Archive for January, 2008
A CSIRO team has found that human-generated aerosols could be causing changes in temperature in both northern and southern hemisphere oceans, and causing the ocean water circulation system - which redistributes hot water from the south and cold water from the north to create a more equal temperature throughout the ocean - to be pushed further south. This change could force storms and winds towards the poles, and in doing so could result in less rainfall over southern Australia
posted by jennifer on January 22, 2008 at 9:57 am · filed under 
The already endangered southern purple-spotted gudgeon, native to the Lower Murray wetlands, is edging closer to extinction due to shrinking habitat caused by lack of rainfall flowing into the Murray according to the Waterfind Environment Fund.
posted by Vinnie on January 21, 2008 at 4:18 pm · filed under 
“The Sustainability Convergence focuses on helping to align and define sustainability strategies across the social and environmental movements.”
posted by Vinnie on January 21, 2008 at 3:26 pm · filed under 
Senior Scientists claim the Port of Melbourne Corporation has failed to answer serious questions about moving 150 years worth of polluted sediment from the mouth of the Yarra River as part of the Bay Dredging project due to commence on February 1st.
posted by Vinnie on January 21, 2008 at 3:02 pm · filed under
The battle over whaling in the Southern Ocean is heating up on sea and land. While Greenpeace protesters accused a Japanese whaling ship of taking hostages, the Humane Society successfully won an injunction against whale hunting in the sanctuary from the Australian Federal Court. The Humane Society is now calling on the Government to enforce the decision by stopping the whaling boats.
posted by seamas on January 16, 2008 at 1:56 pm · filed under
Community activists from Still Wild Still Threatened halted work on the construction of a new bridge across the Styx River, in Tasmania’s Styx Valley. If built, the bridge will provide increased log truck access to the globally significant stands of giant eucalyptus trees located in the valley.
posted by seamas on January 15, 2008 at 4:17 pm · filed under 
Silent, micro Scottish-designed wind turbines that can be mounted on buildings will be manufactured in South Australia, thanks to a new partnership.
posted by seamas on January 15, 2008 at 4:04 pm · filed under 
The University of Melbourne is offering a new range of Environmental Masters courses from the Faculty of Land and Food Resources. Training qualified people in this area is crucial according to the University, because our planet will need to produce 50% more food from the same amount of land and water in just four decades time.
posted by seamas on January 15, 2008 at 3:59 pm · filed under
In what is believed to be the most detailed study yet, the rate at which Antarctica is losing ice due to Climate Change is accelerating.
posted by Vinnie on January 14, 2008 at 11:51 am · filed under
Geothermal exploration company, KUTh Energy, says that Tasmania may be able to produce ‘hard rock’ energy within five years. The company has an exploration lease of 14,000sqkm in Tasmania, and plans to invest up to $4 million in the project.
posted by rochelle on January 13, 2008 at 10:13 am · filed under
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