Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Australians’ support for nuclear power ban rises despite Dutton’s best efforts to sell atomic future, survey finds

admin — Thu, 01 May 2025 07:14:08 +0000

Only one in two Liberal party voters are in favour of lifting the national ban, according to the National Climate Action Survey

Arctic plant study reveals an ‘early warning sign’ of climate change upheaval

admin — Thu, 01 May 2025 06:30:16 +0000

A warming tundra has seen unexpected shifts, raising the alarm about fragile ecosystems and those who rely on them

Scientists studying Arctic plants say the ecosystems that host life in some of the most inhospitable reaches of the planet are changing in unexpected ways in an “early warning sign” for a region upended by climate change.

Attenborough at 99: naturalist ‘goes further than before’ to speak out against industrial fishing in new film

admin — Thu, 01 May 2025 06:00:17 +0000

The celebrated presenter warns of ‘modern day colonialism at sea’ as he highlights the destruction caused by overfishing and bottom trawling

The BBC is utterly beholden to the right. Why else would it fear a podcast about heat pumps? | George Monbiot

admin — Thu, 01 May 2025 05:00:16 +0000

The broadcaster behaves like Starmer’s government: suppress the left, cave to your critics, and undermine your own survival

When sea stars fall, sea otters rise: Sea otters benefit from prey boom triggered by loss of ochre sea stars

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 18:18:32 +0000

In 2013, a sea star wasting syndrome decimated populations of Pisaster along the west coast of North America and along the Monterey Peninsula in California, where this study was conducted. The orange and purple stars have a hungry appetite for mussels in the rocky intertidal. Without the voracious sea stars lurking around, mussel populations exploded, expanding in cover from around five percent to more than 18 percent within three years.

Downing Street forces Tony Blair to row back from net zero strategy criticism

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:58:18 +0000

Labour politicians warn former PM had boosted Tory and Reform climate sceptics on the eve of local elections

Tony Blair has been forced by Downing Street to row back from his criticism of the government’s net zero strategy after furious Labour politicians warned he had given a boost to Tory and Reform sceptics on the eve of the local elections.

Climate experts also accused the former prime minister of granting political cover to fossil fuel interests and weakening momentum behind the UK’s legally binding target to reach net zero emissions by 2050.

The Guardian view on Labour and net zero politics: lean in and ignore bad advice | Editorial

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:44:56 +0000

Sir Tony Blair’s ill-conceived contribution to the climate debate was a political gift to Nigel Farage. But public support for the green transition remains strong

The Guardian view on Australia’s federal election: progressives must vote strategically

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 15:00:20 +0000

Anthony Albanese has delivered steady, gradual reform – but a minority government might force Labor to push through bolder solutions

Australians know the government they elect on 3 May will have to navigate multiple crises.

At home, a cost-of-living crisis is making daily life miserable for millions. Sky-high housing costs are locking younger Australians out of a life their parents took for granted.

One Nation candidate whose preferences may help Coalition has railed against climate science and Covid ‘little Hitlers’

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 15:00:17 +0000

Exclusive: Stuart Bonds could hand the Nationals the seat of Hunter thanks to a preference deal and ‘last minute’ change to how-to-vote cards

It’s the anti net-zero, anti-woke Tony Blair – how was this man ever considered a progressive? | Zoe Williams

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 14:59:30 +0000

The former PM has form when it comes to pushing corporate interests and meeting populists halfway