| Emissions vows not enough to avoid 2 deg C rise: UN
The West Australian
24 Feb 2010
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – Emission cuts pledges made by 60 countries will not be enough to keep the average global temperature rise at 2 degrees Celsius or less, modeling released on Tuesday by the United Nations says.
Climate wars give science bad name
The Australian
24 Feb 2010
UNIVERSITY leaders are pressing for a public campaign to restore the intellectual and moral authority of Australian science in the wake of the climate wars.
Garrett refuses to answer questions about home insulation dangers
The Australian
24 Feb 2010
ENVIRONMENT Minister Peter Garrett has refused to say when bureaucrats first informed him of warnings about safety risks linked to his scrapped home insulation program.
Minister ‘jumped the gun’ over Xstrata tests
ABC Online
24 Feb 2010
The Queensland Opposition says Minister Kate Jones too quick to issue threats to take action against Xstrata in Mt Isa in the state’s north-west.
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No breach of lead limits: Mt Isa tests
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No breach of lead limits: Mt Isa tests
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No breach of lead limits: Mt Isa tests
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No breach of lead limits: Mt Isa tests
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No breach of lead limits: Mt Isa tests
Senate delays ETS vote until May
The Sydney Morning Herald
24 Feb 2010
The federal government’s planned emissions trading scheme is now on the parliamentary backburner after the Senate on Wednesday refused to debate the draft laws until May.
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Senate delays ETS vote until May
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Senate delays ETS vote until May
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Senate delays ETS vote until May
Labor in denial as ETS fairyland fractures
The Australian
24 Feb 2010
THE Rudd government stares down the gun barrel of one of the greatest policy and political retreats of the past generation that confounds its election strategy and its policy credibility.
Backing of ETS cools
The Age
24 Feb 2010
THE Australia Industry Group, which last year strongly backed the federal government’s emissions trading scheme, has declared that it is now on ”life support” and the way forward for climate policy is ”very unclear”.
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Backing of ETS cools
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Backing of ETS cools
Compromise climate bill coming – U.S. Senator Kerry
The West Australian
24 Feb 2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Admitting it was contrary to conventional wisdom, Democratic Senator John Kerry said on Tuesday he was hopeful a comprehensive U.S. climate bill will soon emerge from his work with the Obama administration and a bipartisan group of senators.
Chasing the green
The Australian
24 Feb 2010
WHEN the annual rich lists come out, one sector that hardly ever gets a mention in the top 100 is that focused on the environment and clean technology.
Clean, green nuclear energy will save us
The Age
24 Feb 2010
Former defence force chief and Australian of the Year General Peter Cosgrove has joined the increasing number of business leaders, academics and prominent citizens to plead for Australia to embrace nuclear power in its battle for energy security and emissions abatement.
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Clean, green nuclear energy will save us
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Clean, green nuclear energy will save us
Nuclear waste likely to be dumped in NT
ABC Online
24 Feb 2010
Australia’s first nuclear waste dump is likely to be sited in the Northern Territory.
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NT plans to block nuclear waste transport
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Muckaty ‘preferred site’ for nuke dump
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NT site still possible: Ferguson
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NT site still possible: Ferguson
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NT site still possible: Ferguson
SBS World News Australia
NT nuclear waste dump slammed
Detail of deal to be kept secret by NLC
The Northern Territory News
24 Feb 2010
THE Northern Land Council has refused to release details of an agreement it signed with the Federal Government and some traditional owners at Muckaty Station over the proposed nuclear waste dump.
Poachers raiding rich Barrier Reef zones
The Courier Mail
24 Feb 2010
POACHERS are raiding “no-take zones” on the Great Barrier Reef as fish stocks more than double in protected areas, the latest research shows.
Fishers urge reef zoning rethink
ABC Online
24 Feb 2010
Commercial fishers say they want zoning rules on the Great Barrier Reef reviewed.
Labor’s renewable energy scheme falls flat
The Age
24 Feb 2010
THE Rudd government’s showpiece renewable energy legislation has failed to spark a single major project in the six months since it was passed, prompting fresh claims Labor has failed to deliver on its environmental commitments.
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Labor’s renewable energy scheme falls flat
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Labor’s renewable energy scheme falls flat
Car emissions in southeast tipped to skyrocket
The Courier Mail
24 Feb 2010
SOUTHEAST Queensland could be shrouded in vehicle smog unless the region’s transport woes are fixed, a new report warns.
New car market gets greener with reduction in carbon dioxide emissions
The Courier Mail
24 Feb 2010
AUSTRALIA’S new car market is getting greener, having achieved the lowest average carbon dioxide emissions on record.
EPA to lead water toxicity investigation
ABC Online
24 Feb 2010
The chairman of Tasmania’s Environment Protection Authority (EPA) will oversee a new investigation into the quality of the St Helens drinking water.
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Poison water probe
Murray red alert as toxic algae spreads
The Age
24 Feb 2010
THE Rudd government’s showpiece renewable energy legislation has failed to spark a single major project in the six months since it was passed, prompting fresh claims Labor has failed to deliver on its environmental commitments.
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Murray red alert as toxic algae spreads
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Murray red alert as toxic algae spreads
Feral pigs thriving despite recreational hunting
ABC Online
24 Feb 2010
The Invasive Species Council says recreational hunting is not reducing feral pig numbers in Queensland’s north.
Woman leaves millions for Iberian lynx
The Herald Sun
24 Feb 2010
A SPANISH woman has left three million euros ($US4 million) in her will to help protect the Iberian lynx, the world’s most endangered feline species, local authorities in Spain’s southern Andalucia region said today.
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Woman leaves millions for Iberian lynx
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Woman leaves millions for Iberian lynx
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Woman leaves millions for Iberian lynx
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Woman leaves millions for Iberian lynx
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Woman leaves millions for Iberian lynx
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Woman leaves millions for Iberian lynx
The Mercury
Woman leaves millions for Iberian lynx
NSW reverses over car tax
ABC Online
24 Feb 2010
The Government has admitted it should have exempted eco-friendly hybrid cars from the new weight tax, which it bills as a move to encourage people to buy smaller, fuel-efficient vehicles.
Public buses trial green hydrogen-gas mix
The Sunday Times
24 Feb 2010
INDIA’S biggest natural gas distributor is to join a Perth firm to trial low-emission fuel for India’s public bus fleet.
Cameras to snap noisy Geelong drivers
The Geelong Advertiser
24 Feb 2010
NOISE cameras will snap rogue truck drivers whose rigs are causing a headache for residents living along Geelong’s ring road in a Victorian first.
Exotic immigrant brings rare colour to the harbour
The Sydney Morning Herald
24 Feb 2010
The two lovers probably hitched a ride on the warm waters of the East Australian Current – the same flow sea creatures rode in the movie Finding Nemo.
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Exotic immigrant brings rare colour to the harbour
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Exotic immigrant brings rare colour to the harbour
Rain may change drought status
ABC Online
24 Feb 2010
The area covered by the western board of the New South Wales’ Livestock Health and Pest Authority has been in drought for nearly a year-and-a-half, but its status could change after recent good rain.
Olive pest to be recognised as key threat
ABC Online
24 Feb 2010
A wild African olive infestation in the Hunter Valley has caught the attention of the New South Wales Scientific Committee which is moving to list the plant’s invasion as a key threatening process.
Govt censured on climate change programs
The Sydney Morning Herald
23 Feb 2010
The federal government has been censured by the Senate for failing to adequately deliver climate change programs.
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Government censured over environmental program management
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Govt censured on climate change programs
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Govt censured on climate change programs
Garrett attacked for axing green loans
The Herald Sun
23 Feb 2010
EMBATTLED Environment Minister Peter Garrett is under attack on a different front – his axing of a major election promise to provide cheap loans to green up homes.
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Garrett attacked for axing green loans
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Garrett attacked for axing green loans
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Garrett attacked for axing green loans
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Garrett attacked for axing green loans
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Garrett attacked for axing green loans
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Garrett attacked for axing green loans
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Garrett attacked for axing green loans
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Garrett attacked for axing green loans
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Garrett attacked for axing green loans
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Garrett attacked for axing green loans
The West Australian
Garrett attacked for axing green loans
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Garrett attacked for axing green loans
Greens blame coalition for ETS vote delay
The Australian
23 Feb 2010
THE coalition’s ploy to delay a vote on the emissions trading scheme (ETS) has been criticised by the Greens who say the upper house is well aware of the bill’s details.
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Greens blame coalition for ETS vote delay
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Greens blame coalition for ETS vote delay
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Greens blame coalition for ETS vote delay
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Greens blame coalition for ETS vote delay
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Greens blame coalition for ETS vote delay
The Sunday TImes
Greens blame coalition for ETS vote delay
The Age
Greens blame Coalition for ETS vote delay
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Greens blame Coalition for ETS vote delay
The Brisbane Times
Greens blame Coalition for ETS vote delay
Perth heads for heat records
The West Australian
23 Feb 2010
Perth is heading for its driest and equal hottest summer on record if conditions forecast for the week prove to be true, according to Bureau of Meteorology climate information officer John Relf.
Kangaroos poisoned by fluoride
ABC Online
23 Feb 2010
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) says fluoride from Alcoa’s aluminium smelter at Portland is making kangaroos sick.
Fuel-saving device does not work: watchdog
The West Australian
23 Feb 2010
A so-called fuel-saving device sold in WA and which claims to improve efficiency and reduce emissions does not work, a consumer protection investigation has found.
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Fuelstar catalyst ineffective: watchdog
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Fuelstar catalyst ineffective: watchdog
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Fuelstar catalyst ineffective: watchdog
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Fuelstar catalyst ineffective: watchdog
A pain-free way to monitor water use
The Sydney Morning Herald
23 Feb 2010
Penrith City Council has begun using software to help monitor, measure and report on its carbon emissions and water usage.
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A pain-free way to monitor water use
The Brisbane Times
A pain-free way to monitor water use
Ipswich council criticises Qld koala conservation strategy
ABC Online
23 Feb 2010
The Ipswich City Council says the Queensland Government is planning to set aside parks for koala conservation that have no koalas in them.
Proposal lifts ban on commercial whaling
The Sydney Morning Herald
23 Feb 2010
Australia has been urged to harpoon a proposal which could see Antarctic whaling continue for years – and become more legally secure.
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Greenpeace makes waves over whaling plan
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Proposal lifts ban on commercial whaling
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Proposal lifts ban on commercial whaling
The West Australian
Whaling plan to okay hunts in return for fewer kills
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Proposal lifts ban on commercial whaling
The Australian
Greens call for whaling intervention
The Herald Sun
Greens call for whaling intervention
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Greens call for whaling intervention
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Greens call for whaling intervention
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Greens call for whaling intervention
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Greens call for whaling intervention
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Greens call for whaling intervention
Traffic congestion ‘could cost $20bn’
The Australian
23 Feb 2010
THE cost of doing nothing to relieve traffic congestion in Australia’s capital cities would almost double to $20 billion a year by 2020, a Treasury official has warned.
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Traffic congestion ‘could cost $20bn’
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Traffic congestion ‘could cost $20bn’
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Traffic congestion ‘could cost $20bn’
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Traffic congestion ‘could cost $20bn’
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Traffic congestion ‘could cost $20bn’
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Traffic congestion ‘could cost $20bn’
The Mercury
Traffic congestion ‘could cost $20bn’
The Age
Traffic congestion ‘to cost billions’
The Sydney Morning Herald
Traffic congestion ‘to cost billions’
The Brisbane Times
Traffic congestion ‘to cost billions’
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Traffic congestion ‘to cost billions’
ALP MP to challenge party over nuke dump
The Sydney Morning Herald
23 Feb 2010
A federal Labor MP in one of the Rudd government’s most marginal seats says he is prepared to challenge his party over a nuclear waste dump.
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ALP MP to challenge party over nuke dump
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ALP MP to challenge party over nuke dump
The West Australian
ALP MP to challenge party over nuke dump
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ALP MP to challenge party over nuke dump
The Australian
Labor MP Damian Hale set to challenge party over nukes
The Herald Sun
Labor MP Damian Hale set to challenge party over nukes
The Daily Telegraph
Labor MP Damian Hale set to challenge party over nukes
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Labor MP Damian Hale set to challenge party over nukes
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Labor MP Damian Hale set to challenge party over nukes
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Labor MP Damian Hale set to challenge party over nukes
The Sunday TImes
Labor MP Damian Hale set to challenge party over nukes
The Mercury
MP set to challenge party over nuke dump
Qld solar hot water rebates ‘on hold’
ABC Online
23 Feb 2010
The Queensland Government’s solar hot water scheme will be put on hold because the Commonwealth has reduced its rebate by $600.
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Qld solar hot water scheme in hiatus
TV station kangaroo cull averted
The Age
23 Feb 2010
A cull would be averted, and a marsupial man-drought addressed, under a plan to save kangaroos living around two of Perth’s commercial TV stations.
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TV station kangaroo cull averted
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TV station kangaroo cull averted
Curiosity killed the feral cat
ABC Online
23 Feb 2010
Scientists are hoping to use the weakness of one of the nation’s most destructive pests to control its numbers.
Greens pledge to ban triazines
ABC Online
23 Feb 2010
The Tasmanian Greens have continued their state election focus on clean water, with a promise to ban the triazine group of chemicals.
Adelaide’s Torrens gets floating gardens
ABC Online
23 Feb 2010
Four floating gardens have been launched on the River Torrens in Adelaide to help clean the water.
Where did the IPCC go wrong?
G-Online
23 Feb 2010
The publication of false claims by the IPCC has been compounded by its imperious attitude, says professor of climate change Mike Hulme. |
