‘Lost’ bat rediscovered & other environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Thursday, March 17, 2022 “When the last tree is cut, the last fish is caught, and the last river is polluted; when to breathe the air is sickening, you will realize, too late, that wealth is not in bank accounts and that you can’t eat money.” — Alanis Obomsawin Reliance on Natural Gas Explains Why Electricity Bills Are So High If you are staring at your [energy]( bill this winter and wondering why it is so high, you’re not alone. The cost of [natural gas]( went up 24 percent in February compared to the year before and electricity went up by nine percent, The Guardian reported. This means that customers are seeing some of their highest [electricity]( bills in years, The Wall Street Journal reported. [Read More]( Related: [Biden Admin Might Send Climate-Friendly Heat Pumps to Europe to Help It Ditch Russian Gas]( Shell Directors Sued by ClientEarth for Breach of Climate Duties ClientEarth is not only a nonprofit environmental law organization — it has also been a shareholder in the Shell oil company since 2016. Now, ClientEarth is [suing]( Shell’s 13 directors and holding them personally and legally responsible for failing to devise a strategy to prepare the company for net zero emissions, which it says is a breach of their duties under the UK [Companies Act](. [Read More]( Related: [Federal Court Rejects Exxon’s Attempt to Halt Climate Change Investigations]( 8,000 Giant Galápagos Tortoises May Belong to New Species The giant tortoises of the [Galápagos]( Islands are some of the most famous reptiles in the world, but there is still much more to learn about them. It turns out that the 8,000 or so giant tortoises that live on the island of San Cristóbal do not belong to the species [scientists]( thought they did. [Read More]( Related: [3 Common Coral Species Could Survive Climate Change Better Than Once Believed, Scientists Say]( ‘Lost’ Bat Rediscovered After 40 Years A [bat]( previously believed extinct is now back from the dead. Researchers announced March 8 that they had spotted [Hill’s horseshoe bat]( (Rhinolophus hilli) for the first time in 40 years. [Read More]( Related: [Gang-Gang Cockatoo Now Endangered in Australia Due to Climate Crisis]( Do you get this newsletter daily? If not, [sign up here]( or forward to a friend. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2022 EcoWatch, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up for EcoWatch Top News of The Day Our mailing address is: EcoWatch 1122 Oberlin RoadRaleigh, NC 27605 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Mailchimp Email Marketing](