Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Stern warning: one man’s mission to clear the rotting boats poisoning Cornwall’s creeks

admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:00:22 +0000

Unwanted vessels left to decay release fibreglass shards into the water, harming marine life. Steve Green – with his trusty van Cecil – is determined to clean things up

Steve Green, a boat engineer from Cornwall, was pulled over by the police just before Christmas. He was driving a decrepit-looking VW campervan and towing an even more dilapidated yacht up to Truro. He hadn’t broken any laws, but he admits that Cecil the campervan, which runs on donated chip oil from local pubs and has a crane and a winch on the front, “wasn’t quite what VW intended”.

‘Petro-masculinity’ is destroying the planet. Can eco-masculinity help save it? | Andrew Boyd

admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:00:24 +0000

It’s crucial to understanding how gender is affecting our ability to rally behind a shared ecological vision

Nearly half of US children are breathing dangerous levels of air pollution, report warns

admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:00:24 +0000

American Lung Association report comes amid Trump EPA’s expansive rollback of environmental protections

Nearly half of children in the United States are breathing dangerous levels of air pollution, according to a new report, as experts warned Donald Trump’s expansive rollback of protections will make the situation worse.

Gibraltar’s monkeys eat mud ‘to avoid upset stomachs from tourist junk food’

admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:00:53 +0000

Macaques have learned to eat soil to avert gut irritation caused by salty and sugary snacks, researchers believe

Troops of monkeys living on the Rock of Gibraltar have learned to eat soil in what scientists believe is an effort to settle their stomachs after all the junk food they receive – and sometimes steal – from crowds of tourists.

Fury in Cornwall over herbicide plan to tackle weeds

admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:00:53 +0000

Council proposal to use glyphosate to tidy up pavements criticised over potential harm to humans and wildlife

Cornwall is famed for its glorious gardens and verdant landscapes but a bitter row has broken out over a plan to tackle a less glamorous type of vegetation – roadside weeds.

The unitary authority has announced plans to use the controversial herbicide glyphosate to tidy up pavements and kerbsides, after largely phasing out its use over the last decade amid concerns about potential harm to humans and the peninsula’s rich ecosystems.

Gas companies spending millions on Australian advertising blitz to fight export tax, inquiry told

admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:48:13 +0000

Shell Australia says campaign needed to ‘counterbalance’ claims by levy advocates – but Ed Husic urges industry ‘do not spend millions defending the indefensible’

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Calls for change to rules after stretch of Thames fails to gain bathing water status

admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:00:13 +0000

Campaigners in Henley say insufficient number of bathers to qualify for status is result of poor water quality

Bathing water rules in England should be improved to help drive a clean-up of pollution at a spot on the River Thames in Henley, campaigners say.

In a letter to the environment secretary, Emma Reynolds, businesses, river users, community groups and civic leaders said poor water quality had been damaging the town and had put public health at risk.

Channel Seven’s Spotlight digging for dirt on clean energy ignores fundamental facts and basic journalistic standards | Temperature Check

admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:42:03 +0000

Program portrayed efforts to wean Australia off fossil fuels as morally bankrupt, trashing rainforests and enslaving Australia to China

Heatwaves, floods and wildfires pose rising threat to democracy, report finds

admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:00:09 +0000

Research shows natural hazards linked to climate crisis disrupted 23 elections in 18 countries in 2024

Democracy is under mounting threat from the climate crisis, with new analysis documenting how elections are increasingly shaped not only by political forces but also by floods, wildfires and extreme weather.

At least 94 elections and referendums across 52 countries have been disrupted by climate-related impacts over the last two decades, researchers found.

Miliband’s ‘break the link’ plan is not a magic formula for lowering energy bills

admin — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:45:45 +0000

The government’s plan to de-link gas and electricity prices will have a modest effect – more promising are plans on EVs and heat pumps

Why are UK electricity prices linked to gas – and what does it mean for bills?