Guardian Environment
Maui residents are rebuilding Lahaina for locals, not tourists: ‘In Hawaii, we take care of one another’
Lahaina residents are pushing back against outside forces — from devastating wildfires and historic flooding to ICE raids — to ensure their town is rebuilt for the community that calls it home, not for tourism interests. The recovery effort reflects a broader cultural commitment to mutual aid and local stewardship that has defined Hawaiian communities for generations. For Lahaina, rebuilding is not just about infrastructure — it's a fight to preserve the soul of the town.
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Nigel Farage Has Personally Accepted £675,000 from Foreign Sources
Nigel Farage has personally accepted £675,000 from foreign companies, governments, and donors since entering Parliament in July 2024, according to a DeSmog investigation. The Reform UK leader has logged nearly £2 million in total income and gifts during his time as MP for Clacton, with more than a third originating overseas. The revelations raise serious questions about the financial interests of a politician who has built his brand on putting Britain first.
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Mongabay
Studying the world’s largest gathering of forest elephants with sound and field observation
Dzanga Bai in the Central African Republic hosts one of the world's most remarkable wildlife spectacles — a forest clearing where African forest elephants congregate in numbers virtually unseen anywhere else. Because these animals spend most of their lives hidden beneath dense rainforest canopy, moving in small groups under cover of darkness, scientists have turned to acoustic monitoring combined with direct field observation to study their behavior. The approach is unlocking new insights into a species that has long evaded close scrutiny.
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The Guardian view on Japan’s cherry blossom: when spring slips out of time | Editorial
Japan's cherry blossom season, tracked in an extraordinary 1,200-year dataset, is now peaking significantly earlier due to global heating — a measurable disruption to one of the world's most beloved natural phenomena. The dataset's creator, Professor Yasuyuki Aono, died before completing his final entry, lending personal weight to a record that documents nature falling out of step with itself. The shift matters beyond aesthetics: when seasonal rhythms break, the cultural and ecological frameworks built around them break too.
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Who Funds Nigel Farage? Mapping His Millions
Nigel Farage has earned over £2 million in personal income and gifts since becoming MP for Clacton less than two years ago, making him the highest-paid member of parliament by a considerable margin. A significant portion of that money originates from overseas sources, raising pointed questions about foreign influence over one of Britain's most prominent political figures. For a politician who has built his brand on putting Britain first, the provenance of his funding is proving difficult to ignore.
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