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Urban form a key to Melbourne water savings

Seeded on Thu Feb 19, 2009 8:26 PM EST (csiro.au)

Restricting Melbourne's urban sprawl could have a big impact on reducing the city's water use over the long term, says a CSIRO report ... Our research shows that water use may increase by 50 per cent if urban sprawl and energy use continues at the same pace.

science, water, urban-sprawl, town-planning

The Thinkers' Podium - An Open resignation from the Australian Labor Party

Seeded on Wed Jan 7, 2009 9:15 AM EST (thinkerspodium.wordpress.com)

Dear South Australian Labor Party, I've been a rank and file member of the ALP now for a good part of my life now.

politics, internet-control, democracy, information-technology, internet, stephen-conroy

Greens take fourth seat | The Australian

Seeded on Mon Nov 3, 2008 6:56 PM EST (Australian News Network)

THE Greens have picked up a surprise fourth seat in the ACT elections, making them a clear third force in governing the nation's capital.

politics, green-party, australia, canberra, act

Global methane levels on the rise again

Seeded on Fri Oct 31, 2008 9:31 PM EDT (csiro.au)

After eight years of near-zero growth in atmospheric methane concentrations, levels have again started to rise. 30 October 2008

science, climate-change, anthropocene, global-warming, green-house-gases, methane

Emissions trading windfall for offshore multinationals

Seeded on Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:08 PM EDT (acfonline.org.au)

Billions of taxpayers' dollars could go offshore in free carbon permits to emissions intensive companies under Australia's carbon pollution reduction scheme, analysis released today by the ACF shows.

politics, australia, carbon-emissions-trading, carbon-tax

Parnell slams EPA over misplaced radiation details

Seeded on Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:38 AM EDT (abc.net.au - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Cor)

Greens MP Mark Parnell says he is alarmed at learning that the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has misplaced three reports about elevated radiation levels at Olympic Dam Mine in South Australia's far north.

science, radiation, uranium-mining

Manufacturing, jobs and low technology

Seeded on Thu Oct 9, 2008 11:13 PM EDT (sciencealert.com.au)

A recent Lowy Institute poll reports that Australians are more concerned about jobs than about climate change. What about the jobs that are needed in order to respond to climate change and the other challenges ahead?

technology, climate-change, energy, consumption, alternative-technology

Permafrost may stay the distance - environmentalresearchweb

Seeded on Thu Oct 2, 2008 2:17 AM EDT (environmentalresearchweb.org)

There are concerns that as the world warms melting of permafrost at high latitudes could release considerable amounts of carbon. But a new study indicates that the permafrost may be more stable than scientists had though

science, permafrost, climate-change

Global emissions agreement essential: Garnaut - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Seeded on Tue Sep 30, 2008 3:41 AM EDT (abc.net.au)

The Federal Government's climate change adviser Professor Ross Garnaut says a global agreement must be reached to successfully reduce the world's carbon emissions and has urged action without delay.

politics, climate, change

Govt urged to adopt 25pc emissions cut

Seeded on Tue Sep 30, 2008 3:32 AM EDT (- ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation))

Greens Senator Bob Brown says the Government must push for a 25 per cent cut in its emissions and take a tougher stance on global cuts at next year's climate change meeting.

politics, carbon-trading, global-warming, bob-brown, garnaut

Whacking the Labor Party

Seeded on Fri Sep 26, 2008 2:30 AM EDT (newmatilda.com)

Development scandals, Underpants Guy and a strong swing towards the Greens: things are looking dire for Labor in NSW. ALP candidate for Lord Mayor of Sydney, Meredith Burgmann, gets the message - and reflects on where to from here

politics, australia, new-south-wales, local-government, elections

Australia still geologically active

Seeded on Fri Sep 26, 2008 12:24 AM EDT (sciencealert.com.au)

, Australia is a geologically active continent with moving fault-lines, regular seismic activity, and a long history of mountain making. ... "Australia is considered by many to be one of the flattest and most geologically stable continents in the world" Associate Professor …

geology, australia, fault-lines

Fault map helps earthquake forecast

Seeded on Fri Sep 26, 2008 12:21 AM EDT (sciencealert.com.au)

Scientists have discovered there is no connection between major fault lines in the North and South islands through central Cook Strait – meaning that an earthquake fault rupture in New Zealand may be contained to one island if it occurred.

geology, new-zealand, earthquakes, fault-lines

The $700 Billion Bailout Plan's Fine Print

Seeded on Thu Sep 25, 2008 12:50 AM EDT (MotherJones.com)

Treasury Sec. Hank Paulson's $700 billion bailout plan now has a name: the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP. But even as Capitol Hill debates TARP, few seem to have noticed the proposal item that puts taxpayers on the hook for future bailouts.

politics, monetary-policy, wall-st, usa, banks

Conservation goals crucial in development projects - environmentalresearchweb

Seeded on Wed Sep 24, 2008 11:55 PM EDT (environmentalresearchweb.org)

There's a popular conception that including environmental protection in a development project hinders poverty alleviation.

development, aid, biodiversity, conservation, poverty

Rann Peddles false desal energy claims

Seeded on Wed Sep 24, 2008 11:34 PM EDT (sa.greens.org.au)

Greens MLC Mark Parnell has accused Premier Rann of peddling false claims about renewable energy powering desal plants in WA and SA.

politics, water, desalination, energy, south-australia

Cultural diversity at what cost?

Seeded on Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:26 PM EDT (sciencealert.com.au)

Poet and author Mark O'Connor has written another important analysis of Australia's ecological eclipse at the hands of the growth cult.

agriculture, ecosystems, immigration, canada, australia, mark-oconnor, ecology, biodiversity

Rebuilding Vietnam's war-torn forests

Seeded on Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:58 PM EDT (sciencealert.com.au)

In the 1940s, 60 per cent of Vietnam was forested. But conflict (and the infamous Agent Orange), overexploitation, and slash-and-burn cultivation have all taken their toll, reducing forest coverage to just 23 per cent.

world-news, forestry, timber, vietnam, acacia, plantation-timber

Ancient reef discovered in outback

Seeded on Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:45 PM EDT (sciencealert.com.au)

In what is a major international discovery, three Australian scientists have located the upturned remnants of what was once a giant underwater reef – with an escarpment ten times higher than the Great Barrier Reef – in the Northern Flinders Ranges in outback South Australia.

science, geology, oodnaminta-reef

Woomf! Plunggg! Protons collide with doomsday fanaticism

Seeded on Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:37 PM EDT (sciencealert.com.au)

In the week following the switching on of the Large Hadron Collider it seems mandatory to give it a mention. ...

science, lhv, hadron

Hopes PM's green plan will overcome banks' reluctance to invest

Seeded on Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:06 PM EDT (abc.net.au)

Australia's energy generators say they hope new Government investment in clean coal technology will overcome the reluctance by banks to lend money for such projects.

technology, energy-market, banks, loans

Red light warning for cake eaters

Seeded on Fri Sep 19, 2008 10:11 PM EDT (newsvote.bbc.co.uk)

A family-owned bakery in County Down has decided to be extra clear about how much fat, sugar and salt is in its cakes and other products.

health, food, food-labelling

Is it really worth cutting emissions?

Seeded on Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:57 PM EDT (sciencealert.com.au)

Now that Ross Garnaut has released his report and a carbon trading scheme in Australia is becoming a reality, many are asking whether it is really going to be worth it.

politics, journalism, emissions-trading, economics

Regulation needed for carbon offset cowboys: Choice - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Seeded on Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:20 PM EDT (abc.net.au)

The Federal Government is being urged to speed up the introduction of a national standard for carbon offsets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

politics, greehnhouse-gases, carbon-offset, carbon-tax, scam, carpet-baggers, market-regulation

How an Eggbeater Could Power the Future | LiveScience

Seeded on Sun Sep 14, 2008 9:21 PM EDT (Live Science)

From Holland, the country famous for its windmills, comes a new design for home wind power. Looking like an eggbeater, it spins quieter and at lower wind speeds than a lot of traditional propeller-type turbines.

technology, alternative-energy, renewable-energy

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