eco media » 2006

ACF wants local MPs to heed Blair’s message

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has told the Australian Parliament that climate change is an urgent global problem that demands an immediate, measurable response. The Australian Conservation Foundation wants Australian MPs to pay attention to the message and support action.

posted by seamas on March 28, 2006 at 2:51 pm · filed under Climate, greenhouse and renewable energy Media releases

Greenpeace opposes lifting of GM ‘terminator’ seeds moratorium

Australia, New Zealand and Canada have all been criticised by Greenpeace for demanding further debate on the ban against the use of single cycle genetically modified crop seeds.

posted by seamas on March 25, 2006 at 8:00 pm · filed under Forests, land and agriculture

Styx Valley logging protests continue

Protesters appear to be losing the fight to protect the giant oldgrowth trees of Tasmania’s Styx Valley.

posted by seamas on March 24, 2006 at 10:29 am · filed under Forests, land and agriculture

Minister says native vegetation is a burden on farmers

Peter McGauran, Australia’s Agriculture Minister, has told the Vegetation Futures Conference that farmers are paying the price for the conservation of native vegetation.

posted by seamas on March 21, 2006 at 5:14 pm · filed under Forests, land and agriculture

Report on impact of proposed solutions to WA water crisis

A report into the environmental impact of proposed solutions to Western Australia’s water crisis has found that sourcing water from the South-West Yarragadee aquifer would be better than building more desalination-plants.

posted by seamas on March 20, 2006 at 3:55 pm · filed under Various and general