-month sentence over incidentTwo Just Stop Oil activists have been jailed for throwing tomato soup over Vincent Van Gogh’s Sunflowers after one of them told a judge she would “accept whatever sentences I receive with a smile”.Phoebe Plummer, 23, was sentenced to two years in prison for causing an estimated £10,000 worth of damage to the artwork’s frame at the National Gallery in London -
Country Diary 100 years on: sheep and dogs dominate over rabbits and house martins
Domesticated creatures feature heavily in contemporary contributions to Guardian column compared to diaries of 1920sIn the early 1920s, the British countryside was a place where blackbirds sang, rabbits scurried and the summer skies were animated by swallows and house martins. A century on, blackbirds still sing and ancient oaks stand proud but the landscape is dominated by sheep, cows and dogs – according to Guardian country diarists.A study of the most-featured species in the Country Dia -
Net zero or not: will the next Tory leader embrace green agenda or oppose it?
Environment has barely figured in leadership campaign but soon the party must decide where it standsUK politics live – latest updatesWhen the Conservatives gather in Birmingham this weekend for their first party conference out of government in 15 years, the environment is not likely to be top of most members’ minds, amid the fever of a leadership campaign.That is probably a good thing, many green-tinged Tory insiders feel. The leadership campaign is dominated by the right wing of the -
Net zero or not: will next Tory leader embrace green agenda or oppose it?
Environment has barely figured in leadership campaign but soon the party must decide where it standsUK politics live – latest updatesWhen the Conservatives gather in Birmingham this weekend for their first party conference out of government in 15 years, the environment is not likely to be top of most members’ minds, amid the fever of a leadership campaign.That is probably a good thing, many green-tinged Tory insiders feel. The leadership campaign is dominated by the right wing of the -
‘Fear and intimidation’: how peaceful anti-pipeline protesters were hit with criminal and civil charges
Climate activists opposed to the Mountain Valley pipeline were accused of breaking West Virginia’s new critical infrastructure lawIt was around dawn on a chilly day last November when West Virginia state troopers forcibly extricated Jerome Wagner out from a 25ft-deep pit where he was locked to a drilling machine being used to finish construction of a beleaguered gas pipeline.The veteran climate activist was trying to draw attention to the Mountain Valley pipeline (MVP) – a 300-mile ( -
North Sea oil and gas firms in UK ‘failing to invest in renewable energy’
Three-quarters plan to invest solely in continued fossil fuel production between now and 2030, research showsNorth Sea oil and gas companies are failing to switch their investments to renewable energy, research has shown.Three-quarters of the offshore oil and gas companies operating in the UK plan to invest solely in continued fossil fuel production between now and the end of the decade, according to data compiled by the analyst company Rystad. Continue reading... -
‘Rivers you think are pristine are not’: how drug pollution flooded the UK’s waterways – and put human health at risk
High levels of antibiotics and other drugs have been found in water in the country’s most treasured and protected landscapes, raising concerns over antimicrobial resistancePhotographs by Christopher ThomondNestled within the Peak District national park, the stream known as Brook Head Beck meanders between undulating green hills. It is mossy and dank by the river, surrounded by the gentle trickling sound of water, the smell of leaves starting to rot underfoot, and a weave of branches overhe -
‘Rivers you think are pristine are not’: how drug pollution flooded England’s national parks – and put human health at risk
High levels of antibiotics and other drugs have been found in water in the country’s most treasured and protected landscapes, raising concerns over antimicrobial resistancePhotographs by Christopher ThomondNestled within the Peak District national park, the stream known as Brook Head Beck meanders between undulating green hills. It is mossy and dank by the river, surrounded by the gentle trickling sound of water, the smell of leaves starting to rot underfoot, and a weave of branches overhe -
Week in wildlife in pictures: a penguin ballerina, the spooky spookfish and a sociable octopus
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A wondrous fish has made a miraculous return to UK seas. Why are ministers so keen to see them killed? | George Monbiot
We should be celebrating the revival of the bluefin tuna – but a ravenous fishing industry, backed by government and ‘science’, is already licking its lipsOver the past three weeks, I’ve been watching one of the greatest natural spectacles on Earth, here in south Devon. At a certain station of the tide, within a few metres of the coast, the sea erupts with monsters. They can travel at 45mph. They grow to 2.5 metres (8ft 2in) in length and 600kg in weight. They herd smalle -
A wondrous fish has made a miraculous return to UK seas. Why are ministers so keen to see them all killed? | George Monbiot
We should be celebrating the revival of the bluefin tuna – but a ravenous fishing industry, backed by government and ‘science’, is already licking its lipsOver the past three weeks, I’ve been watching one of the greatest natural spectacles on Earth, here in south Devon. At a certain station of the tide, within a few metres of the coast, the sea erupts with monsters. They can travel at 45mph. They grow to 2.5 metres (8ft 2in) in length and 600kg in weight. They herd smalle
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