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.

posted by markmann on February 21, 2006 at 2:45 pm · filed under Forests, land and agriculture

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.

posted by markmann on February 21, 2006 at 2:32 pm · filed under Forests, land and agriculture

Snowy sold up the riverLink to full story

Plans to restore the Snowy River have been quietly shelved.

posted by markmann on February 19, 2006 at 6:26 pm · filed under Climate, greenhouse and renewable energy

Greenland glaciers shrinking fasterLink to full story

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

posted by markmann on February 19, 2006 at 6:01 pm · filed under Climate, greenhouse and renewable energy

Japan win likely on whalingLink to full story

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

posted by markmann on February 17, 2006 at 2:54 pm · filed under Pests, wildlife and threatened species

Elephants take revenge on humansLink to full story

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

posted by markmann on February 17, 2006 at 2:50 pm · filed under Pests, wildlife and threatened species

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.

posted by markmann on February 16, 2006 at 7:11 pm · filed under Pests, wildlife and threatened species

Cane toads getting bigger, fasterLink to full story

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

posted by markmann on February 16, 2006 at 7:09 pm · filed under Pests, wildlife and threatened species

Farmers angry over land-clearing lawsLink to full story

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

posted by markmann on February 16, 2006 at 7:03 pm · filed under Climate, greenhouse and renewable energy

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’.

posted by markmann on February 16, 2006 at 6:55 pm · filed under Climate, greenhouse and renewable energy

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