Australians waste $10bn of food a year and Gen Y is largely to blame, says report
Survey finds households wasting up to $1,100 of food each year with problem worst in capital cities Australians waste $10bn of food annually with “excitable” Generation Y consumers the worst offenders, according to a new report. The RaboDirect Financial Health Barometer 2016 Food and Farming Report found that households wasted up to $1,100 worth of […]
BP's planned response to any Great Australian Bight oil spill too slow, says expert
Andrew Hopkins says BP’s plans to drill in Bight fall short of best practice and would not be allowed in other regions BP is proposing to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight using plans that fall a long way short of industry best practice and would not be allowed in some other regions, […]
How climate science deniers can accept so many 'impossible things' all at once | Graham Readfern
New research claims psychological traits could help explain why climate science deniers often make contradictory arguments Sometimes, climate science deniers will tell you that we can’t predict global temperatures in the future. Sometimes, they’ll say we’re heading for an ice age. Occasionally, contrarians will say that no single weather event can prove human-caused global warming. […]
Greener pastures: the dairy farmers committed to sustainability
Biological farming, conservation planning and water recycling are part of a concerted push to make the milk industry more ‘carbon confident’ It was a soil bacteria course in New Zealand that convinced Reggie Davis to change his farming methods. The fourth-generation Victorian dairy farmer had become increasingly concerned by the costs, chemicals and time involved […]
Carney backs green finance to cut emissions and boost growth
Bank of England governor says more investment in green technologies could help escape low-inflation low-growth trap The Bank of England governor, Mark Carney, has thrown his weight behind the fledgling market in green investments to help cut carbon emissions and boost global economic growth. Carney used a speech in Berlin on Thursday to highlight green […]
Soil carbon storage not the climate change fix it was thought, research finds
Soil’s potential to soak up planet-warning carbon dioxide has been overestimated by as much as 40%, say scientists Hopes that large amounts of planet-warming carbon dioxide could be buried in soils appear to be grossly misplaced, with new research finding that the ground will soak up far less carbon over the coming century than previously […]
Second European bison found decapitated in Spain
The animal was either poisoned or died naturally before beheading, a spokesman said, days after headless body of herd’s dominant male discovered at reserve Spanish authorities are investigating the death of a second European bison, which was found decapitated just days after staff discovered the headless body of the herd’s dominant male. The death of […]
Personality influences lifespan as much as socioeconomic status. Why is that?
A group of Wisconsin nuns in the 1930s proved that positive personality traits can add years to your life. Being disagreeable, on the other hand, can be deadly On this day in 1930, the Mother Superior of the School Sisters of Notre Dame in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, sent a letter asking every member of the sisterhood […]
Autumn equinox – in pictures
The official first day of autumn occurs when the sun aligns directly with the Earth’s equator, creating a day and night of equal length Continue reading… Source: Guardian Environment
Beachgoers in south-west England warned to avoid portuguese man o'war
Marine experts say jellyfish-like creatures that have washed up in Cornwall and the Scilly Islands can inflict a very painful and potentially fatal sting Marine experts have warned beachgoers to avoid jellyfish-like portuguese man o’war that have washed up in south-west England, as they can inflict a very painful and potentially fatal sting. The Marine […]