Category: General news

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

Bill McKibben – 350.org organizers@350.org

admin /19 April, 2012

Good news. Inbox x Bill McKibben – 350.org organizers@350.org 4:59 AM (4 hours ago) to me Images are not displayed. Display images below – Always display images from organizers@350.org   Dear friends, Good news this time. At some point every one of us at 350 has thought to ourselves a little despairingly: is the world ever Continue Reading →

Evidence for a geologic trigger of the Cambrian Explosion

admin /19 April, 2012

ScienceDaily: Earth Science News Evidence for a geologic trigger of the Cambrian Explosion Posted: 18 Apr 2012 10:14 AM PDT The oceans teemed with life 600 million years ago, but the simple, soft-bodied creatures would have been hardly recognizable as the ancestors of nearly all animals on Earth today. Then something happened. Over several tens Continue Reading →

Request from Norway and Response (Dr James Hansen)

admin /19 April, 2012

James Hansen jimehansen@gmail.com via mail20.us2.mcsv.net 12:37 PM (1 hour ago) to me Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Request from Norway and Response Request received (from Norway, regarding e-mail titled “Grandparents Oppose Tar Sands”): Thanks.  I have seen them in the news here in Norway as well about the Tar Sands. Question:  Continue Reading →

Russian volcano spews ash to 9500 meters

admin /18 April, 2012

Russian volcano spews ash to 9500 metersPublic Radio of ArmeniaRussia’s northernmost active volcano is churning out ash to a height of 9500 meters in the country’s Far East, local scientists reported on Tuesday. The 3283-meter (10771-foot) Shiveluch volcano increased activity in May 2009 and has been periodically …See all stories on this topic » Public Continue Reading →

Reward to hire workers over 50

admin /18 April, 2012

There are two side to this coin, what is there to stop employers grabbing the thousand dollars, later dismissing the over 50/s worker and then employing younger workers. Reward to hire workers over 50 by: Patrick Lion From:The Daily Telegraph April 18, 201212:00AM 34 comments 4 A $1000 reward will be put on the head Continue Reading →

Radioactive discovery halts Pacific Hwy upgrade

admin /17 April, 2012

Radioactive discovery halts Pacific Hwy upgrade Workers sick amid highway radiation scare Updated April 18, 2012 09:51:06 Map: Port Macquarie 2444 Road workers vomited after they came across suspected radioactive material while working on an upgrade of the Pacific Highway, on the mid-north coast of New South Wales. The materials, which include caesium, were buried Continue Reading →