eco media » 2006

Ancient people as much to blame for coastal damage

A new report in ‘Science’ has shown that damage to coasts has been going on for thousands of years.

posted by ecomedia on June 25, 2006 at 5:05 pm · filed under Oceans and coasts

What a perfect web they wove!

A 110 Million year old spider web caught in amber reveales that spiders wove webs much earlier in evolutionary history than first thought.

posted by ecomedia on June 25, 2006 at 4:49 pm · filed under Pests, wildlife and threatened species

Sewage recycling go-ahead in Qld

Backing for a sewage recycling program has been given for Toowoomba.

posted by ecomedia on June 25, 2006 at 4:42 pm · filed under Recycling and waste

Public reporting for polluting companies?

Mandatory emission reporting may come into force, depending on a decision from the nation’s environment ministers.

posted by ecomedia on June 25, 2006 at 4:34 pm · filed under Recycling and waste

States vote down windfarm code

State environment ministers have vetoed Ian Campbell’s plan for a national code on windfarms that would have given local communities the power to block their development.

posted by markmann on June 25, 2006 at 2:45 pm · filed under Climate, greenhouse and renewable energy

Critics take aim at ‘opportunistic’ Campbell

Critics accuse Federal Environment Minister Ian Campbell of putting politics ahead of good environmental decision-making.

posted by markmann on June 25, 2006 at 2:38 pm · filed under Various and general

Eco-friendly cow not a load of bull

Australian scientists have worked out how to breed methane-efficient cattle that burp less, potentially saving half a million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.

posted by markmann on June 22, 2006 at 8:55 pm · filed under Climate, greenhouse and renewable energy

Nuke committee head ’should be sacked’

The government has been called on by the Australian Greens to sack Dr John White as head of the uranium committe, claiming he is a biased businessman who profits from nuclear power.

posted by ecomedia on June 21, 2006 at 9:30 pm · filed under Climate, greenhouse and renewable energy

Greenpeace activists arrested in whaling protest

Ten activists from the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise were arrested in St Kitts as they attempted to land on a beach to peacefully protest the number of whales killed by Japanese whalers last season.

posted by ecomedia on June 21, 2006 at 9:19 pm · filed under Media releases Pests, wildlife and threatened species