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
Pacific foreign aid in doubt as budget looms By Matthew Carney, ABCMay 4, 2012, 7:28 pm tweet0 Email Print There are fears foreign aid to Australia’s South Pacific neighbours could be in for a chop in next week’s budget and experts say that would leave the door open to an ever increasing Chinese influence in Continue Reading →
Not a normal day. Inbox x Bill McKibben – 350.org organizers@350.org 11:06 AM (21 minutes ago) to me Images are not displayed. Display images below – Always display images from organizers@350.org Greetings! For some people on our email list, dawn has arrived on Saturday and Climate Impacts Day has already begun. So this is a Continue Reading →
Post-flood renovators at risk of lead poisoning By Ian Townsend for Background Briefing, ABCMay 4, 2012, 10:02 pm tweet0 Email Print ABC © Enlarge photo Environmental scientists are worried that a rush to renovate old homes after the Queensland floods may have exposed hundreds of people to harmful amounts of lead. Research from the US Continue Reading →
RPT-COLUMN-Peak oil move over – now solve CO2: Gerard WynnReutersThe world may have found a sticking plaster, at least, to peak oil with rising production of offshore crude, onshore tight oil, shale gas and tar sands, but increased output of such fossil fuels conflicts with the goal of limiting climate change.See all stories on this Continue Reading →
ScienceDaily: Earthquakes News Rapid Sierra Nevada uplift tracked by scientists Posted: 03 May 2012 01:20 PM PDT From the highest peak in the continental United States, Mt. Whitney at 14,000 feet in elevation, to the 10,000-foot-peaks near Lake Tahoe, scientific evidence shows the entire Sierra Nevada mountain range is rising at the relatively fast rate Continue Reading →
ScienceDaily: Earth Science News Lightning signature could help reveal the solar system’s origins Rapid Sierra Nevada uplift tracked by scientists Early North Americans lived with extinct giant beasts, study shows Scientists core into California’s Clear Lake to explore past climate change Stalagmite research suggests Earth has two modes of responding to change Increasing speed of Continue Reading →