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
Tony Abbott admits ‘difficult to undo’ carbon tax by: By Malcolm Farr, national political editor From:news.com.au May 30, 20121:53PM Opposition Leader Tony Abbott conceded it would be difficult to undo the carbon tax. Picture: Gary Ramage Source: The Daily Telegraph Tony Abbott conceded some parts will be “difficult to undo” But pledged to remove it, Continue Reading →
Union at odds with Bowen on foreign workers Updated May 30, 2012 09:26:02 Related Story: Caucus backs motion on overseas workers Map: Australia A major union is at odds with the Federal Government about the number of overseas workers to be brought in for the Roy Hill iron ore project in the Pilbara. The Government Continue Reading →
Oil Price Daily News Update Short-Term Politics Stifles Pentagon’s Green Energy Ambitions After Egypt’s Presidential Elections, Can We Expect Changes in Energy Policies? Making a Big Stink: Is That a Landfill or a Gold Mine? How Index Buying Effects Crude Oil Futures Prices The War on Coal: A Lie Invented by the Coal Industry Renewable Continue Reading →
ScienceDaily: Earth Science News CryoSat goes to sea Posted: 28 May 2012 07:02 AM PDT CryoSat was launched in 2010 to measure sea-ice thickness in the Arctic, but data from the Earth-observing satellite have also been exploited for other studies. High-resolution mapping of the topography of the ocean floor is now being added to the Continue Reading →
Govt. reneging on late night train safety issues already!!!! Safety warning as RailCorp cuts night security staff Jacob Saulwick May 29, 2012 Read later Night patrol … but not all the time. Photo: Jon Reid RAILCORP has stopped employing overnight security officers for much of the week, in a development criticised for compromising safety on Continue Reading →
Tuna Carried Fukushima Radioactivity to US CoastWall Street Journal… or risk to people who ate the seafood, the scientists said. But the study showed for the first time that migrating sea life rapidly brought traces of radioactive elements from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors across vast distances.See all stories on this topic ยป