environment
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Australian little blue penguins, also known as fairy penguins, colonised an area in New Zealand, wiping out local penguins about 500 years ago, researcher say
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Sunshine Coast snake catcher Richie Gilbert was called in to evict an unwanted guest curled up beneath the urinal in the Waterfront hotel in Maroochydore
energy
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As these new crisis bailouts for fossil fuels show, it’s those who are least deserving who get the most government protection
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£6bn wiped off stock market value of oil company as investors react to losses and increasing Deepwater Horizon liablities
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latest news
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Decision to restart 40-year-old nuclear reactors places strain on relations between European neighbours, as Germans and Dutch voice concerns
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Statewide conservation rate was down as rain fell, snow accumulated and huge waves battered the coast – but ‘we are still in a state of emergency’
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talking points
featured series
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Sustainable livingSustainable livingThe beauty industry now has its own green 'seal of approval'Environmental Working Group has launched EWG Verified, a label that will help consumers spot products that meet stringent ingredient and transparency requirements
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Circular economyCircular economyFunding problems hit plan to clean Rio's polluted waterways ahead of OlympicsA consortium of Dutch government, NGOs and businesses has proposed solutions to Guanabara Bay’s pollution. But cash-strapped Brazil can’t pay
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Royal Navy bomb explosions caused mass whale deaths, report concludes
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the big picture
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A sloth crossing the road, a hippo chasing cheetahs and a giant Malagasy chameleon are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world
Los Angeles files criminal charges against SoCalGas over massive gas leak