White Summit to invest 250 million euros in Spanish green methanol plant

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World’s biggest solar farm will power 6 million homes
The 8 gigawatt facility in Inner Mongolia is more than half the entire installed solar capacity in the UK
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Coffee, eggs and white rice linked to higher levels of PFAS in human body
US study that researchers say highlights chemicals’ ubiquity also shows PFAS association with seafood and red meat
The Telegraph
Washed-up giant shark removed from beach by forklift
The body of a giant basking shark which washed up on Scottish beach has been removed by a forklift.
The Independent
Grin and bear it: ‘Giant’ bear found under deck of Colorado home
Moving the 400-pound bear from under the deck into a truck was a ‘grueling process,’ state officials said
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'It's all gone': floods in southern China devastate residents
STORY: This shop owner in southern China's Hunan Province is busy cleaning up debris on Wednesday after heavy rainfall and flooding devastated her stationary store.She says she didn't receive any notice to move her goods and asks: "How can a family survive in this situation?"Heavy rainfall pounded parts of Hunan earlier this week, causing the water level of a local river to reach its highest level in 70 years.Local authorities have activated the maximum emergency response level.This restaurant owner said she had to flee before it became impossible to get herself out.Now, with her business flooded - she says she is heartbroken and doesn't know how she will provide for her children.Last week, President Xi Jinping urged authorities to put in all-out efforts to protect lives as floods and natural disasters increased.China has provided more than $316.4 million in funds to help with rescue efforts and emergency supplies as deadly floods and landslides caused by almost two weeks of torrential rain ravage several parts of the country.In Changsha, the capital of Hunan, the Xiang and Laodao rivers are expected to hit peak dangerous levels Thursday morning, state media reported.
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Scientists Have Invented a Machine That Can Turn Air into Water
A prototype successfully pulled liters of water from dry air — a promising advancement as water scarcity becomes an increasing global problem
Reuters
Analysis-China, struggling to make use of a boom in energy storage, calls for even more
BEIJING (Reuters) -Rows of what look like thin, white shipping containers are lined up on a barren dirt field in China's Shandong province. Filled with batteries, they form a 795 megawatt (MW) plant that can hold up to 1 million kilowatt-hours of electricity - enough to power 150,000 households for a day, making it China's largest such storage facility when it was connected to the grid last Saturday. Built by Lijin County Jinhui New Energy Co, the project is part of an explosion in development of energy storage in China, which has called for even more investment in the sector to boost renewable electricity and ease grid bottlenecks.
CNN
To save spotted owls, US officials plan to kill hundreds of thousands of another owl species
To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to kill almost a half-million barred owls that are crowding out their cousins.
CNN
Ancient swamp creature with a toilet seat-shaped head was a top predator before the dinosaurs
With lengthy fangs and a massive skull, a giant salamander-like creature was likely the terror of polar swamps 40 million years before the dinosaurs appeared.
CNN Business
As heat levels climb, so do power bills. Here’s how you can keep costs down
Americans’ power bills are expected to soar this summer, but experts say there are ways to keep cool without breaking the bank
CNN
Heat waves are getting longer and more brutal. Here’s why your AC can’t save you anymore
The combination of a hurricane, heat wave and a multi-day blackout is a nightmare scenario, but it’s one that is set to become more common as humans continue to warm the planet.
The Guardian
‘Keir Starmer take note’: UK’s green transition must start now, say experts
Labour’s victory, alongside strong Green performance, gives next PM mandate to be bold on net zero, say campaigners
The Guardian
Rewilding plan aims to bring majestic white storks to London
Working group to look at where birds might be introduced and engage with boroughs and local community in capital
BBC
Hurricane Beryl leaves Jamaican homes without power
The powerful storm has passed, but torrential rain has prompted new warnings.
BBC
'It's a disaster': Hurricane Beryl batters Jamaica
Floodwaters poured down streets of Kingston, as the storm ripped roofs off buildings on the island's southern coast.
The Independent
Death Valley set to experience potentially the hottest week recorded anywhere on Earth
Fourth of July week will see ‘record-breaking and dangerous heat’, beginning on Independence Day itself, when temperatures predicted to hit 125F
BBC
Rare plants hidden in toys - and other trafficking tactics
How endangered species are smuggled out of Africa and what is being done to prevent it.
BBC
AI drives 48% increase in Google emissions
The tech giant says it will be difficult to meet its net zero target due to AI using so much energy.
BBC
IVF help for wild rhinos from zoo cousins
Scientists are collecting eggs from rhinos in zoos in a bid to boost the gene pool of wild rhinos.
The Telegraph
The secret plight of seagulls – and why we should learn to love them
A great annual conflict is underway. Each summer, as hordes of holidaymakers descend on beaches and seaside towns across the country, humans and seagulls come face to face in a chip-based standoff. ‘Giant swarms’ of gulls apparently attack beachgoers, traumatise children – and fill the tabloids. Gulls are even being blamed for postal delays: last month, Royal Mail claimed that aggressive birds had prevented postmen from making deliveries in Liskeard, Cornwall.

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White Summit to invest 250 million euros in Spanish green methanol plant

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World’s biggest solar farm will power 6 million homes

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Scientists Have Invented a Machine That Can Turn Air into Water

Analysis-China, struggling to make use of a boom in energy storage, calls for even more

To save spotted owls, US officials plan to kill hundreds of thousands of another owl species

Ancient swamp creature with a toilet seat-shaped head was a top predator before the dinosaurs

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Rewilding plan aims to bring majestic white storks to London

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Death Valley set to experience potentially the hottest week recorded anywhere on Earth

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