The 30,000 gigawatt-hours per year ‘clean energy target’ announced by Prime Minister John Howard has been called weak and ineffective by the Australian Conservation Foundation.
posted by seamas on September 24, 2007 at 8:08 pm · filed under 
The onslaught of cancer threatening the Tasmanian devil population has forced zoos to plan for possible extinction. Zoos from around the world are planning to safeguard the species by holding 1500 Tasmanian devils to create a gene pool for future breeding.
posted by rochelle on September 22, 2007 at 12:54 pm · filed under 
Queensland Fire and Rescue are investigating a possible chemical leak on Port of Brisbane after a worker became ill, and other employees complained of chemical odours. Six containers holding chemical sodium cyanide were suspected to be the cause but investigations revealed that condensation on the containers were mistaken for the leak. The cause of the odour remains unknown.
posted by rochelle on September 22, 2007 at 12:53 pm · filed under 
The SA Museum has launched a new exhibition designed to increase numbers of local butterflies. Around 250 images of over 35 South Australian species will be shown. The exhibition is free and runs from 22 September to 25 November 2007.
posted by rochelle on September 22, 2007 at 12:52 pm · filed under
Entrepreneur Dick Smith appears to have withdrawn his plans to build a 5-star eco-tourist development in the Tasman Peninsula. Mr Smith has offered to sell 40ha of Crescent Bay land after facing opposition to the development. One of the development’s architects said that criticism aimed at the entrepreneur was unfair given that the development was initiated from a Tasmanian.
posted by rochelle on September 22, 2007 at 12:51 pm · filed under 
The Wilderness Society and the Rainforest Action Network, along with other protesters, will target ANZ’s new Chief Executive Mike Smith, demanding the bank does not back construction of a pulp mill proposed for the Tamar Valley in Tasmania.
posted by seamas on September 21, 2007 at 6:51 pm · filed under
The Australian Conservation Foundation says Treasurer Peter Costello’s vision of “a desalination plant for every capital city†will not solve the nation’s water crisis or the climate crisis. “Governments should be investing much more in water efficiency and water recycling,” said the ACF’s Kate Noble.
posted by seamas on September 21, 2007 at 6:45 pm · filed under 
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