Archive for February, 2006

21 new nat parks for NSWLink to full story

NSW Premier Morris Iemma has announced the creation of 21 new national parks and reserves.

Gunns threat to pull out of TasmaniaLink to full story

Logging company Gunns has threatened to take a proposed $1.4billion pulp mill offshore if Labour loses overall majority in Tasmania.

Snowy sold up the riverLink to full story

Plans to restore the Snowy River have been quietly shelved.

Greenland glaciers shrinking fasterLink to full story

The amount of ice breaking off Greenland’s glaciers has doubled in the last ten years.

Japan win likely on whalingLink to full story

Japan looks like winning its battle to resume commercial whaling this year.

Elephants take revenge on humansLink to full story

Scientists claim elephants may be taking revenge on humans for past killings of family members.

Minister’s warning on whalesLink to full story

Environment Minister Ian Campbell has warned that Australia could lose legal battle to prevent a resumption of commercial whaling this year.

Cane toads getting bigger, fasterLink to full story

Researchers have found that cane toads are evolving rapidly to be bigger and faster

Farmers angry over land-clearing lawsLink to full story

Farmers claim NSW’s land-clearing legislation is driving many of them to ruin.

Science minister ‘tried to stop CSIRO talking to Wentworth’Link to full story

A Senate committee has heard that former minister for science Peter McGauran tried to get CSIRO to sever ties with the Wentworth Group of ‘green scientists’.

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