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- Gas giant Chevron falls further behind on carbon capture targets for Gorgon gasfield
- ‘Russia stole our history’: Ukraine’s bitter struggle to keep memory alive
- Ukraine braces for further Russian missile strikes as civilian death toll rises
- Johnson’s plan to give peerages to two MPs could leave successor facing early byelections
- ‘Polar Preet’ aims to become first woman to trek solo across Antarctica
- The key to Edinburgh Fringe stardom? Having your own TikTok army
- A million UK chickens ‘die needlessly each week to keep prices low’
| Gas giant Chevron falls further behind on carbon capture targets for Gorgon gasfield Posted: 15 Jul 2022 01:00 PM PDT While scale of shortfall is uncertain, conservationists claim admission is proof the project isn't working
Gas giant Chevron has fallen even further behind on targets to capture and store CO2 at its mega gas project in Western Australian, but has refused to say by how much. The company also confirmed on Friday it had bought and surrendered 5.23m tonnes of CO2 offsets to make up for the failure to meet its 2021 target at its CCS project at the offshore Gorgon gasfield in Western Australia. Continue reading... |
| ‘Russia stole our history’: Ukraine’s bitter struggle to keep memory alive Posted: 16 Jul 2022 07:00 AM PDT Beyond the frontlines, academics are fighting to counter the fake tales of their country's past that are peddled by the Kremlin At the entrance to Taras Shevchenko National University in Kyiv, a bronze relief of the face of Mykhailo Hrushevsky stares out towards the red-painted portico. A historian by training, and a key figure in Ukraine's national revival in the early 20th century, Hrushevsky served briefly as the head of Ukraine's revolutionary rada – or parliament – in 1918. Taras Pshenychnyi, deputy dean of the history department, pauses to examine the image of his distinguished forebear, and to reflect on the extraordinary times the university is seeing since the Russian invasion. Continue reading... |
| Ukraine braces for further Russian missile strikes as civilian death toll rises Posted: 16 Jul 2022 06:04 AM PDT At least 37 deaths across country since Thursday as residential areas appear to be targeted • Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Air raid sirens sounded across Ukraine on Friday evening, as the country braced itself for another string of intensified long-range missile strikes on cities and towns across the country. At least 37 people have been killed in missile attacks since Thursday that appear to have targeted busy civilian areas and crowded buildings, a tactic Russia has repeatedly denied employing. Continue reading... |
| Johnson’s plan to give peerages to two MPs could leave successor facing early byelections Posted: 16 Jul 2022 07:38 AM PDT If PM elevates Nigel Adams and Nadine Dorries to Lords, byelections could be the acid test for new Tory leader Boris Johnson is threatening to set an "early test" for his successor by ensuring they have to face two early byelections as the new Tory leader, the Observer has been told. The prime minister is planning to elevate at least two current MPs to the House of Lords well before the next election, triggering two contests that will test public support for whoever replaces him in Downing Street. Continue reading... |
| ‘Polar Preet’ aims to become first woman to trek solo across Antarctica Posted: 16 Jul 2022 07:21 AM PDT Preet Chandi, first woman of colour to complete a solo unaided trip to the South Pole, announces plans for her next trip When she became the first woman of colour to complete a solo, unaided trip to the South Pole, Capt Preet Chandi wanted to prove "no matter where we are from, no matter what we look like, we can achieve anything we want". Now, "Polar Preet" has her sights set on a greater challenge – to become the first woman to complete a solo and unsupported journey across the entire continent of Antarctica. Continue reading... |
| The key to Edinburgh Fringe stardom? Having your own TikTok army Posted: 16 Jul 2022 06:00 AM PDT During lockdown, fledgling comedians won virtual acclaim. Now they hope real-life festival crowds will find them just as funny How does a newcomer fill a theatre while up against thousands of rival entertainers? This is the challenge posed by the Edinburgh fringe festival. But an answer can now be found on TikTok. Several of the up-and-coming talents at the fringe for the first time next month are already celebrities on the social media site, andwill arrive equipped with bands of admiring followers to match those of established names on the comedy circuit. But will their online audience turn up in real life? Continue reading... |
| A million UK chickens ‘die needlessly each week to keep prices low’ Posted: 16 Jul 2022 05:00 AM PDT Fast-growing breeds are dying before they reach 'slaughter age', new research reveals More than a million meat chickens are dying every week in the UK before reaching slaughter weight, according to a new report. An analysis of government figures by the animal welfare charity Open Cages reveals about 64 million chickens die prematurely each year in the UK. The dead birds can be incinerated or rendered into usable materials such as protein meal. Continue reading... |
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