Breaking Waves: Ocean News

US ‘super-emitters’ of planet heating methane identified by satellite analysis

admin — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 20:42:35 +0000

Energy Transfer, whose CEO is a major Trump donor, named as biggest single methane producer in new rankings

Down a short gravel track in a largely nondescript corner of Louisiana sits a gas processing facility, operated by a company whose chief executive is a major donor to Donald Trump. It may be the largest emitter of methane in the US.

Firefighters make progress to contain northern California’s Lucas fire

admin — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:53:57 +0000

Cal Fire official says Sunday was ‘big turning point’ to reduce blaze in Lake county, now 30% contained

Firefighters made progress toward containing northern California’s Lucas fire, state officials said on Sunday.

Maryland boy recovering from surgeries after rabid beaver attack at state park

admin — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 17:38:59 +0000

Teen was swimming at a popular spot at the time of the attack, the latest in a string that have occurred in the state

A 13-year-old Maryland boy is reported to be recovering from multiple surgeries and nerve damage after being attacked by a rabid beaver.

Australia’s dependence on gas generation during evening energy peak falls by almost 70%

admin — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:00:12 +0000

Batteries now meet almost half of the grid’s dispatchable power needs during hours of highest demand

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One Nation under fire for abandoning gas reservation plan in favour of policy benefiting Gina Rinehart

admin — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:00:10 +0000

Pauline Hanson’s gas policy and the party’s relationship with Rinehart is examined in a new Guardian podcast series, The Populist

Listen: The Populist: Aeroplanes and bulldozers | Episode 1 – podcast

US ends limits on coal and gas plant emissions, removing key tool to battle climate crisis

admin — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:34:59 +0000

Trump’s EPA strips itself of regulation ability, gutting Clean Air Act in what experts say is a gift to planet polluters

On the heels of the hottest summer ever recorded in the US, the Trump administration has said it will erase any limits on emissions from coal and gas plants that are dangerously heating up our planet.

Scientists find nine new sponge species in glimpse of Alaska’s deep-sea diversity

admin — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:30:56 +0000

But their habitat is threatened by bottom trawling in the region and Trump’s plan to expand seafloor mining

Scientists have discovered nine new deep-sea sponge species off Alaska, offering new insights into the region’s largely unexplored marine biodiversity.

Disaster insurance, datacenters, right to repair: meet the midterm candidates running on green policies

admin — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:00:56 +0000

Some of the everyday struggles animating voters have a climate link lurking in the background

‘Tidal wave’ of Pfas being launched to satisfy AI industry, campaigners warn

admin — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 06:00:26 +0000

Big manufacturers planning to produce more of the forever chemicals to meet demand from datacentres

Pfas companies are launching a “tidal wave” of forever chemicals production to meet demand from the AI industry, a campaign organisation has warned.

Despite alarm over the chemicals, which have been linked to cancer, a survey of the 10 biggest manufacturers found most had plans to increase production.

We greet the news that AI could extinguish us with a glazed indifference. What is the way out of this nihilism? | Brigid Delaney

admin — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 03:49:46 +0000

There are several answers, and none of them will be provided by tech. One thing we must do is identify the ingredients for human flourishing

Imagining the future as almost entirely bleak has somehow crept into the collective consciousness this year.

Last week I was having coffee with an old friend. He was telling me about what his kids wanted to study when they went to university, when he suddenly broke off, stared into the middle distance and said, “I wish I’d never had children.”

Brigid Delaney is the author of five books, including The Seeker and the Sage