An assessment of an Australian-managed copper mine in Papua New Guinea says it is turning vast areas of rainforest into a toxic swampland
posted by markmann on November 30, 2006 at 4:11 pm · filed under 
Scientist James Lovelock, author of the Gaia hypothesis, says an 8C global warming is now inevitable and will wipe out most of humanity.
posted by markmann on November 30, 2006 at 4:08 pm · filed under 
Australian households have cut water consumption by up to 20% since 2001.
posted by markmann on November 30, 2006 at 3:18 pm · filed under 
The NSW Land and Environment Court has ruled, in a case concerning the proposed Anvil Hill coalmine, that future planning applications must consider the future impact of a project on global warming
posted by markmann on November 30, 2006 at 3:16 pm · filed under
A network of coral reefs around the Keppel Islands in Queensland have been killed by a badly-timed storm.
posted by markmann on November 30, 2006 at 3:13 pm · filed under 
An economics professor from the Australian National University believes the price of water should be tied to supply levels, to provide a hip-pocket incentive for people to save water.
posted by seamas on November 28, 2006 at 2:22 pm · filed under
Ziggy Switkowski, author of the new report into nuclear power, says it would take decades to develop a nuclear power network in Australia.
posted by markmann on November 27, 2006 at 4:54 pm · filed under
A CSIRO found global greenhouse gas emissions have been growing by 2.5% a year since 2000. Between 1990 and 2000 the rate of growth was less than 1% a year.
posted by markmann on November 27, 2006 at 4:34 pm · filed under
The Queensland State Government plans to introduce legislation banning the construction of any nuclear power stations. However, Premier Peter Beattie admits the ban could be overridden by the Federal Government.
posted by seamas on November 27, 2006 at 4:25 pm · filed under
Firefighters in New South Wales used fire-breaks in an attempt to protect sections of the remote forest in the Wollemi National Park, within the Blue Mountains. The area contains Jurassic-era connifer pines that were discovered little more than a decade ago.
posted by seamas on November 27, 2006 at 1:29 pm · filed under 
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