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Safe Climate

MARK CARNEY TELLS GLOBAL BANKS THEY CANNOT IGNORE CLIMATE CHANGE DANGERS

THE GUARDIAN

Financial sector warned it risks losses from extreme weather and its stakes in polluting firms

EXTINCTION REBELLION SPREADS TO NORTH AMERICA

TREEHUGGER

But London is the epicenter, and the city has never seen anything like it. Climate arsonists should take notice.

Healthy Rivers

WATER FUND DEMONSTRATES A NEW WAY TO SHARE WATER IN MURRAY-DARLING

MIRAGE NEWS

Endangered fish have returned to wetlands in New South Wales thanks to water provided by a unique water fund that balances the needs of the environment...

RIVER MURRAY IRRIGATORS' OPENING ALLOCATIONS TO BE AS LOW AS 14 PER CENT

THE MURRAY VALLEY STANDARD

The driest year since the millennium drought will test the river's irrigators.

Victoria

FLINDERS BATTLE HEATS UP AS VOTERS HOME IN ON AGL GAS PROJECT

BRISBANE TIMES

The controversial Adani mine is not the only environmental issue on the minds of Mornington Peninsula voters, with locals also fighting against what they say is the “commercial exploitation” of their region by energy giant AGL.

National

RICHARD DI NATALE: LABOR SHOULD COME TO NEGOTIATING TABLE ON CLIMATE POLICY

THE GUARDIAN

Greens leader has some clear expectations of Bill Shorten, particularly on climate change and blocking the Adani coalmine

ADANI OBJECTS TO GUPTA SOLAR FARM IN WHYALLA, WORRIED ABOUT BIRDS

RENEWECONOMY

The irony. Adani, fighting protests over its huge Queensland coal mine, opposes Gupta solar farm in South Australia because of concerns about grass wrens and thornbills.

JUMP IN RENEWABLE ENERGY JOBS AS SOLAR FARMS OVERTAKE HYDRO POWER

THE AGE

The release of the figures comes as one of the biggest banks, Westpac, said it would source all of its electricity from renewable energy by 2025.

500YO FOREST GIANT AMONG TREES REDUCED TO 'PILE OF ASH' BY SUMMER BUSHFIRES

ABC NEWS

Tasmania is home to 180 giant trees more than 85 metres tall or with more than 280 cubic metres of girth, but enthusiasts have discovered at least 15 of the giants have been destroyed by the state's summer bushfires.

HOW THE FEDERAL ELECTION WILL CHANGE AUSTRALIA'S RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE

ABC NEWS

Here's what the major parties say they'll do to tackle climate change if they win the federal election.

GAUGING THE LONG-LASTING EFFECTS FROM AN UNUSUALLY BONE-DRY SUMMER

ABC NEWS

Records fell over summer, even if rain didn't. So what has been the impact of the hot dry spell to a normally wet, subtropical corner of New South Wales?

Sustainable Living

TIPS TO REDUCE YOUR WASTE THIS EASTER (BUT DON'T WORRY, YOU CAN STILL EAT CHOCOLATE)

THE CONVERSATION

Navigating Australia's recycling crisis is even harder during festive seasons. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't try.

AUSTRALIA'S TOP RESTAURANTS PLEDGE TO SERVE ONLY SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD

THE GUARDIAN

Chefs won’t use red-listed seafood including farmed Atlantic salmon and east coast wild prawns

ADIDAS REVEALS FULLY RECYCLABLE RUNNING SHOES, MADE TO BE REMADE

TREEHUGGER

The Futurecraft Loop performance running shoes can be returned to Adidas, where they will be ground up to make another pair.

Natural World

EARTH FROM SPACE: THE EYE-POPPING SERIES THAT ZOOMS IN ON OUR PLANET

THE GUARDIAN

Using high-tech satellites, this spectacular breakthrough show captures every corner of the globe in unprecedented detail, from deltas to microscopic plankton

CRITICALLY ENDANGERED KĀKĀPŌ – THE WORLD'S FATTEST PARROT – HAS RECORD BREEDING SEASON

THE GUARDIAN

Just 147 adult kākāpō are alive today in their native New Zealand, but scientists hope their fortunes are turning around

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