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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Western Australian company Organic Resource Technology has secured $5 million to trial a new, locally developed, environmentally friendly waste treatment technology in Perth.
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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.
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Soya oil could be added to jet fuel in the future to reduce carbon dioxide emmissions.
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The Australian coal industry wants Government research and development funding to explore ways of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from coal power generation. While environmental groups want a focus on renewable energy technologies instead.
posted by seamas on March 25, 2004 at 4:31 pm · filed under
China is facing serious problems due to the limited powers of its environmental regulator.
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