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There are problems with a geoengineering techno-fix for the climate crisis | Mike Hume

admin — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 11:00:37 +0000

Geoengineering does little to defuse most of the risks that really matter for people – and it runs the risk of making some harms worse

Fly-tipping dog caught on CCTV in Sicily – video

admin — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:34:33 +0000

A man in Catania, Sicily, trained his dog to dump rubbish bags by the roadside in an attempt to outsmart anti-fly-tipping cameras, municipal police have said. The 'canine courier' was caught on newly installed surveillance footage, prompting officers to post the clip on the city’s official Facebook page with a pointed message: 'Inventiveness can never become an alibi for incivility.' The owner has since been identified and fined.

Man in Sicily trained his dog to illegally dump rubbish, say police

admin — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:30:46 +0000

City of Catania calls ruse to avoid CCTV cameras installed to stop fly-tipping ‘as cunning as it is doubly wrong’

A man in Catania, Sicily, trained his dog to dump bags of rubbish by the roadside in an attempt to evade surveillance cameras installed to combat fly-tipping, municipal police have said.

Week in wildlife: a peek-a-boo fish, dunkin’ frogs and a white crow

admin — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 08:00:28 +0000

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world

How ‘smog capital of Poland’ saved 6,000 lives by cutting soot levels

admin — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 06:00:24 +0000

Kraków’s ban on burning solid fuels plus subsidies for cleaner heating has led to clearer air and better health

As a child, Marcel Mazur had to hold his breath in parts of Kraków thick with “so much smoke you could see and smell it”. Now, as an allergy specialist at Jagiellonian University Medical College who treats patients struggling to breathe, he knows all too well the damage those toxic gases do inside the human body.

“It’s not that we have this feeling that nothing can be done. But it’s difficult,” Mazur said.

New drone unit to investigate illegal waste dumping across England

admin — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 05:00:24 +0000

Government announces tougher measures to tackle unlicensed sites as ‘prolific waste criminal’ is ordered to pay £1.4m

A new 33-strong drone unit is being deployed to investigate the scourge of illegal waste dumping across England, the government has announced.

The improvements to the investigation of illegal waste dumping – which costs the UK economy £1bn a year – come as the ringleader of a major waste crime gang was ordered to pay £1.4m after being convicted at Birmingham crown court.

UniSuper accused of greenwashing after reducing environmental element of investment option

admin — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 01:38:45 +0000

UniSuper says change was made ‘to expand the investible universe’ but complaint to Asic claims members were not properly informed

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Deer shooting to be facilitated in England to protect woodlands

admin — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 22:30:15 +0000

Government plans legislation giving landowners and tenants rights to cull deer to protect crops and property

It will be much easier to shoot deer in England under government plans that aim to curb the damage the animals are doing to the country’s woodlands.

Emma Reynolds, the environment secretary, plans to bring forward new legislation to give landowners and tenants legal rights to shoot deer to protect crops and property.

Trump order seeks to protect weedkiller at center of barrage of lawsuits

admin — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:32:15 +0000

President’s move, which also seeks ‘immunity’ for makers, faces backlash from health advocates and Maha coalition

New Zealand bug of the year: moth named Avatar after mining threat crowned winner

admin — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:00:12 +0000

Arctesthes avatar moth, which won nearly half of the votes, was discovered in 2012 and is critically endangered

A tiny critically endangered moth, named after the Avatar films because of the proposed mining activity threatening its primary habitat, has been crowned New Zealand’s bug of the year.