Archived material from historical editions of The Generator
Rupert Murdoch’s son James, chief executive, of BSkyB, the UK satellite broadcaster, claims his company is the world’s first “carbon neutral” corporation, according to Tony Walker in The Australian Financial Review (28/10/2006, p.22). Clever James shows the way: This may or may not be the case, but News Corp insiders credit James – arguably the Continue Reading →
The average surface temperature of earth has increased more than 1 degree Fahrenheit since 1900 and the rate of warming has been nearly three times the century-long average since 1970. Almost all experts studying the recent climate history of the earth agree now that human activities, mainly the release of heat-trapping gases from smokestacks, tailpipes, Continue Reading →
Driving bottles across the border into South Australia for recycling is about to get more lucrative – if you can avoid getting caught, reports The Australian Financial Review (27/10/2006, p.3). Deposit to rise to 20c: The state government is proposing to lift the 5c recycling deposit to as much as 20c a bottle. $4000 fine Continue Reading →
Water and water carrier equipment have been stolen in southern NSW, as the worsening drought drives people to despair. Water carters have been flooded with work, with delivery backlogs of up to a week and new customers turned away, reported The Canberra Times (25/10/2006, p.4). Tanks, dams not safe: Goulburn police had received half a Continue Reading →
This is the electric car that can accelerate from zero to 60 mph in 4.0 seconds to a top speed of 120 mph in one gear with no shifting thanks to its two electric motors – smaller versions of the same kind found in diesel-electric locomotives – that combine to produce over 1,000 lbf ft. Continue Reading →
, Queensland Country Life says Climate change is no longer just the domain of the green fringe, according to an editorial in Queensland Country Life (26/10/2006, p.20).
Farming communities take up climate change hymn sheet: The daily climate change chorus from the likes of Labor’s Anthony Albanese and the Greens’ Senator Christine Milne is registering with more and more people in the farming and mainstream communities.