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New greenhouse study challenges current wisdom

A study of the Amazon Basin has shown that under certain conditions the rainforest actually produces carbon dioxide.

posted by seamas on November 29, 2003 at 10:38 pm · filed under Climate, greenhouse and renewable energy

Government agencies to meet targets

62 departments and agencies within the West Australian government have been given targets to reduce their energy consumption

posted by seamas on November 29, 2003 at 10:27 pm · filed under Climate, greenhouse and renewable energy

Protestors claim win in Styx Valley

Greenpeace and The Wilderness Society today claimed a win in the campaign to protect the Styx Valley, with over 30 environmentalists occupying a logging coupe, and peacefully blocking logging machinery used in clearfelling the world’s tallest hardwood trees.

posted by seamas on November 26, 2003 at 10:33 pm · filed under Forests, land and agriculture Media releases

Caribbean coral reefs healthier than expected

A three years survey has discovered that the coral reefs in the Caribbean are actually healthier than first anticipated.

posted by seamas on November 26, 2003 at 10:24 pm · filed under Oceans and coasts

Water quality study of South Australian coast

A survery of the Adelaide coastline is being undertaken to determine the effect of pollution on local waters.

posted by seamas on November 26, 2003 at 10:16 pm · filed under Oceans and coasts

Whales trapped in Tasmanian bay

130 dolphins and whales have been found scattered upon the shores of a remote bay in Tasmania.

posted by seamas on November 26, 2003 at 10:06 pm · filed under Pests, wildlife and threatened species

Conservation groups in talks with Gunns customers

The Wilderness Society and Greenpeace are targeting Gunns Limited’s international customers, in a bid to force the Tasmanian logging company to stop it’s destructive old-growth woodchipping.

posted by seamas on November 24, 2003 at 9:31 am · filed under Forests, land and agriculture