ABC Online
The Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance believes that indigenous culture could help us understand climate change. Spokesperson, Joe Morrison, has called for the Federal Government to examine rock art and oral histories, which trace climate change and developments through different generations.
posted by rochelle on August 23, 2008 at 9:49 am · filed under 
CSIRO
Prominent environmental science experts have called for more involvement from the scientific community into responses to the draft report of the independent Garnaut Review. The rapid development of ETS policy and the need to consider other elements of a comprehensive response to climate change has highlighted the need for quality scientific input, according to the latest edition of the CSIRO’s ECOS magazine
posted by patrick on August 21, 2008 at 1:54 pm · filed under 
ABC Online
At a public forum in Launceston last night, over 200 people heard Gunns’ spokesperson Calton Frame claim that the proposed pulp mill will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by over 1.1 million tonnes. The Environment Tasmania event heard from Wilderness Society campaigner Vica Bayley,who claimed that this figure excludes the emissions from native forest logged to feed the mill,which are conservatively estimated to release around 10 million tonnes of CO2 per annum - roughly equal to Tasmania’s entire official annual emissions.
posted by warrick on August 21, 2008 at 11:24 am · filed under 
The Mercury
Tasmanian Premier David Bartlett has disputed reports that he claimed, in a conversation with anti-pulp mill campaigners, that Gunns’ would struggle to obtain the necessary finance for the mill or that the government would not compulsorily acquire land needed for a water pipeline which is critical to the mill’s operation.
posted by warrick on August 21, 2008 at 11:09 am · filed under 
The Sydney Morning Herald
Nicole Keupper, 23, last night won two Australian Museum Eureka Awards for the new solar cells she’s been able to produce in a pizza oven! Compared to current solar cell technology which is very costly, the iJET cell developed by Ms Keupper can be manufactured cheaply in low-cost, low-temperature environments like pizza ovens. She hopes this technology will be ready to be sold commercially within 5 years, to not only reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but, will be able to supply electricity to poorer countries.
posted by kirsty on August 20, 2008 at 4:50 pm · filed under
The Wilderness Society
One of the reasons the proposed Gunns’ pulp mill has been so unpopular is because it planned to source 80% of its timber from Tasmania’s native forests, despite claiming they have enough plantations to supply the pulp mill. This is all about to change, however, as Gunns’ share price has fallen 20% in the last three days and they have just released $170 million worth of plantations to relieve their debts. Meaning, if the pulp mill does go ahead there will be added pressure on Tasmania’s native forests to supply the mill.
posted by kirsty on August 20, 2008 at 4:41 pm · filed under 
Premier of Victoria
Victorian Premier John Brumby has released figures showing public transport use is growing dramatically in Melbourne. During the 2007-08 financial year, Melburnians made 201.2 million trips on trains, 158.3 million tram trips and 91.3 million on buses. Figures indicate that public transport use grew at over 7% during the past two years. Rising passenger numbers are beginning to strain the system.
posted by seamas on August 20, 2008 at 4:02 pm · filed under
Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts
Despite Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson’s statement in February of this year that the liberal party had no plans to build a nuclear industry in Australia “at any time in the near future”, Shadow Trade Minister Ian MacFarlane has stated that if Australia is serious about reducing greenhouse gas emissions, it must “include nuclear in our future base-load clean-energy mix.” Minister for the Environment, Hertitage and the Arts Peter Garret demanded yesterday to know where the liberal party would build the power plants, where they would dump the waste produced, and if the party still endorses the previous government’s plan to build 25 new plants.
posted by ruby on August 20, 2008 at 3:24 pm · filed under 
ABC news
Concern has been expressed by wildlife carers and a veterinarian that the Tasmanian state government does not have a dedicated eagle officer. This is despite an increase in the number injured and a decline in populations as old growth forest habitat is logged.
posted by shaun on August 20, 2008 at 11:32 am · filed under 
ABC News
The dredging of Botany Bay, part of a $1bn port expansion in New South Wales has raised concerns about the welfare of the bay. Greens MP Lee Rhiannon has voiced her disapproval, saying dredging could cause tidal changes to occur and potentially rouse toxic sediments from the bottom of the bay, disturbing fish and bird breeding grounds. Ports Minister Joe Tripodi has stated that although there may be unfavourable short term consequences, appropriate precautions will be maintained to ensure minimal environmental impact.
posted by cecie on August 19, 2008 at 7:40 pm · filed under 
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