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Managing director of Ebono Institute and major sponsor of The Generator, Geoff Ebbs, is running against Kevin Rudd in the seat of Griffith at the next Federal election. By the expression on their faces in this candid shot it looks like a pretty dull campaign. Read on

Intelligent packaging to reduce fraud, theft and food waste

media /13 September, 2014

The Active & Intelligent Packaging Industry Association, AIPIA, has confirmed that the speaker line-up at its November Congress in Chicago, USA includes Dr. Lee Nicholson, Director at PepsiCo’s Corporate R&D. He leads PepsiCo Advanced Research’s Packaging Innovation Group at the Skyline Lab and will share his views on the Opportunities In Interactive Packaging for Consumer Goods. The Continue Reading →

Positive Feedbacks in a Warming Arctic

Neville /13 September, 2014

Researching and reporting the science and impacts of climate change + Home News Blogs Charged Climate in Context Commentary Extreme Planet All Blogs Reports Gallery Interactives Graphics Slideshows Maps Collections Videos Extreme Weather States of Change On the Media Climate in Context News and Reports Library Our Book Publications FAQs Climopedia States of Change Topics Continue Reading →

Nearing a Tipping Point on Melting Permafrost?

Neville /13 September, 2014

+ Home News Blogs Charged Climate in Context Commentary Extreme Planet All Blogs Reports Gallery Interactives Graphics Slideshows Maps Collections Videos Extreme Weather States of Change On the Media Climate in Context News and Reports Library Our Book Publications FAQs Climopedia States of Change Topics Climate Statistics Basics Causes Impacts Responses Trends Projections Extremes Energy Continue Reading →

The Good and Bad Climate News from Permafrost Melt

Neville /13 September, 2014

The Good and Bad Climate News from Permafrost Melt Published: September 12th, 2014  244  116  107  3 Print Permalink RSS By John Upton Earth’s subterranean carbon blisters are starting to pop. Carbon inside now-melting permafrost is oozing out, leaving scientists scrambling to figure out just how much of it is ending up in the atmosphere. Continue Reading →

FactCheck: does Australia have too much electricity?

Neville /13 September, 2014

Australia Academic rigour, journalistic flair 10 September 2014, 2.44pm AEST We have 9,000 megawatts (nine big power stations equivalent) of excess capacity in electricity generation … We have more than 15% overcapacity in generation in Australia – Industry minister Ian Macfarlane… Author Dylan McConnell Research Fellow, Melbourne Energy Institute at University of Melbourne Reviewer Alan Continue Reading →