Labor’s energy spokesman, Chris Evans, claims the Federal Govt. is seeking legal advice in order to overturn state govt. bans in NSW, Queensland and Victoria on nuclear power plants.
posted by ecomedia on May 29, 2007 at 5:10 pm · filed under 
Friends of the Earth Australia has called on the Australian government to commit $1.8 billion a year in funding adaptation to climate change. The urging comes on the back of a new report released by Oxfam International, which shows funding commitments by wealthy nations is falling far short of what is required to help developing countries to guard against climate change.
posted by seamas on May 29, 2007 at 11:35 am · filed under 
The Wilderness Society Tasmania has uncovered a water supply deal between Hydro Tasmania and Gunns Limited suggesting the new pulp mill could consume much more water than previously stated - up to 40 billion litres each year.
posted by seamas on May 29, 2007 at 11:29 am · filed under 
The population of Tasmanian devils is dropping faster than earlier reports predicted, mainly due to devil facial tumour disease. The annual spotlighting survey revealed that in the past decade numbers had dropped by more than half.
posted by jennifer on May 28, 2007 at 10:11 pm · filed under 
A survey mandated by the Australian National Retailers Association has found that Australian consumers are in favour of environmental aid as a substitute for tax cuts.
posted by Karl on May 28, 2007 at 3:19 pm · filed under 
Muckaty Station looks set to become Australia’s first nuclear waste dump after a group of Aboriginal elders accepted $12 million from the Federal Government in exchange for a 200-year land lease. The landmark deal has met with fierce opposition from both the Northern Territory Government and other traditional landowners.
posted by rochelle on May 26, 2007 at 11:45 am · filed under
Health expert Professor Tony McMichael says that dietary guidelines may need to be remodelled so that optimal health objectives account for climate changes and dwindling environmental resources.
posted by rochelle on May 26, 2007 at 11:10 am · filed under
Melbourne builders have opted for solar power over water tanks when building five-star homes due to cost-effectiveness and space constraints.
posted by rochelle on May 26, 2007 at 10:29 am · filed under
A report by the CSIRO showed that climate change is occurring faster than in the predictions made by most studies done throughout the ’90’s and early into this decade. A major contributor to the accelerating rate of global warming is the increasing rate of carbon emissions, largely due to the burning of fossil fuels, according to the report.
posted by ecomedia on May 23, 2007 at 8:39 pm · filed under
Queensland State Premier Peter Beattie told a climate change conference in Brisbane on Wednesday that the Federal government will eventually be forced to announce a carbon trading scheme. He claimed that “…all the political parties researched that climate change is top of the pops…therefore there will be a national trading scheme, which we desperately want.”
posted by ecomedia on May 23, 2007 at 6:48 pm · filed under
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