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
Get ready for a rocky ride. I have seen this happen before, back in the 1970’s when the train drivers staged a 17 day strike. RailCorp job cuts first of many: unions May 15, 2012 – 2:56PM Read later Comments ‘You’ve got to get people on trains After the announcement of 750 RailCorp job Continue Reading →
Australia seventh-worst polluter on Earth: report Updated May 15, 2012 13:09:20 Photo: Around 13 million hectares of forest were lost each year between 2000 and 2010. Related Story: Alien invasion a threat to Antarctic ecosystem Map: United States A report ranking the world’s biggest polluters puts Australia in seventh place. Conservation group World Wildlife Fund Continue Reading →
ScienceDaily: Severe Weather News Measuring CO2 to fight global warming, enforce future treaty Posted: 14 May 2012 12:29 PM PDT If the world’s nations ever sign a treaty to limit emissions of climate-warming carbon dioxide gas, there may be a way to help verify compliance. Using measurements from only three carbon-dioxide (monitoring stations in the Continue Reading →
News 7 new results for volcanoes Rise and fall of underwater volcano capturedZee NewsLondon: Researchers have recorded the violent rise and collapse of an underwater volcano in the Pacific Ocean in surprising clarity for the first time. Researchers studying the Monowai volcano, near Tonga, captured huge changes in height in just two …See all stories Continue Reading →
Heartland Institute grows isolated as three more donors disassociate Ultra-conservative climate sceptic thinktank continues to lose mainstream support, damaging its prospects of expansion Share24 Email Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent guardian.co.uk, Monday 14 May 2012 22.58 BST Three donors the latest in a rush of companies to distance themselves from Heartland after an ad campaign Continue Reading →
Criticizing Netanyahu, Barak on Iran is a dangerous luxury Israel can’t affordHaaretz (blog)The critics should look no further than the US to see what consequences can ensue. By David B. Rivkin, Jr. | May.14, 2012 | 9:16 PM Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran Photo by AP While the Israeli political scene is no stranger Continue Reading →