Archived material from historical editions of The Generator
Winners of the 2006 Goldmann environment award Papuan activist, Anne Kajir, was one of six recipients of the annual Goldmann Environmental Prize last week, for her work in assisting traditional landowners in Papua New Guinea fight illegal logging on their lands. The prize was established in 1990 by Richard and Rhonda Goldmann, insurance brokers in Continue Reading →
The chances of an endangered orange-bellied parrot fatally colliding with turbines at Victoria’s proposed Bald Hills wind farm was, at worst, once every 1000 years, according to research signed off by experts that the Howard Government relied on to veto the project, reported The Australian (19 April 2006, p.1).
Dr Don Henry, executive director of the Australian Conservation Foundation, reported in The Canberra Times (4 April 2006, p.11), is emphatic in drawing attention to problems associated with nuclear energy generation. He points out that every gram of exported Australian uranium inevitably ends up as nuclear waste. It is carcinogenic and it lasts for thousands of years.
Queensland Nationals’ Senator Barnaby Joyce said on 20 April that key members of the Howard Government were too close to the oil giants, which was hampering the growth of the ethanol industry, reported The Courier Mail (22/4/2006, p.7).
Some in corporate Australia were well ahead of the federal government on sustainable development, according to Peter Parry in The Australian Financial Review (20/4/06, p.58).
Australia’s economic infrastructure needs to match that of its competitors, with efficient regulation and integrated national markets in sectors such as gas, electricity and water, said Prime Minister John Howard in The Sydney Morning Herald (21 April 2006, p.11).