Breaking Waves: Ocean News

‘To them a power line is a line of trees’: Costa Rica moves to protect howler monkeys from electrocution

admin — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:00:03 +0000

Electric shock is one of the biggest causes of death among wildlife in the country but a court ruling is a first step to making power lines safe

Peque, a small black howler monkey, scratches her head as she sits on a thick wooden branch in a wired enclosure with seven other orphaned baby howler monkeys at a rescue centre in Nosara, on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast.

Protesters clash with police in Albania over Jared Kushner-backed luxury resort – video

admin — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:24:03 +0000

Protests in Albania over a proposed luxury resort backed by Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law, are expected to intensify after opponents rejected an offer from the country’s prime minister 'to discuss solutions'. Footage showed police firing water cannon at protesters as thousands of people took to the streets of Tirana for a third day on Wednesday, some of them holding inflatable flamingos to symbolise the environmental damage they fear the project could cause, amid growing calls for it to be blocked.

‘An equal and habitable world is possible’: academics set out sweeping vision for planetary survival

admin — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:00:28 +0000

Global report provides an alternative to climate breakdown, political extremism and economic tensions

• ‘Happiness is not just about GDP’: ambitious plan or utopia?

Humanity can raise living standards, reduce inequality and keep global heating within a 2C rise, according to a sweeping vision for planetary survival.

A good life for the 99% isn’t a pipe dream: it can be done. Here’s how

admin — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:00:27 +0000

Our plan is radical – but by transforming how we live on a finite planet, nearly everyone gains

‘An equal and habitable world is possible’: academics set out sweeping vision for planetary survival

Ecosystemism: harnessing biological and 3D new design technologies to regenerate reef functions

admin — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000

npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 04 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s44183-026-00211-3

Ecosystemism: harnessing biological and 3D new design technologies to regenerate reef functions

In first, California city overwhelmingly votes to permanently ban datacenters

admin — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:40:36 +0000

While many US city councils have passed moratoriums, Monterey Park is first where residents have voted on a ban

Australia’s GDP figures are meaningless when the boom in datacentres means destroying jobs and the climate | Greg Jericho

admin — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:00:09 +0000

In the March quarter Australia’s economy grew 0.3%. But the real issue is what drove that growth

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Why is Europe still not ready for extreme heat?

admin — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:25:26 +0000

The first heatwaves of the season reveal how ill-prepared governments across the continent are to protect people from increasingly dangerous temperatures

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South East Water’s greatest failure was not contacting customers during winter outages, report finds

admin — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:19:16 +0000

Fewer than one in 10 SEW customers satisfied with firm’s handling of supply crisis, which left tens of thousands without water

South East Water failed to adequately communicate with customers during outages last winter that left tens of thousands of people without water, a report has concluded.

The row at Hampstead Heath is about far more than a few thoughtless swimmers in a heatwave | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

admin — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:02:28 +0000

As summers get hotter, investment and education are vital to ensure we all have access to the clean, safe water we need

A local row about swimmers and swans in Hampstead Heath has now inspired a government reaction. Environment ministers over the weekend wrote to the City of London Corporation, which oversees the heath, to say that they were “deeply concerned” by footage of crowds of people in the water during last week’s heatwave.

Breaking Waves: Ocean News

‘To them a power line is a line of trees’: Costa Rica moves to protect howler monkeys from electrocution

Protesters clash with police in Albania over Jared Kushner-backed luxury resort – video

‘An equal and habitable world is possible’: academics set out sweeping vision for planetary survival

A good life for the 99% isn’t a pipe dream: it can be done. Here’s how

Ecosystemism: harnessing biological and 3D new design technologies to regenerate reef functions

In first, California city overwhelmingly votes to permanently ban datacenters

Australia’s GDP figures are meaningless when the boom in datacentres means destroying jobs and the climate | Greg Jericho

​Why is Europe still not ready for extreme heat?

South East Water’s greatest failure was not contacting customers during winter outages, report finds

The row at Hampstead Heath is about far more than a few thoughtless swimmers in a heatwave | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Why is Europe still not ready for extreme heat?