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Los Angeles Times
about 18 hours ago
This Long Beach studio is designing America's cheapest EV truck
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This Long Beach studio is designing Americaâs cheapest EV truck
Jeff Bezos-backed Slate Auto is designing an affordable electric pickup truck in Long Beach
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-12-31/this-long-beach-studio-is-designing-americas-cheapest-ev-truck
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Prospect Magazine
about 22 hours ago
âWeâre moving, potentially quite quickly, into a different kind of worldâ.
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and Ed Miliband on their shared hope about a solar-powered planet.
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Here comes the solar revolution
Demagogues, populists and despair canât halt the electrification of our world
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/technology/energy/71820/here-comes-the-solar-revolution
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âPeople are wrestling with the burdenâ: Japan pivots to focus on nuclear power âmaximisationâ alongside renewables
Post-Fukushima nuclear closures of dozens of reactors forced the country to rely heavily on imported fossil fuels
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/31/japan-pivots-nuclear-power-maximisation-renewables
about 18 hours ago
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âI never imagined we could buy an islandâ: how a community saved Mexicoâs GalĂĄpagos
When developers began circling EspĂritu Santo island in the 1990s, a private conservation effort saw them off. But today the Unesco site faces a new threat: mass tourism
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/dec/30/conservation-saved-espiritu-santo-mexico-galpagos-developers-community
about 19 hours ago
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âYou could see bonesâ: Familiesâ anguish over coastal erosion threat to Norfolk graves
Bereaved relatives say delays over risks at village churchyards are causing distress and call for council action
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/31/families-coastal-erosion-graves-norfolk-villages-churchyards-council
about 19 hours ago
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The baffling purple honey found only in North Carolina
In a quiet corner of North Carolina, bees produce a violet-hued honey so rare and unpredictable that even experts can't explain it â and that's what makes it magical.
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20250417-the-baffling-purple-honey-found-only-in-north-carolina
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The climate insurance gap is widening, and itâs leaving marginalized Canadians behind
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The climate insurance gap is widening, and itâs leaving marginalized Canadians behind
Climate disasters are rising and insurance costs are, too. Canadaâs poorest are caught in the middle.
https://theconversation.com/the-climate-insurance-gap-is-widening-and-its-leaving-marginalized-canadians-behind-270417?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton
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Climate misinformation is becoming a national security threat. Canada isnât ready for it
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Climate misinformation is becoming a national security threat. Canada isnât ready for it
Climate misinformation is undermining emergency response during crises. Canadian governments need to develop co-ordinated efforts to tackle it.
https://theconversation.com/climate-misinformation-is-becoming-a-national-security-threat-canada-isnt-ready-for-it-271588?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton
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Fossil-fuel propaganda is stalling climate action. Hereâs what we can do about it
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Fossil-fuel propaganda is stalling climate action. Hereâs what we can do about it
New research highlights the role of fossil-fuel industry propaganda and suggests strategies to tackle false narratives about fossil fuels.
https://theconversation.com/fossil-fuel-propaganda-is-stalling-climate-action-heres-what-we-can-do-about-it-272227?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton
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Our beautiful, blue Earth should be green. The heavens above should remain free.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The Guardian view on the new space race: humanity risks exporting its old politics to the moon | Editorial
Editorial: Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2026. Today we look skyward, where a new lunar contest mirrors humanityâs struggle to live within plane...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/28/the-guardian-view-on-the-new-space-race-humanity-risks-exporting-its-old-politics-to-the-moon
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The gift that keeps on giving: How solar panels on farms can help increase crop yields
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The gift that keeps on giving: How solar panels on farms can help increase crop yields
A new study finds farmers can enjoy increased crop yeilds under partial shade of solar panels long after they stop working decades from now.
https://theconversation.com/the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving-how-solar-panels-on-farms-can-help-increase-crop-yields-269264?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton
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Glacier loss to accelerate, with up to 4,000 disappearing each year by 2050s
Thousands of glaciers will vanish each year in the coming decades, leaving only a fraction standing by the end of the century unless global warming is curbed, a study showed on Monday.
https://phys.org/news/2025-12-glacier-loss-year-2050s.html?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=v2
3 days ago
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Turkey's ancient, caffeine-free coffee alternative
For as long as anyone can remember, residents in Gaziantep have been harvesting wild pistachios to make a unique, nutty brew that doubles as a home remedy.
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20251219-menengic-turkeys-ancient-caffeine-free-coffee-alternative
3 days ago
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Japanese town reeling from year of record bear encounters
Bears are becoming a growing problem in some of Japanâs urban areas as they are forced to venture further in search of food
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/29/osaki-japan-town-record-bear-encounters-2025
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âGhost resortsâ: as hundreds of ski slopes lie abandoned, will nature reclaim the Alps?
With the snow line edging higher, 186 French ski resorts have shut, while global heating threatens dozens more
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/27/alps-france-skiing-snow-warming-resorts-closing-ceuze-landscape
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New York City could see its most snow in a few years from a post-Christmas storm slicing through the Northeast | CNN
Millions of people in the Northeast are under winter storm warnings for a threat of snow and ice expected to hit the region Friday into early Saturday.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/26/weather/winter-storm-snow-northeast-nyc-climate
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Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxwllqz1l0o
6 days ago
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âTheyâre scared of us nowâ: how co-investment in a tropical forest saw off loggers
Low-cost tech and joined-up funding have reduced illegal logging, mining and poaching in the DariĂ©n Gap â itâs a success story that could stop deforestation worldwide
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/25/they-are-scared-of-us-now-how-one-tropical-forest-turned-the-tide-on-loggers
6 days ago
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âItâs the wildest place I have walkedâ: new national park will join up Chileâs 2,800km wildlife corridor
Government poised to officially protect 200,000 hectares of remote Patagonian coastline and forest
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/25/cape-froward-new-national-park-patagonia-chile
6 days ago
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Reuters
7 days ago
Democratic governors call on Trump administration to lift freeze on offshore wind projects
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Democratic governors call on Trump administration to lift freeze on offshore wind projects
Four Democratic governors wrote to U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Wednesday to ask the Trump administration to lift its halt on five offshore wind projects on the U.S. East Coast.
https://reut.rs/4pcl9FI
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The European Union Is Turning Away From the Green Transition
Europe has often called itself a global leader in fighting climate change, even promising to halt the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. Yet now itâs dropped the plan, as part of a broader retreat ...
https://jacobin.com/2025/12/europe-merz-leyen-climate-rearmament
7 days ago
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âDangerous scenario unfoldingâ in Southern California from potent storm lashing the entire state | CNN
A major storm is lashing California with powerful winds and is set to deliver monthsâ worth of rain that could trigger debris flows and flash floods.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/23/weather/california-storm-flooding-rain-holidays-climate
8 days ago
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Trump suspends all large offshore wind farms under construction, threatening thousands of jobs and cheaper energy | CNN
In the latest blow for the US offshore wind industry, the Trump administration announced Monday it is suspending the federal leases for all large offshore wind projects currently under construction, c...
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/22/climate/trump-offshore-wind-suspension-virginia
9 days ago
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âCome my friend, âtis not too late to seek a newer world.â - Ulysses Alfred, Lord Tennyson
10 days ago
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Why passport stamps may be a thing of the past
As biometric border systems expand worldwide, travellers reflect on what's lost when passport stamps disappear.
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20251218-the-end-of-a-time-honoured-travel-tradition
11 days ago
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Christmas village battles to save itself after being hit by storms
Leavenworth is known for its Bavarian-style aesthetic and an array of Christmas lights. December is its busiest time of year but a powerful storm hit that has impacted businesses.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15396987/christmas-village-leavenworth-washington-storm-damage.html
11 days ago
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'It's a moment of death and rebirth': The ancient monuments saluting the winter solstice
Dozens of mysterious structures across the Northern Hemisphere â some nearly 5,000 years old â align precisely to frame the rising and setting Sun on midwinter's shortest day.
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20251219-the-ancient-monuments-saluting-the-winter-solstice
11 days ago
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This is another âozone layerâ moment. Now, we must urgently target methane | Mia Mottley
The oil and gas industry must be legally bound to cut methane emissions. With climate tipping points approaching, time is running out, says the prime minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/16/ozone-layer-moment-methane-emissions-oil-gas-industry-climate-tipping-points?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
13 days ago
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#MerryChristms
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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A Chocolate Orange has doubled in price â and got smaller. Why?
From Quality Street to Toblerone to the Terryâs classic, festive treats are becoming more of a luxury â and itâs not just down to the price of cocoa
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/dec/18/a-chocolate-orange-has-doubled-in-price-and-got-smaller-why?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
13 days ago
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They survived wildfires. But something else is killing Greeceâs iconic fir forests
In the Peloponnese mountains, the usually hardy trees are turning brown even where fires havenât reached. Experts are raising the alarm on a complex crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/19/survived-wildfires-drought-killing-greece-fir-forests-aoe?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
13 days ago
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Food becoming more calorific but less nutritious due to rising carbon dioxide
Researchers noticed âdramaticâ changes in nutrients in crops, including drop in zinc and rise in lead
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/19/higher-carbon-dioxide-food-more-calorific-less-nutritious-study?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
13 days ago
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âI canât think of a place more pristineâ: 133,000 hectares of Chilean Patagonia preserved after local fundraising
Exclusive: Ancient forests and turquoise rivers of the CochamĂł Valley protected from logging, damming and development
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/19/i-cant-think-of-a-place-more-pristine-133000-hectares-of-chilean-patagonia-preserved-after-local-fundraising?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
13 days ago
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ANJEC
14 days ago
By identifying and protecting the places where species can survive the longest, we can buy crucial decades for ecosystems while conservation efforts are underway and the world takes steps to slow climate change.
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Where the wild things thrive: Finding and protecting natureâs climate change safe havens
Protecting places that are likely to remain cool and moist as global temperatures rise can save wildlife of all kinds, but first we have to find them.
https://theconversation.com/where-the-wild-things-thrive-finding-and-protecting-natures-climate-change-safe-havens-270350?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton
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ANJEC
14 days ago
Delanco Environmental Advisory Board~ Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Delanco Environmental Advisory Boardâs First Pumpkin Collection Drive~ resulting in 565 pounds of pumpkins diverted from the landfill⊠as well as going towards feeding some hungry animals~đ·
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How climate breakdown is putting the worldâs food in peril - in maps and charts
From floods to droughts, erratic weather patterns are affecting food security, with crop yields projected to fall if changes are not made
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2025/dec/18/how-climate-breakdown-is-putting-the-worlds-food-in-peril-in-maps-and-charts
14 days ago
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âItâs an open invasionâ: how millions of quagga mussels changed Lake Geneva for ever
The molluscs are decimating food chains in Switzerland, have devastated the Great Lakes in the US, and this week were spotted in Northern Ireland for the first time
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/18/invasive-quagga-mussels-lake-geneva-aoe
14 days ago
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Brussels bids to ditch routine pesticide rechecks in major regulatory shake-up:
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Brussels bids to ditch routine pesticide rechecks in major regulatory shake-up
The Commission says regularly re-examining pesticides like glyphosate is slow and politicized. Health and environmental groups fear the end of a key safety backstop.
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-bids-to-ditch-routine-pesticide-rechecks-in-major-regulatory-shake-up-glyphosate/
15 days ago
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Why preserving cultural landmarks in a warming climate may mean transforming them
Some sites could be protected in ways that visibly alter them â for example, elevating or moving buildings, or allowing them to be damaged or removed from the landscape.
https://www.weforum.org/stories/2020/12/preserving-cultural-treasures-in-changing-climate/
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China is building the worldâs most powerful hydropower system deep in the Himalayas. It remains shrouded in secrecy | CNN
Thousands of miles from Chinaâs populous coastline, a sharp bend in a remote Himalayan river is set to become the centerpiece of one of the countryâs most ambitious â and controversial â infrastructur...
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/17/china/china-largest-hydropower-dam-intl-hnk-dst
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Arctic endured year of record heat as climate scientists warn of âwinter being redefinedâ
Region known as âworldâs refrigeratorâ is heating up as much as four times as quickly as global average, Noaa experts say
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/16/artic-record-heat-shrunken-sea-ice-report
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âNo water, no lifeâ: Iraqâs Tigris River in danger of disappearing
Unless urgent action is taken life will be fundamentally altered for the ancient communities who live on its banks
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/16/no-water-no-life-iraqs-tigris-river-in-danger-of-disappearing
16 days ago
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www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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Seven quiet wins for climate and nature in 2025
Here are the year's breakthroughs for the climate and nature you might have missed.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20251212-seven-quiet-wins-for-climate-and-nature-in-2025
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The Paris climate treaty changed the world. Hereâs how | Rebecca Solnit
Thereâs much more to do, but we should be encouraged by the progress we have made
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/12/paris-climate-treaty-anniversary
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Ancient lake reappears in Death Valley after record-breaking rains
Repeated fall storms led to the temporary lake, known as Lake Manly, appearing in basin 282ft beneath sea level
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/12/lake-manly-death-valley
19 days ago
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www.independent.co.uk/life-style/d...
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Why experts think we should all be showering in the dark
A growing number of young people are opting to âdark showerâ, saying it helps them to de-stress and sleep better. Lydia Spencer-Elliott dims the lights and puts it to the test
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/dark-shower-sleep-benefits-melatonin-b2882584.html
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Chaos in Washington as rivers burst banks and thousands flee floods
Washington is under a state of emergency after days of torrential rain have caused historic floods.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15378385/washington-state-flood-warning-map-zone-skagit-live-updates.html
20 days ago
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Changes to polar bear DNA could help them adapt to global heating, study finds
Scientists say bears in southern Greenland differ genetically to those in the north, suggesting they could adjust
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/12/changes-to-polar-bear-dna-could-help-them-adapt-to-global-heating-study-finds
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Economic growth no longer linked to carbon emissions in most of the world, study finds
Analysis marking 10 years since Paris climate agreement underscores effectiveness of strong government policies
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/11/economic-growth-no-longer-linked-to-carbon-emissions-in-most-of-the-world-study-finds
21 days ago
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A day out in the Death Strip: How a symbol of communist paranoia became a wild paradise | CNN
The Cold War border that once split Germany was a tightly guarded âdeath strip.â Against all odds, it turned into a thriving refuge â and may now hold lessons for European nations urgently seeking new...
https://www.cnn.com/travel/germany-death-strip-grunes-band-green-belt
21 days ago
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US seizes oil tanker off Venezuela as Caracas condemns 'act of piracy'
The move is a sharp escalation in Washington's pressure campaign against NicolĂĄs Maduro's government.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1w9lg11jw0o
21 days ago
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