eco media » 2005

Climate change could mean food shortages

One in six countries in the world face food shortages this year because of climate change, according to UN scientists.

posted by markmann on June 30, 2005 at 2:18 pm · filed under Climate, greenhouse and renewable energy

Victorian crackdown on computer waste

The Victorian government has announced a crackdown on computer manufacturers who do not do enough to recycle computer waste.

posted by markmann on June 29, 2005 at 4:20 pm · filed under Waste, recycling and sustainable living

Turnbull attacks desalination plan

Federal MP Malcolm Turnball has accused the NSW government of not coming clean over costings for a desalination plant, saying recycling is a cheaper option.

posted by markmann on June 29, 2005 at 4:18 pm · filed under Oceans and coasts

Cancer fear from takeaway containers

The US Environmental Protection Agency has said that a chemical coating called perfluorooctanoic acid or PFOA, used on takeaway food cartons and raincoats, is “likely” to cause cancer in humans.

posted by markmann on June 29, 2005 at 4:13 pm · filed under Waste, recycling and sustainable living

Desalination could be aquatic disaster

Critics say offshore desalination plants would kill huge numbers of marine creatures.

posted by markmann on June 29, 2005 at 4:10 pm · filed under Oceans and coasts

Japanese paper mill to only buy plantation woodchips

Mitsubishi has decided its future purchases of woodchips will be from plantation forests only, never old growth. The possibility pressure from conservationists may force other Japanese paper mills to follow suit, has the Tasmanian logging industry concerned.

posted by seamas on June 29, 2005 at 1:53 pm · filed under Forests, land and agriculture