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When the free-market case for bike infrastructure is so clear, why won’t Conservative candidates embrace it?

Among his many claims to political prominence, both good and bad, Boris Johnson was notable as a Conservative who built a lot of bike lanes fairly quickly (at least in the end).

Similarly, much of New York City’s bike renaissance was launched by Michael Bloomberg, the three-term mayor who, as a billionaire media tycoon and Republican, had more in common with most Bond villains than your stereotypical wind-in-the-hair bike advocate.

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All dogs need regular exercise outside of the home (and it's good for people too). Paul McGreevy, Professor of Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare Science, University of Sydney Adrian Bauman, Professor of Public Health, University of Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

AGL is the largest generator in the NEM. You would think this would make its share price sensitive to electricity prices. And you would be correct.

AEMC rule changes would give consumers more control over the energy market, and reduce the ability of generators to exploit their market power. This could be a huge win.

76 UK Tesla Owners won over crowds at a popular UK car racing event, with offers of test drives, and an all-electric victory lap.

High Fields, Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire: These exhausted hay meadows, now owned by the National Trust, are on the way to being restored

Climbing up from the top of Coombs Dale, I turn up a rough road known as Black Harry Lane. I don’t know the origins of the name; my hunch would be that it’s related to the region’s distant lead-mining past. There was an 18th-century highwayman called Black Harry, who was gibbeted nearby, but he was named after the packhorse road, not the other way round.

On a warm summer’s evening, there is nothing malevolent about the place. The verges are thick with flowers: meadow crane’s-bill, a flower that when I notice it reminds me I’m home, its commonplace purple threaded with the subtler, paler scabious. The track itself has needed heavy repairs in recent years, thanks to off-road enthusiasts, whose local reputation, like that of highwaymen, is mixed.

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Alinta seeks offers for renewable projects 50MW or bigger to help deliver 1000MW of wind and solar by 2020, helping it "make good" on its recent shortfalls.

During this total eclipse, Earth's natural satellite will turn a striking shade of red or ruddy brown.

Fast Cities Australia secures $7m to start work on a 42 station EV fast-charging "national backbone" which it says will "calatyse" Australia's electric vehicle industry.

The modelling for the National Energy Guarantee appears agenda driven, and should be released before the COAG meeting for the sake of clarity.

A pathogen is killing kauri trees in New Zealand and now threatens an ancient, sacred giant. The response to the biosecurity incursion pales in comparison to recent threats to agricultural crops. Matthew Hall, Associate Director, Research Services, Victoria University of Wellington Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Today, Goldwind, hosted a Local Industry Briefing event in Bothwell to share further details about local opportunities for the Cattle Hill Wind Farm project.

Numurkah solar farm, which will help power Laverton steel works and Victoria trams, reaches financial close, with developers Neoen wondering why Australia is not more ambitious about renewables.

Friday night's lunar eclipse will last longer than any in the 21st Century.

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This position serves as one of the agency’s statewide experts in climate change mitigation policy; providing technical analysis, consultation, and policy development, in addition to interacting with other state and national experts in climate change policy, stakeholder groups, and elected officials. The successful candidate will evaluate and develop climate change policy recommendations for DEQ’s senior management team and director, as well as participate in the development of legislation and regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) prices overcame a slight retreat in prices this week to reach another record on Thursday, after market participants digested reports that the US federal government may end the state’s higher fuel economy and zero-emissions vehicle (ZEV) standards.

North American carbon prices and volumes rose modestly along both coasts this week as the WCI market shrugged off the introduction of a bill to rescind Ontario’s cap-and-trade programme, while increased buying helped lift RGGI allowances.

EU carbon prices held above €17 on Thursday, briefly dipping below that mark earlier in the session on a weak auction and sliding power prices before a late recovery sent EUAs back towards the previous settle.

Sudden weather change after weeks of drought could cause flooding and crop damage

Farmers across many parts of the UK are bracing themselves for thunderstorms and outbursts of heavy rain after weeks of drought and high temperatures.

The sudden change in the weather, expected to affect eastern areas hardest but spreading to the north and Midlands over Friday, is likely to cause problems of flooding and potential crop damage.

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