Donald Project gets green light from Victorian government
By Angus Verley
Western Victoria will host one of the world's largest rare earth mines after Astron Corporation's Donald Project receives final approval by the Victorian government, as farmers in the area express dismay.
#MineralSands #Uranium #EnvironmentalImpact #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #Farmers #AlternativeEnergy #AngusVerley
PlasticList – Plastic Levels in Foods
#HackerNews #PlasticList #PlasticLevels #FoodSafety #EnvironmentalImpact
In an insightful piece by Hugh Cameron, the debate around Trump’s Medicaid cuts and Senator Mike Lee's land privatization proposal unfolds. Lee’s plan could sell off 0.5-0.75% of public lands, aiming to address housing shortages but facing bipartisan criticism for environmental risks. Despite revisions to protect certain areas, its Senate future looks grim after being ruled non-compliant. Check out the full article for deeper insights. https://www.alternet.org/public-lands-mike-lee-newsweek/ #MikeLee #PublicLands #SenateProposal #HousingCrisis #EnvironmentalImpact #TrumpAdministration
🥳🎉 Oh, look! #Fairphone is switching to a *new* #design that's *even more sustainable*! Because clearly, the environment can only be saved by making us buy yet another #phone. 🙄🌍
https://www.androidcentral.com/phones/fairphone-6-official-render-leaks-showcase-its-sustainable-design #Sustainable #New #EcoFriendly #EnvironmentalImpact #HackerNews #ngated
Gas is on the way out as Victoria continues push for all-electric homes
By Peter Quattrocelli and Richard Willingham
From 2027, old gas hot water systems will be replaced with electric ones in homes under new reforms aimed at tackling emissions and gas shortages.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-24/victoria-gas-reforms-announcement/105451354
#StateandTerritoryGovernment #OilandGas #HousingPolicy #EnvironmentalPolicy #EnvironmentalImpact #PeterQuattrocelli #RichardWillingham
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Russia's receding river. How the Volga's falling water level is reshaping life along its shores.
#Tourism #DrinkingWater #ClimateChange #DocumentaryPhotography #EnvironmentalImpact
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/06/23/russia-s-receding-river
23 Jun 2025
Environmental Impacts of Artificial Intelligence
https://www.greenpeace.de/publikationen/environmental-impacts-of-artificial-intelligence
#HackerNews #EnvironmentalImpact #AI #Sustainability #Technology #ClimateChange
More microplastics in glass bottles than plastic 🥤🔬: Researchers found an average of around 100 microplastic particles per litre in glass bottles of soft drinks, lemonade, iced tea, and beer. That was five to 50 times higher than the rate detected in plastic bottles or metal cans. 🥂⚗️
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#Microplastics #GlassBottles #EnvironmentalImpact #Sustainability #FoodSafety https://www.bssnews.net/news/284374
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Flight tax could raise €100bn to tackle climate crisis ✈️🌍, study finds. A CE Delft analysis shows that a flight levy starting at €10 for short-haul economy and rising to €120 for long-haul business could generate about €106 billion annually.
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#FlightTax #ClimateCrisis #Sustainability #EnvironmentalImpact #GreenTaxation https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/19/flight-tax-climate-crisis-airline-tickets-levy-environment
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@jon in Portugal the bus ticket costs around 1/3 of the price of the train (incredible!) The bus lines Lisbon x Porto for ex depart and arrive at the same place the busses do and the travel take the same amount of time. Trains are often late. Important cities like Viseu are not connected by train. Instead of investing in connecting more cities and modernizing the service the adminstrations are focused on a fast train btw Lisbon and Vigo...
New 'risk-mapping tool' aims to curb bird deaths from powerlines
By Sophie Jaggers
Five out of six eagles in this refuge are "highly likely" to be victims of powerlines. The Raptor Refuge founder wants risk mitigation practices to be put in place.
Alpine forests face collapse without urgent reforestation, say scientists
By Tim Lee
Bushfires and a lack of seed have created a "ticking time bomb" in Victoria's alpine and mountain ash forests, scientists are warning.
#Forests #Bushfires #EnvironmentalImpact #ForestRegeneration #EnvironmentalPolicy #Conservation #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #TimLee
The battle to save 'the last paradise' in Indonesia
By Erwin Renaldi and Hellena Souisa
A pristine archipelago off Indonesia's east coast emerges as the latest battleground between conservationists and the government, who are at odds over the country's nickel industry.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-22/the-battle-to-save-raja-ampat-from-nickel-mining/105431838
#MiningEnvironmentalIssues #Nickel #MiningandMetalsIndustry #EnvironmentalImpact #TourismandLeisureIndustry #Reefs #OceansandReefs #MarineParks #ErwinRenaldi #HellenaSouisa
Noosa on a green mission to ban single-use coffee cups
By Josh Dye and Madeline Grace
The Queensland beachside town of Noosa has voted to phase out disposable coffee cups despite the council lacking the power to enforce a ban.
#EnvironmentalImpact #LocalGovernment #JoshDye #MadelineGrace
Drinks in glass bottles contain more microplastics than those in other container
#HackerNews #Drinks #Microplastics #GlassBottles #EnvironmentalImpact #HealthConcerns
https://www.europesays.com/us/626/ Goldman Sachs Launches Green Bonds ETF for Emerging Markets #ActiveManagement #AffordableHousing #Business #CarbonReduction #CleanEnergy #ClimateFinance #EmergingMarkets #EnvironmentalImpact #EsgInvesting #FixedIncome #GEMSETF #GlobalDevelopment #GoldmanSachs #GREENBonds #GreenInfrastructure #ImpactInvesting #Markets #RenewableEnergy #SocialBonds #SustainableDevelopmentGoals #SustainableFinance #UCITSETF #UnitedStates #UnitedStates #US
Visualizing environmental costs of war in Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaä
#HackerNews #VisualizingEnvironmentalCosts #War #EnvironmentalImpact #Nausicaä #Miyazaki
How this tiny pest is killing trees in WA — and where it might spread next
By Belinda Smith
The WA government will stop trying to eradicate an invasive beetle called the polyphagous shot-hole borer and start managing it instead. Why is this pest so dangerous, and what can be done about it?
#PestsDiseasesandControlMethods #PestControl #Biosecurity #InvasiveSpecies #EnvironmentalImpact #EnvironmentalHealth #EnvironmentalManagement #BelindaSmith
Towards A Simpler Assessment Of The Environmental Impact Of Hydrographic Echosounders
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https://ihr.iho.int/articles/towards-a-simpler-assessment-of-the-environmental-impact-of-hydrographic-echosounders/ <-- shared paper
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https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/s3/2024-05/NMSFAcousticGuidance-DraftTECHMEMOGuidance-3.0-FEB-24-OPR1.pdf <-- shared NOAA 2024 guidance
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https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.0070 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #communityhydrography #echosounder #environmentalimpact #hydrography #marinemammals #whales #cetaceans #survey #impacts #humanimpacts #logistics #management #planning #ecosystems #seafloor #sonar #remotesensing #marine #animals #risk #hazard #multibeam #model #modeling #impactassessment #riskassessment #auditory #fish #habitat #strandings
Wintery conditions fail to wash away SA's devastating algal bloom
By Caroline Horn
The deadly micro algal bloom that has killed millions of marine creatures along South Australia's coastline continues to wreak havoc and cause "complete ecosystem failure from the bottom up".
#MarineBiology #EnvironmentalImpact #FishingandAquacultureIndustry #Fish #OceansandReefs #CarolineHorn
