July 11, 2021

A proposed new windfarm on Robbins Island off north-west Tasmania could threaten a disease-free Tasmanian devil population, according to federal environment officials, who say the damage to habitat could be difficult to offset. Correspondence obtained by Guardian Australia under freedom of information laws shows officials raised concerns that no comparable Read more

UK’s giant battery ‘farms’ spark fears of explosions that can reach temperatures of 660C – even worse than the Beirut port blast – with one expert calling them ‘potential bombs’ Facilities contain huge batteries storing electricity for the National Grid – a new form of crop for farmers scrambling to Read more