The Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull announced today $2.767 million in funding for a study that will outline the water lost through evaporation and plant use. According to the Minister, the study should help rural communities be “much better placed to improve water productivity and to estimate the availability of water.”
posted by seamas on August 26, 2007 at 10:55 pm · filed under 
Experts are warning that global warming will push many already endangered species into extinction. The mouse-sized mountain pygmy possum and the green and golden bell frog are two species of particular concern for Australian scientists and parks authorities, given expected changes in their habitat.
posted by seamas on August 26, 2007 at 10:46 pm · filed under 
Foreign Affairs Minister, Alexander Downer, stated that there is some consideration for a trilateral meeting between Australia, Japan and the United States during next month’s APEC summit.
posted by rochelle on August 25, 2007 at 1:33 pm · filed under 
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has slammed Woolworths over its claim that its Select brand of toilet paper is supplied by an environmentally responsible company, and that the FSC intend to accredit the toilet paper supplier shortly.
posted by rochelle on August 25, 2007 at 1:32 pm · filed under
WWF expert Dr Stuart Blanch commissioned a study of the impact of climate change on ecosystems in the north. The study, the first of its kind for the area, revealed that the north is at risk and therefore should not be seen a solution for the problems in the south.Â
posted by rochelle on August 25, 2007 at 1:31 pm · filed under
WA Keep Australia Beautiful Council has expressed major disappointment over the recent finding that Western Australians have increased litter volumes by up to 30 per cent since 2005.
posted by rochelle on August 25, 2007 at 1:30 pm · filed under
Brisbane water tank owners have benefited from constant rainfall this week. Two hundred megalitres of water has been caught but Brisbane City Council has failed to take advantage of the rainfall because their water tanks were not installed.
posted by rochelle on August 25, 2007 at 1:29 pm · filed under
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