Archive for March, 2004
An announcement from the United Nations Environment Program has put the appearance of barren areas in the world’s oceans at the top of its concerns. Such zones have already been found off the coast of south east Australia and New Zealand.
posted by seamas on March 30, 2004 at 4:01 pm · filed under
A water quality engineer has warned that nutrient build-up and resulting algal blooms in Western Australia’s Swan River will cause damage that may be hard to reverse.
posted by seamas on March 30, 2004 at 3:55 pm · filed under
An environment director with the European Commission has warned Australia not to isolate itself from global carbon trading by refusing to ratify the Kyoto protocol.
posted by seamas on March 30, 2004 at 3:50 pm · filed under
The New South Wales Energy Minister has received commitments from seven large Australian corporations that they will reduce their energy consumption under the Energy Smart Business program.
posted by seamas on March 30, 2004 at 3:44 pm · filed under
Research by the CSIRO suggests that Australia’s use of fossil fuels has caused an alarming increase in greenhouse gas emissions over the last two years.
posted by seamas on March 29, 2004 at 11:35 am · filed under
Western Australian company Organic Resource Technology has secured $5 million to trial a new, locally developed, environmentally friendly waste treatment technology in Perth.
posted by seamas on March 29, 2004 at 11:32 am · filed under
The Northern Territory Government looks likely to prosecute operators of the Ranger uranium mine after contaminated water was spilled into a creek that flows into Kakadu National Park.
posted by seamas on March 29, 2004 at 11:17 am · filed under
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