Musk's Tesla makes a bid for Musk's SolarCity energy company
Electric car company attempts to acquire solar panel seller to create a Silicon Valley one-stop-shop for clean energy for car and home Elon Musk’s Tesla electric car company has made an offer to buy Musk’s solar power company, SolarCity, for as much as $2.8bn in stock in an attempt to make a one-stop-shop for cleaner […]
'Zombie corals' pose new threat to world's reefs
Scientists discover corals that look healthy but cannot reproduce, dashing hopes such reefs could repopulate bleached areas Zombie corals, which look healthy but cannot reproduce, have been discovered by researchers, dashing hopes that such reefs could repopulate areas destroyed by bleaching. Scientists have also found that a common ingredient in sunscreen is killing and mutating […]
India’s captive leopards: a life sentence behind bars
As sightings in populated areas increase, authorities are trapping leopards and keeping them captive, often in small cages without adequate food. The solution is to educate the public on coexisting with the big cats, reports Environment 360 When an escaped leopard tackled a man at a poolside on a school campus in the southern Indian […]
Cattle station purchase 'fantastic' for Great Barrier Reef, green groups say
Queensland government’s $7m purchase aims to cut back on sediment flowing on to the reef, where it can smother coral and prevent its recovery from bleaching Environment groups are applauding a “fantastic move” by the Queensland government to protect the Great Barrier Reef by buying a Cape York cattle station responsible for a disproportionate amount […]
What has the EU ever done for my … compost?
In the 1990s almost all rubbish in the UK went to landfill. Today nearly half of household waste is recycled, thanks to EU legislation We recycle and compost far more in Britain today than at the turn of the millennium. Recycling targets come from Europe, and are the result of decades of directives from Brussels […]
A summer of rain, roses and nightingales
Wenlock Edge There is something about the wildness of the dog rose, the way it stands outside cultivation with a beauty that inspires so much imitation Days of rain and wild roses, a very British June. After the breathless spell of hot weather and sunshine, the showers were inevitable. Although some have been gently summery […]
Shark attacks: Perth survey shows people prefer education to culls
University of Sydney study, conducted after two shark-related deaths, reveals overwhelming preference for non-lethal responses to attacks Perth residents overwhelmingly prefer non-lethal responses to shark attacks, a new survey shows. Seventy-five per cent of those polled said they wanted money be spent on education and research rather than catching the shark, according to a survey […]
Business and academic leaders urge new conversation about coal-free future
Leadership forum hears of ‘huge gap’ between experts’ advice on phasing carbon out of the economy and public willingness to go along with that advice A group of business and academic leaders have bemoaned the “huge gap” between what experts say ought to be done to decarbonise Australia’s economy and the public’s willingness to accept […]
Australians have spent almost $8bn on rooftop solar since 2007, says report
Exclusive: Solar Citizens says since the 2012-13 financial year, rooftop solar owners have saved about $1bn on their household bills each year Australian households and small businesses have invested more than $1bn a year in rooftop solar over the past five years, spending a total of almost $8bn since 2007, new calculations show. In its […]
Climate change: poll finds support for strong action at highest level since 2008
Galaxy polling finds only 17% of voters think the Coalition has a credible climate plan and only 20% think Labor does Support for strong action on climate change is at its highest level since 2008, with much sought after uncommitted voters showing the strongest support, according to Galaxy polling commissioned by the Climate Institute. Despite […]