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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
admin /22 July, 2012
climate code red Climate News Posted: 21 Jul 2012 07:03 PM PDT Week ending 22 July 2012 Carbon dioxide emission per head of population – see first story PICKS OF THE WEEK As emissions rise, China loses moral high groundhttp://blogs.nature.com/news/2012/07/as-emissions-rise-china-loses-moral-high-ground.htmlJeff Tollefson, Nature News Blog, 18 July 202For years China has dismissed concerns about its rising carbon Continue Reading →
admin /22 July, 2012
GREENS TOP PRIMARY VOTE- LOSE ON PREFERENCES Labor claims victory in Melbourne by-election ABCJuly 22, 2012, 10:56 am tweet0 Email Print ABC © Enlarge photo Labor says it has pipped the Greens at the post and claimed victory in the crucial by-election for the state seat of Melbourne. With 66 per cent of the Continue Reading →
admin /22 July, 2012
Arctic wilderness faces pollution threats as oil and gas giants target its riches Melting ice caps, the influx of trawlers and tourists, and Shell’s £4bn investment to drill for fossil fuels in the Chukchi Sea all raise fears Share25 Email Robin McKie guardian.co.uk, Saturday 21 July 2012 23.15 BST Jump to comments (11) Sergey Vavilov, Continue Reading →
admin /21 July, 2012
CLOSE OF DAYS COUNTING MELBOURNE BY-ELECTION. LIBS DID NOT FIELD A CANDIDATE. PM GILLARD WAS A NO-SHOW FOR BOTH THE CAMPAIGN AND ON ELECTION DAY ITSELF. LABOR WILL NOT BE HAPPY WITH THESE FIGURES, Melbourne District By-election 2012 Interim results Last updated: Saturday, 21 July 2012 11:00:23 PM Please note: Results below are only Continue Reading →
admin /20 July, 2012
Independents warn of election if PM dumped By Paul Osborne, AAP Senior Political Writer, AAPUpdated July 20, 2012, 7:33 pm tweet2 Email Print AAP © Enlarge photo Key federal independents Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor have warned Australians could be going to the polls early if Labor changes leaders. Mr Oakeshott, Mr Windsor Continue Reading →
admin /20 July, 2012
ScienceDaily: Oceanography News Scientists connect seawater chemistry with ancient climate change and evolution ‘Caffeinated’ coastal waters: Possible sources include sewer overflows, septic tanks Could volcanic eruptions in the south-west Pacific save the Great Barrier Reef? High dolphin deaths in Gulf of Mexico due to oil spill and other environmental factors, study finds Scientists connect seawater Continue Reading →