Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson to remain detained in Greenland

admin — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 14:19:52 +0000

Anti-whaling activist to stay in custody until 5 September while Japanese extradition request is considered, court rules

A Greenland court has ordered the anti-whaling activist Paul Watson to remain in custody until 5 September pending a decision on his possible extradition to Japan.

German climate activists stop air traffic after breaking into four airport sites

admin — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 13:27:22 +0000

Police arrest Letzte Generation protesters who cut holes in fences and glued themselves to asphalt

Climate activists have broken into four German airport sites, briefly bringing air traffic to a halt at two of those before police made arrests.

Danish wind power giant Ørsted delays major US offshore project

admin — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 11:12:29 +0000

News follows scrapping of two other Atlantic windfarms and axing of hundreds of jobs as costs surge

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The Danish company developing the world’s largest offshore windfarm in the North Sea has been forced to delay a major project off the north-east coast of the US, months after cancelling two nearby developments and cutting hundreds of jobs.

Survivors of climate disasters demand US inquiry into big oil’s ‘climate crimes’

admin — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 10:00:07 +0000

More than 10,000 people sign letter to justice department for federal investigation into industry’s misinformation

Allen Myers grew up in Paradise, California, which for him is “sacred land”. At age 11, he sat beside his mother’s bedside as she passed away in his beloved family home. Years later, that house, along with 90% of the town, burned to the ground in the devastating 2018 Camp fire, which killed 85 people.

Watchdog investigates ‘unacceptable’ cyanide spill in Walsall canal

admin — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 08:46:11 +0000

Waterways trust boss calls incident ‘infuriating’ as Environment Agency investigates metal finishing firm

The Environment Agency has described a cyanide spill into a West Midlands canal as “unacceptable” and promised robust action if any wrongdoing is found to have occurred.

Texas comptroller adds NatWest to list of companies ‘boycotting’ fossil fuel firms

admin — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 08:36:11 +0000

The bank is latest to be named by officials in the US state, which has law to protect oil and gas sector

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Texas officials have added NatWest Group to a growing list of financial firms considered to be taking part in a “boycott” of energy companies, in a move that could limit the UK bank’s business with the oil-rich US state.

Salmon industry in key Tasmanian location should be cut to save Maugean skate, scientists advise government

admin — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 05:49:00 +0000

Exclusive: Fish farms in Macquarie Harbour are the greatest threat to survival of ancient ray-like species, scientists advising Australian government find

Minuscule wasps enlisted to fight off moths in new pest control strategy

admin — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 05:00:36 +0000

Rentokil to use the wasps as a sustainable alternative to sprays in museums and homes

The newest recruits for the battle against moths will be the smallest pest control team in town.

Rentokil plans to release entosite parasitoid wasps into the nooks and crannies of museums, heritage sites and homes to stop moth infestations.

What’s happened to all the butterflies? – podcast

admin — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 04:00:37 +0000

Butterfly numbers in the UK appear to be at the lowest on record after a wet spring and summer dampened their chances of mating. This comes on top of a long and worrying trend of decline.

‘This year has been dead’: where have Britain’s insects gone?

admin — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 04:00:35 +0000

Surveys suggest that wet weather and habitat deterioration are among the causes of devastating population declines, but there are ways to help

When Christina Letanka moved to Chiddingly village in East Sussex 28 years ago, insects were everywhere. “Everything was prolific when we first arrived,” she says. The kitchen used to be full of flies during the day and moths at night, swarming under the light. “Now they’ve all gone.”