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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

Air pollution is killing Londoners and Boris is ignoring it, warns Jenny Jones

admin /20 April, 2012

Air pollution is killing Londoners and Boris is ignoring it, warns Jenny Jones Green candidate says mayor is ‘burying problem’ by using suppressant vehicles to glue particles near monitoring stations Share28 Comments (16) Hélène Mulholland, political reporter guardian.co.uk, Thursday 19 April 2012 18.06 BST Article history Air pollution in London – a Green party campaign Continue Reading →

New monitoring system clarifies murky atmospheric questions

admin /20 April, 2012

ScienceDaily: Earth Science News New monitoring system clarifies murky atmospheric questions Posted: 19 Apr 2012 01:35 PM PDT Scientists have developed a new monitoring system to analyze and compare emissions from human-made fossil fuels and trace gases in the atmosphere, a technique that likely could be used to monitor the effectiveness of measures regulating greenhouse Continue Reading →

Tony Abbott promises to repeal the carbon tax

admin /20 April, 2012

To call a Double Dissolution within 6 months would be impossible. See earlier posting from Antony Green on Double Dissolutions. It would take 2 to 3 years before a DD could be called. Meanwhile the Carbon Tax would be well and truly established. Tony Abbott promises to repeal the carbon tax by: Patrick Lion From:The Continue Reading →

Thomson received secret payment of $160,000 after he left HSU

admin /19 April, 2012

Thomson received secret payment of $160,000 after he left HSU Kate McClymont April 20, 2012   LABOR MP Craig Thomson received a secret payout of almost $160,000 from the Health Services Union three years after he left the union and had been elected to Federal Parliament. The confidential settlement, obtained by Fairfax Media, shows that Continue Reading →

Carriage of Toxic Materials

admin /19 April, 2012

We have another issue with the carriage of Potassium Cyanide being transported from Queensland to the Central Western Districts by road and rail.Potassium Cyanide is used in the extraction of gold in the Orange/Cowra areas.The Greens have been campaining about this in recent years.What if there was a derailment or road smash and this stuff Continue Reading →

How Long until the Arctic Sea Ice Completely Melts?

admin /19 April, 2012

Oil Price Daily News Update Energy Market Snapshot for April 18 2012 Smart Grids, Stupid Public Relations Gasoline is Expensive – Deal with it Iran’s Occupation of Persian Gulf Islands Rattles Neighbors Why the US is Not About to Become an Oil Exporter Don’t Believe David Frum, War with Iran will not Lower Gas Prices Continue Reading →