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
ScienceDaily: Severe Weather News Arctic sea-ice loss didn’t happen by chance Posted: 02 May 2012 06:19 AM PDT The ongoing rapid retreat of Arctic sea ice is often interpreted as the canary in the mine for anthropogenic climate change. In a new study, scientists have now systematically examined the validity of this claim. They find Continue Reading →
Leadership is the answer to the right’s problem with climate change The out-of-touch fringe of right-wing climate change sceptics is a dangerous and expensive drag on climate action, but it needn’t be that way Share10 Comments (179) Margaret Thatcher, seen here in 1989 with US president George Bush senior, delivered the first significant green speeches Continue Reading →
HSU national secretary Kathy Jackson says she was offered a Federal Parliament seat to ‘hush her up’ From: AdelaideNow May 03, 20127:55AM 7 comments 0 Union chief offered parliament… Kathy Jackson Union chief offered parliament seat for silence Union chief offered parliament seat for silence HSU secretary Kathy Jackson claims she was offered a seat Continue Reading →
Private operator to take control of ferry services Jacob Saulwick May 3, 2012 Read later Little change … Harbour City will run ferry services by late July or August. Most staff have agreed to keep working for the new operator. Photo: Ben Rushton SYDNEY’S ferry services will be run by a private operator within months Continue Reading →
Radioactive waste to be stored at Lucas Heights By Kylie Simmonds Updated May 01, 2012 10:33:45 Photo: ANSTO says the material will only need to be stored at Lucas Heights until 2020. (AAP: Dean Lewins) Related Story: Nuclear agency distances itself from toxic scare Map: Lucas Heights 2234 The Federal Government’s nuclear agency has revealed Continue Reading →
Global warming: New research blames economic growth Posted: 01 May 2012 10:43 AM PDT It’s a message no one wants to hear: to slow down global warming, we’ll either have to put the brakes on economic growth or transform the way the world’s economies work. That’s the implication of an innovative study examining the evolution Continue Reading →