Thorpe votes with Coalition on Indigenous land council inquiry – as it happened

From 10h ago The independent senator, Lidia Thorpe, has voted with the Coalition for a motion to inquire into Indigenous bodies including land councils. The motion was defeated 30 votes to 29. In January Guardian Australia revealed that Thorpe put…

Climate change is killing Michoacan’s monarch butterfly population – The Washington Post

Every year, millions of monarch butterflies make their way across North America to spend winters in the same forests of central Mexico’s Michoacán state — a phenomenon that remains an evolutionary mystery. But in just one year, the population of…

Calif. Is Using A Loophole To Spearhead A Nationwide Ban On Diesel Trucks

California’s proposed rules to dramatically limit emissions from heavy-duty vehicles could effectively result in a nationwide ban on the sale of new diesel-powered heavy-duty vehicles, thanks to a “backdoor” in the Clean Air Act, experts told the Daily Caller News…

Austrian museum skews paintings to reflect climate change – ABC News

A Vienna museum is hanging some of its paintings at an angle to reflect the possible effects of climate change on the landscapes they depict ByThe Associated Press March 21, 2023, 8:02 AM VIENNA — A Vienna museum is hanging…

Be Afraid: Biden’s Regulatory Regime Is Now Targeting Household Appliances

Energy experts and manufacturers are warning that the Biden administration’s aggressive regulatory regime will lead to more expensive household appliances that are far less effective than current models. The Department of Energy (DOE) has made so-called energy efficiency standards a…

Evidence of Cheese-Making to Circumvent Lactose Intolerance 6,000 Years Ago Found in Poland

Analysis of neolithic pottery shards shows that in Northern Europe, where poor soils and low sunlight made primitive agriculture extremely difficult, people were making cheese in places like Poland potentially as far back as 9,000 years ago. Examinations of perforated vessels not only found the presence of the dairy protein casein which suggests the creation […]

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Texas Weakens Climate Science Education Guidelines – Scientific American

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Give mature trees same protection as heritage buildings, say campaigners

Mature and veteran trees should have the same protections as heritage buildings to stop destruction on the scale carried out in Plymouth this week, campaigners have said. The Woodland Trust is calling for an English Heritage-style body to enforce greater…

The High Cost Of Inaction: New York’s Need For Climate And Energy Reform

Cold winter temperatures and high natural gas prices are generating utility bills that are too hot to handle for New Yorkers. “I looked at my gas bill, and it’s going up — it seems like by the hundreds,” said Cheektowaga resident Ruth…

800-Year-Old Gold Hoard with Stunning Earrings Unearthed in Germany

Hoard Alert! The metal detectives of Europe strike gold once again—this time in Germany as bejeweled earrings and silver coins are turned up in Schleswig-Holstein. The jewelry was all of gold and probably made by the Byzantines. The rings, earrings, and a brooch, all studded with gems, were deliberately buried along with 30 coins minted […]

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