Breaking Waves: Ocean News

‘Salty and soft, like a praline’: will Belgium’s national dish finally feature homegrown mussels?

admin — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 08:00:11 +0000

Moules frites are a staple, but the majority of the shellfish eaten in the country are imported. Previous attempts to farm them have foundered – but a bumper harvest this year suggests the ‘delicate’ Belgian mussel is here to stay

Most US voters say plastics industry should be held responsible for recycling claims – report

admin — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 08:00:10 +0000

Even a majority of Republicans support efforts to hold manufacturers accountable for allegedly deceptive claims

Concern about the fossil fuel and plastics industries’ alleged deception about recycling is growing, with new polling showing a majority of American voters, including 54% of Republicans, support legal efforts to hold the sectors accountable.

Company linked to Angus Taylor offered ‘generous’ offset calculation after illegal land clearing, FoI letters reveal

admin — Sun, 08 Sep 2024 15:00:50 +0000

Exclusive: Experts say legislation is ‘broken’ when it’s cheaper for landholders to break the law than it is to apply for permits

Almost 68% of Australia’s tourism sites at major risk if climate crisis continues, report says

admin — Sun, 08 Sep 2024 15:00:49 +0000

Uluru, the Daintree and Bondi beach among locations that could be impacted if planet hits even 2C of warming by 2050

Leftwing Green party members form ‘anti-capitalist’ pressure group

admin — Sun, 08 Sep 2024 09:00:43 +0000

Provisionally known as Greens Organise, the collective will fight ‘electoral assimilation’ and push for radical policies

Leftwing members of the Green party are calling for a shift towards an “internationalist, anti-capitalist and ecologically transformative agenda” as they launch a new group at their party’s conference this weekend.

Tanya Plibersek accuses Peter Dutton of intent to ignore Indigenous heritage for mining projects

admin — Sun, 08 Sep 2024 08:00:09 +0000

Environment minister lambasts opposition leader over vow to overturn her rejection of tailings dam at McPhillamys goldmine

Laughing frog and David Attenborough worm among 750 new species recognised in Australia

admin — Sun, 08 Sep 2024 03:15:09 +0000

National species list expands, with orb spider named after Tom Hardy’s Marvel character, Venom, also included

How Australian conservationists’ tunnel vision lets turtles swim to freedom

admin — Sat, 07 Sep 2024 20:00:28 +0000

Creating a fox-proof haven for endangered eastern quolls required a high, encircling fence. But what about the other wildlife?

New tunnels allow turtles to migrate while keeping foxes at bay - video

admin — Sat, 07 Sep 2024 20:00:26 +0000

The problem: a fence that protects eastern quolls threatens long-necked turtles in Booderee national park at Jervis Bay. The solution? Turtle tunnels. Nine water-filled tunnels were built beneath a 82-hectare fence that surrounds the botanic gardens which keep out feral predators, providing a safe passage for the reptiles to go between watering holes. Over a period of 123 days, conservationists recorded 73 successful instances of the turtles using the tunnels

National Trust members to vote on making cafe food 50% plant-based

admin — Sat, 07 Sep 2024 13:05:49 +0000

Jacob Rees-Mogg criticises plans for 2.6m members to decide on increasing share of vegan and vegetarian options

National Trust members are being invited to vote on a plan to make 50% of the food in its cafes vegan and vegetarian as part of the charity’s commitment to reach net zero by 2030.

Cafe menus at the trust’s 280 historic sites are already 40% plant-based. Now, the trust’s 2.6 million members will get to vote on whether the charity should gradually increase this figure to 50% over the next two years.