Major Dingwall retailer backs parents’ energy drink voluntary ban bid for pupils

A MAJOR retailer in Ross-shire’s county town has backed a local campaign to introduce a voluntary ban on sales of high caffeine energy drinks to under 16s. Kate Forbes. Picture: James MackenzieThe agreement of Home Bargains to back the Dingwall...

BC Hydro uses controlled explosion to remove historic overwater power line

BC Hydro is celebrating the removal of an overwater power line, which was once the longest of its kind in the world, by using controlled explosions. BC Hydro says a weeklong operation was needed to remove the three power lines that stretch roughly...

N. Korea expands Russia partnership beyond military ties, eyes energy and resource lifeline

North Korea is signaling its intention to transform ties with Russia into an “economic alliance” centered on energy, food and resources ahead of the Ninth Party Congress. The regime aims to expand cooperation beyond the existing military focus,...

“There’s Tremendous Power in Having a Space of Your Own”: Talking Stores With Erdem Moralıoğlu and Philip Joseph

Vogue: Wholesale retail has faced many challenges since the pandemic. Are you finding a need to get to your customer more directly? Erdem: There’s tremendous power to having a space of your own, which allows you to show your customer your world. A...

Queensland’s forests are still being bulldozed — and new parks alone won’t save them

The Queensland government celebrated the creation of new national parks this year, with Premier David Crisafulli saying it is time to “get serious” and be “ambitious” in protecting nature. But this claim doesn’t stand up to scrutiny. Despite...

Create greener, low-carbon cities to safeguard future generations, says Premier

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Threads WhatsApp Telegram Abang Johari speaks during the opening of ICLCA 2025 at the Hikmah Exchange Event Centre here today. – Photo by Faisal Ahmad KUCHING (Oct 23): Sarawak Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari...

Next-gen zero-carbon ship propulsion: HMM embarks on R&D collab with Hanwha Group, KR

South Korean shipping major HMM has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with four subsidiaries of compatriot Hanwha Group (Hanwha Power Systems, Hanwha Ocean, Hanwha Aerospace, Hanwha Systems) and classification society Korean Register (KR)...

Thai villagers have moved four times to escape rising sea levels – life on the climate-change frontline

The village of Khun Samut Chin, 50km southwest of Bangkok, Thailand, is a small, rustic fishing village similar to thousands scattered across Asia – except that it is slowly being swallowed by the sea. Much of the country’s coastline faces severe...

Come out to Community Information Sessions to learn more about Bruce Power’s Bruce C Project

Bruce Power is hosting a series of Community Information Sessions to allow residents to learn more and ask questions about its Bruce C Project. The company currently is undergoing a federal integrated impact assessment to build up to 4,800...

Janta Power Closes $5.5M Seed Round to Power the Future of Clean Energy

The capital gives Janta Power the means to scale production and deployment of its signature 3-D vertical solar towers. It signals strong investor confidence in more compact, land-efficient solar technologies — an important trend as global energy...

Beyond Infrastructure: China’s New Environmental Footprint in Central Asia

Uzbekistan’s economy is expanding at one of the fastest rates in Central Asia, creating new opportunities for businesses and citizens alike. Yet this rapid growth also brings challenges that the country must learn to manage. Among them, one of the...

Sweco secures Dutch framework for climate-resilient infrastructure

Sweco has signed a multi-year framework agreement with Rijkswaterstaat — the Dutch government agency responsible for national infrastructure and water management — to deliver engineering services for major renewal projects over the next four to...

What is the cloud seeding plan? Can artificial rain reduce Delhi-NCR pollution? Here's all you need to know

The Capital's skies have remained unusually dry even after Diwali, and according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), no favourable cloud window is expected before October 25. Delhi's ambitious plan to induce artificial rain through cloud...

Potential Environmental Trigger For Autism Identified, But Don’t Expect MAHA Action

A study of more than 2 million children has found that autism is more common among those whose mothers were exposed to raised sulfate or ammonium pollution during pregnancy. Exposure to ozone early in life was also a factor. The rate of increase...

Podcast: Meta’s El Paso AI data center: Our journalists talk tax break deal, water, energy usage

News that matters to El Paso, delivered to you. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter. Diego Mendoza-Moyers: Another major data center project is coming to El Paso. It feels like déjà vu to say that, since just a few weeks ago, I wrote several...

UP-TO-ME Final General Assembly and 2nd Innovation Workshop: Power-to-Methanol for a Net Zero EU

On 15-16 October 2025, UP-TO-ME project partners gathered in Valencia (Spain) for the final General Assembly and 2nd Innovation Workshop of the project–a ground-breaking initiative aiming to decentralise Power-to-Methanol production for...

NAIMOS raids Tano Anwia Forest Reserve, arrests armed galamsey syndicate and Chinese operator

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has intensified its campaign against illegal mining, recording what the government describes as major successes in two coordinated operations in the Western North and Ashanti Regions...

Romanian film review – Astra & Culmea festivals, The Spruce Forest

Autumn is a great season for festivals, so let’s have a look at those happening: one of the greats and a fresh one. With a feature bonus, a theatrical release that fits in this cinematic take on social, historical, and political themes – past,...

PM Shehbaz unveils three-year subsidised power package for industries, farmers

Industries, farmers will receive additional electricity at concessional rates from November 2025 to October 2028Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets a delegation of leading businessmen and industrialists to discuss the investments on Thursday....

Officials create innovative solution for families who lost homes in devastating fire: 'It could meaningfully reduce homelessness'

The path to this solution was not completely smooth. by Laurelle StelleOctober 23, 2025 After a devastating fire in 2023, residents who lost their homes in Lahaina, Hawaiʻi, have received an offer of temporary housing in a tiny home community...