Archive for October, 2005
British Prime Minister Tony Blair believes a new climate initiative involving the United States is the only way to effectively tackle global warming. Australia’s Environment Minister has backed a new approach over the Kyoto Protocol.
posted by seamas on October 31, 2005 at 4:33 pm · filed under
A $110 million contaminated groundwater extraction and treatment plant has been constructed by Orica to fix the problems it created beside Botany Bay in Sydney.
posted by seamas on October 31, 2005 at 3:13 pm · filed under
Australia has been urged to lead in standing against the environmentally destructive practice of deep sea bottom trawling.
posted by ecomedia on October 27, 2005 at 9:02 am · filed under
The Defence Department has rejected suggestions that Navy vessels’ sonar were responsible for the mass stranding of pilot whales in Marion Bay.
posted by ecomedia on October 27, 2005 at 8:51 am · filed under
Marion Bay in south-eastern Tasmania has been the location of several waves of whale beachings over the past day.
posted by ecomedia on October 26, 2005 at 8:02 pm · filed under
A study has found that natural biodiversity shields humans from the spread of emerging diseases and preservation of biodiversity would be a preventative measure to stop disease spread.
posted by ecomedia on October 26, 2005 at 9:14 am · filed under
The old EU-15 states have a long way to go in order to meet their greenhouse gas emission reduction target, despite an overall drop in emissions so far.
posted by ecomedia on October 25, 2005 at 3:26 pm · filed under
Satellite imaging has revealed extensive illegal land clearing in Queensland. The Queensland Department of Natural Resources estimates that around 500,000 hectares could have been illegally cleared since 2000.
posted by seamas on October 25, 2005 at 2:59 pm · filed under
The WWF Gift to the Earth award has been given to the Australian Government for its work developing and implementing the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park zoning plan.
posted by seamas on October 25, 2005 at 2:55 pm · filed under
British scientist Lord May says the G8’s recognition of climate change requires set targets for reduction. The effects of climate change in Africa are expected to far outweigh the impact of the G8’s poverty alleviation strategy for the continent.
posted by ecomedia on October 24, 2005 at 5:10 pm · filed under
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