Advert trumpeting storm overflow plans should have disclosed past environmental harms, says ASA
A Wessex Water TV advert about its plans to tackle storm overflows has been banned as misleading because it omitted key information about its record on sewage pollution.
The Advertising Standards Agency investigated after receiving a complaint about the ad for the supplier, which provides water to 1.4 million customers and sewerage services to 2.9 million people in the south-west of England.
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07/09/2024 - 18:01
Switchee hopes to use funds to hit goal of preventing cold and damp in social housing properties
A British startup which uses technology to prevent renters from living in cold, damp homes has raised fresh funds to expand as landlords belatedly try to tackle outbreaks of mould in crumbling social housing.
Switchee has secured £5m, split equally between an existing investor, AXA IM Alts, and Octopus Ventures, part of the group which includes household gas and electricity supplier Octopus Energy.
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07/09/2024 - 13:11
‘Mission control centre’ to work with energy companies and regulators towards goal of clean and cheaper power by 2030
Labour has appointed one of the country’s foremost climate experts to lead a “mission control centre” on clean energy.
Chris Stark, the former head of the UK’s climate watchdog, will head a Covid vaccine-style taskforce aimed at delivering clean and cheaper power by 2030.
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07/09/2024 - 12:55
Teen’s injuries weren’t considered life-threatening in shark attack, which are rare incidents, though Florida is US and world leader
A shark bit a Florida teen on the leg during a lifeguard training camp on Monday morning, officials said.
The attack on the 14-year-old boy in question occurred near the Ponce Inlet lifeguard tower shortly before noon, Volusia county beach safety officials said. The lifeguard trainee had been practicing water entries when he landed on a shark.
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07/09/2024 - 11:18
The United States has lost its only stand of the massive Key Largo tree cactus in what researchers believe is the first local extinction of a species caused by sea level rise in the country.
07/09/2024 - 11:06
At least six energy companies prospecting for first windfarms in almost a decade after Labour lifts limits
Renewable energy companies have begun work on new onshore windfarms in England for the first time in almost a decade after the new government reversed restrictions the Conservatives had put in place on turbines.
At least half a dozen renewables developers have begun identifying potential sites for full-scale windfarms in England after the Labour party swept to power last week with the promise to make Britain a clean energy superpower.
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07/09/2024 - 10:21
Forecast predicts ‘most dangerous portion of the heatwave’ would last through Tuesday evening in Pacific north-west
The Pacific north-west endured more sweltering temperatures on Tuesday as authorities in Oregon reported multiple heat-related deaths, with forecasters warning that the dangerous weather wasn’t over yet.
The heatwave, which has cooked Oregon in triple-digit temperatures for days on end, is suspected to have caused at least six deaths in the state, the state medical examiner’s office said on Tuesday.
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07/09/2024 - 08:00
From climate crisis being a crime story to presenting basic weather news in the context of climate change, here are some lessons from journalists
Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope of Covering Climate Now (CCNow) hail the winners of their organization’s annual global climate journalism awards, and here describe some lessons they have taken from the more than 1,250 entries.
Mark Hertsgaard is executive director and co-founder of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration committed to more and better coverage of the climate story, and the Nation magazine’s environment correspondent
Kyle Pope is executive director of strategic initiatives and co-founder of Covering Climate Now, and a former editor and publisher of the Columbia Journalism Review
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07/09/2024 - 08:00
Key Largo tree cactus no longer growing naturally in US thanks to salt water inundation and soil depletion
Scientists in Florida have recorded what they say is the first local extinction of a species caused by sea-level rise.
The climate emergency has killed off the Key Largo tree cactus growing naturally in the US through saltwater inundation and soil depletion from hurricanes, according to researchers from the Florida Museum of Natural History, and Miami’s Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.
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07/09/2024 - 05:51
Vibrant blooms mean first stage of plan to cover 1,200 hectares is hailed as a success 18 months after planting
When the sowing began on the coastline of south-west England, conservationists warned it may take a little while for the new wildflower meadows to flourish fully.
But 18 months on, a vibrant display of blooms has popped up in north Devon, a joy for human visitors and a draw for precious birds, insects and mammals.
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