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Temperature check: alarm as prediction markets lean into weather and climate bets

admin — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:00:28 +0000

Climate experts warn that US Kalshi and Polymarket users are ‘gamifying disasters’ as they bet on events like heatwaves and daily temperatures

Online prediction markets, saturated by money staked on sport, crypto and politics, have now set their sights on a promising new area of growth: betting on the future livability of the planet itself.

Mass breeding of game birds without welfare checks may be curtailed in England

admin — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:29:50 +0000

Campaigners say pheasants and partridges reared ‘on industrial scale’ do not have same protections as chickens

The government is considering a crackdown on pheasant shooting in England as part of a consultation on strict new animal welfare laws that would affect shoot organisers.

UK government does not know what datacentres are being used for, FoI request shows

admin — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:44:54 +0000

Lack of information raises fears over environmental impact of the AI boom

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The UK government does not know what the country’s datacentres are being used for despite fears over the growing environmental impact of the AI boom.

Blackout risk rises as heatwave stresses largest US electric grids

admin — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:16:52 +0000

US energy department warns of potential for outages in PJM Interconnection, serving 67 million from DC to Chicago

The risk ⁠of power outages ⁠is expected to escalate across a broad swath of the United States on Wednesday as intense heat will test the capacity of electricity supplies ⁠serving millions of homes and businesses from the midwest through the mid-Atlantic.

Transforming toxic: a new vision for urban waterways takes shape in Brooklyn – in photos

admin — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:00:23 +0000

Designers are rethinking one of New York City’s most polluted sites with climate adaptation and community benefits

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Thames Water, I refuse to pay the sewage charge in my bill while you pollute Britain’s rivers and coastlines | Jenny Jones

admin — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:00:21 +0000

I will calmly read all the threatening letters and await the court case against me. But I will take a stand even if our government won’t

Barclays faces complaint over backing for power plant near world’s largest mangrove forest

admin — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:00:21 +0000

Bangladeshi complainants allege Rampal power station’s pollution and climate risks threaten the Sunderbans, a world heritage site

Barclays Bank is facing a formal complaint over its financial links to a coal-fired power station near the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest and home to millions of people in Bangladesh and India.

Britain is OK with public ownership, but only by foreign powers. Why?

admin — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:00:26 +0000

Arthur Downing, author of Power and the People: A History of British Energy, says all-encompassing rapid transition will need a mutualised system

Have you ever wondered why it is that most houses in the UK are reliant on gas boilers? Not what’s stopping more people from replacing them with heat pumps, but instead why and how the gas boiler became so ubiquitous in the first place?

Almost half of world’s farmers poisoned by pesticides every year, experts find

admin — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:00:25 +0000

Study reveals that pesticide poisoning kills 11,000 people each year, with India accounting for nearly 60% of fatalities

Almost half of the world’s farmers are poisoned by pesticides every single year, a study has found.

Wednesday briefing: What’s behind the global backlash against datacentres?

admin — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:45:42 +0000

In today’s newsletter: Communities from Scotland to India are pushing back against datacentres, warning they threaten energy supplies and the climate

Good morning. This summer, datacentres have become targets of resistance across the world. Ever since the arrival of ChatGPT, big tech has been lobbying for the creation of enormous new facilities. Many governments claim they’re essential in any country that wants to cash in on AI.