Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Scientists baffled as orcas seem to revive an 80s trend: dead salmon hats

admin — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 18:27:12 +0000

At least one of the marine mammals was recently spotted in Washington wearing the multipurpose fishy accessory

Researchers suspect that orcas may be reviving a peculiar fashion statement of sorts not seen since the 1980s.

Natural history GCSE on hold as qualification seen as ‘Tory initiative’, claims campaigner

admin — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 16:46:24 +0000

New GCSE was announced under previous government in 2022 but now ‘sitting in limbo’, says Mary Colwell, one of its architects

The natural history GCSE has been shelved because it is “seen as a Conservative party initiative”, one of the architects of the proposed new qualification has said.

Anti-whaling activist to learn if he will be extradited to Japan within 14 days

admin — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 14:31:16 +0000

Paul Watson, an early Greenpeace member, says his imprisonment in Greenland is a ‘political case’

The anti-whaling activist Paul Watson will learn within 14 days whether he will be extradited to Japan, a court has been told, as his four-month imprisonment in Greenland was extended.

Ad campaign comparing Peter Dutton to Donald Trump sees Climate 200’s donations surge by $380k

admin — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 14:00:29 +0000

Organisation asked supporters if they ‘want to feel different on our election night’ in an ad with half of Trump’s face and half of Dutton’s

How can News Corp call its gas splash an ‘exclusive’ and a ‘special report’ when it’s paid for by industry? | Adam Morton

admin — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 14:00:29 +0000

Readers are led to believe a short-on-facts advertorial exhorting government to let companies extract more gas is straight news coverage

Country people believe they’re different to city people, but on key issues our views align | Gabrielle Chan

admin — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 14:00:27 +0000

Researchers at ANU found no real difference between the climate opinions of regional and urban Australians. Remember that as we head into the next federal election, with renewable energy on the front line

Norway forced to pause plans to mine deep sea in Arctic

admin — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 12:35:46 +0000

Small Socialist Left party threatens to block budget if government becomes first to issue licences for deep-sea exploration

The Norwegian government has paused its plans to mine the deep sea in the Arctic, after pressure from a small leftwing party.

The agreement was reached after the Socialist Left (SV) party said it would not support the government’s budget unless it halted the first round of licences for deep-sea mining exploration, planned for the first half of 2025.

Trump allies begin attack on EPA and rules protecting US drinking water

admin — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 12:00:25 +0000

With Biden soon to leave the White House, Republicans start an assault on the Environmental Protection Agency

Donald Trump’s allies have fired the opening salvoes of his coming administration’s attack on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the federal agency that enforces and regulates laws on air, soil, and water quality among other crucial environmental and health issues.

Handful of countries responsible for climate crisis, top court told

admin — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 11:59:07 +0000

Vanuatu envoy makes claim as landmark hearing gets under way at international court of justice in The Hague

A handful of countries should be held legally responsible for the ongoing impacts of climate change, representatives of vulnerable nations have told judges at the international court of justice (ICJ).

Countries call for binding targets to cut plastic production after talks fail

admin — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 10:33:24 +0000

Group of 85 countries and blocs press for ambition in plastic waste treaty after no agreement was reached in Busan

Binding global targets to cut plastic production must be at the centre of any continuing negotiations to secure the world’s first treaty to tackle plastic waste, a group of 85 countries has said.