Archive for August, 2005

Rainbow Warrior delivers climate message to SA PremierLink to full story

Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior will stop at the mouth of the Murray River in support of South Australia making a more concerted shift towards renewable forms of energy.

posted by seamas on August 23, 2005 at 10:11 am · filed under Climate, greenhouse and renewable energy Media releases

FoE demands more government support for wind energyLink to full story

A report given at the Wind Energy Association’s international conference in Sydney has criticised federal and state governments over their lack of support for the wind power industry.

posted by seamas on August 23, 2005 at 9:59 am · filed under Climate, greenhouse and renewable energy Media releases

Protest over logging breach in Barmah State ForestLink to full story

Friends of the Earth in Melbourne have protested a logging breach that saw more than half of a Superb Parrot Special Protection Zone felled in the Barmah State Forest.

posted by seamas on August 23, 2005 at 9:55 am · filed under Forests, land and agriculture Media releases

Tasmanian pulp mill legal developmentsLink to full story

Logging company Gunns has withdrawn the option of a Hampshire based pulp mill from consideration, removing the basis for a legal dispute with The Wilderness Society.

posted by seamas on August 23, 2005 at 9:52 am · filed under Forests, land and agriculture Media releases

Proposal to ‘reintroduce’ lions, elephants to North AmericaLink to full story

Scientists have proposed the reintroduction of wild animals from Africa and Asia to North America to help against their possible extinction.

posted by ecomedia on August 20, 2005 at 7:25 pm · filed under Pests, wildlife and threatened species

Wild weather costs global insurersLink to full story

Studies from the the United States Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory suggest that the insured part of total economic losses from weather-related events has increased to around 25% in the last decade.

posted by seamas on August 19, 2005 at 6:38 pm · filed under Climate, greenhouse and renewable energy

Summit to consider benefits and problems of ecotourismLink to full story

Ecotourism can help people
both understand and appreciate the importance of biodiversity. It is a key development
target for many emerging countries around the world. However, ecotourism can also
increase disturbance in sensitive areas. News World’s International Media Environment Summit
(IMES) seeks to address these issues in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, between 30
November and 02 December.

posted by seamas on August 19, 2005 at 6:34 pm · filed under Media releases

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