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TREE-PLANTING schemes promoted by businesses and rock bands alike to offset carbon emissions do little to combat climate change, according to a think tank. A paper by The Australia Institute released yesterday accuses governments and businesses of exploiting such "fads" to avoid the need for real cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. "By diverting people’s funds Continue Reading →
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`At last something to be proud of. Last week Australia hosted an international conference to progress the plan to assist the poorer nations to phase out logging their native forests. Sir Nicholas Stern, in his landmark report, estimated that it would cost $15 billion every year to halve this deforestation and it is generally agreed Continue Reading →
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The national body Catholic Religious Australia, representing 8500 members, planned to negotiate a bulk purchase of hybrid vehicles, reported The Sydney Morning Herald (22/7/2007, p.3). Purchasing-power significant: The price of hybrid cars – almost double that of a standard vehicle – had been the main stumbling block, said Sister Sharon Price, executive director of NSW Continue Reading →
With Kevin Rudd’s announcement that Labour will not lock up any more old growth forests in Tasmania in the campaign for the 2007 federal elections, it is worth taking a look at the following article for a perspective on how Tasmanians feel about the logging issue. The election in Tasmania – a referendum on old-growth Continue Reading →