Hello dear readers!
Happy Friday! The week's first article highlights that scientists have discovered heat-tolerant corals which are able to tolerate heatwaves and bleaching events. Coral reefs are under threat from the impacts of global warning and coral bleaching. In the second article, Australian households are leading the transition to renewable energy with roof top solar.The third article outlines that independent MPs urge the government to ditch exemptions to environmental laws for native forest logging. The exemptions apply to areas covered by regional forest agreements. Finally, microplastics are widespread with consequences to the environment and health of biological organisms.
Take a look at this week's video where an ancient peat bog could offer insights in climate change.
Hope you enjoy this week’s EP and have a lovely weekend.
Tim Hanigan
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Scientists discover heat-tolerant corals hidden in plain sight. Could it help protect the Great Barrier Reef?
Just as individual humans handle stress differently, so do corals. Even coral colonies of the same species, growing side by side, vary in their tolerance to pressures such as heatwaves. Read more here.
Households surge ahead in rooftop solar as renewable projects break bottleneck
Consumers are leading the national transition to renewable energy, installing four times more electricity generation through rooftop solar in the first half of this year than all the commercial projects combined. Read more here.
Albanese urged to ditch Howard-era native forest logging exemptions
Independent MPs and a crossbench senator are trying to increase the pressure on the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, to remove Howard-era exemptions that allow native forest logging to operate outside national environment laws. Read more here.
Scientists reviewed 7,000 studies on microplastics. Their alarming conclusion puts humanity on notice
It’s been 20 years since a paper in the journal Science showed the environmental accumulation of tiny plastic fragments and fibres. It named the particles “microplastics”. Read more.
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