A CSIRO report says the fisheries on Australia’s east coast can be saved but only if steps are taken to curb global warming.
posted by markmann on November 24, 2006 at 4:07 pm · filed under 
Standards Australia’s food standards board yesterday voted to introduce a set of national standards for organic food.
posted by markmann on November 24, 2006 at 3:58 pm · filed under 
The NSW Parliament has passed a law allowing developers to build on environmentally sensitive land if they protect similar land elsewhere.
posted by markmann on November 24, 2006 at 3:56 pm · filed under 
The Australian Government’s decision to subsidise the environmentally discredited Gorgon gas project with $60 million from its greenhouse fund is a serious misuse of Australian taxpayers’ money, according to the Conservation Council of WA and the Australian Conservation Foundation.
posted by seamas on November 24, 2006 at 3:49 pm · filed under 
A survey has found an increase in the world’s forests, despite continuing deforestation in some nations.
posted by markmann on November 23, 2006 at 5:36 pm · filed under
The Australian Board of Statistics figures show Australians are good recyclers but don’t plan to stop using their cars.
posted by markmann on November 23, 2006 at 5:33 pm · filed under
Preliminary findings of a Government study has found that cancer rates in Aboriginal communities near the Ranger uranium mine are double the average.
posted by markmann on November 23, 2006 at 4:48 pm · filed under
Experts say the Govt’s nuclear report fails to take into account cost blow-outs in plant construction, decommissioning and waste storage, thus vastly underestimating the true cost of nuclear power.
posted by markmann on November 23, 2006 at 4:35 pm · filed under 
The Wilderness Society is concerned about the toxic waste that will be created if recommendations in the Federal Government’s Nuclear Inquiry draft report are followed.
posted by seamas on November 22, 2006 at 2:30 pm · filed under
The Howard Government’s nuclear taskforce has recommended nuclear power as a viable option for Australia, but only if carbon trading is realised. The taskforce has suggested 25 nuclear reactors could be built by 2050.
posted by seamas on November 22, 2006 at 2:27 pm · filed under
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