A former military training school on Victoria’s Point Nepean is being cleared of unexploded ordnance as part of a million clean-up to convert the land to national park.
posted by nick on March 31, 2007 at 6:13 pm · filed under 
The Australian Conservation Foundation’s Executive Director, Don Henry, says Queensland should avoid uranium mining and nuclear power, describing it as “the cane toad of energy options.”
posted by seamas on March 28, 2007 at 3:21 pm · filed under 
Speaking at the National Press Club, Sir Nicholas Stern advised Australia to take a leading role in cutting global greenhouse emissions. The influential British scientist said Australia should aim to cut emissions by 60% between now and 2050.
posted by seamas on March 28, 2007 at 3:15 pm · filed under 
A study shows that low-income households and the unemployed will pay more for carbon pricing by 0.6 percent of their total expenditure.
posted by rochelle on March 26, 2007 at 5:40 pm · filed under
The ALP’s stand against new uranium mining has failed, with the party looking set to support mining leadership and nuclear safeguards. Their new support swiftly consolidates Queensland Premier Peter Beattie’s turnaround yesterday.
posted by rochelle on March 24, 2007 at 10:34 am · filed under
At a US congressional hearing this week, Philip Cooney, former chief of staff for the White House Council on Environmental Quality, admitted to ordering changes to scientific reports to play down concerns over global warming.
posted by nick on March 22, 2007 at 2:50 pm · filed under
The South Australian government is considering a plan to temporarily cut off lakes and wetlands fed by the Murray in an effort to preserve waterflow in the river.
posted by nick on March 22, 2007 at 1:53 pm · filed under 
Researchers from the University of NSW are confident a new method that uses sunlight to extract oxygen and hydrogen fuel from sea water will be one of the cleanest and greenest future energy technologies.
posted by seamas on March 21, 2007 at 5:05 pm · filed under
An environmental report has given the green light for a project to deepen the shipping channel in Melbourne’s Port Phillip Bay. However, environmental groups remain strongly opposed.
posted by seamas on March 21, 2007 at 4:57 pm · filed under 
US scientists have bred a GM mosquito that cannot pass on malaria.
posted by markmann on March 20, 2007 at 3:52 pm · filed under 
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