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
Victoria winds back its carbon reduction target Alison Savage Updated March 27, 2012 20:03:40 Video: Baillieu Government abandons emissions targets(7pm TV News VIC) Related Story: Victoria set to scrap greenhouse gas target Map: Melbourne 3000 New power stations built in Victoria will not be subject to carbon emissions limits after the State Government decided to Continue Reading →
Nuclear terror threat remains, Obama tells world leaders Julianna Goldman in Seoul March 27, 2012 – 4:56PM Read later Barack Obama speaks at the first plenary session of the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul. Photo: AFP/Saul Loeb The US President, Barack Obama, has warned global leaders that there are “still too many bad actors” Continue Reading →
ScienceDaily: Earth Science News Expedition to undersea mountain yields new information about sub-seafloor structure Geologists correct a ‘rift’ in Africa James Cameron makes first ever successful solo dive to Mariana Trench — ocean’s deepest point New research can save tropical forests NASA measures impact of huge solar flare on Earth’s atmosphere Expedition to undersea mountain Continue Reading →
Mariana trench fuels volcanoes and quakesFuturity: Research News“We think that much of the water that goes down at the Mariana trench actually comes back out of the earth into the atmosphere as water vapor when the volcanos erupt hundreds of miles away,” says Doug Wiens, professor of earth and planetary science.See all stories on this Continue Reading →
Inquiry to look at rail corridors building Josephine Tovey March 27, 2012 Read later “Development has taken place above and around only a small number of stations in Sydney – such as Chatswood, Kogarah and Edgecliff.” Photo: James Brickwood THE state government should consider creating a special authority to facilitate redevelopment around Sydney’s train stations Continue Reading →
Alert Name: CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS March 27, 2012 Compiled: 1:25 AM New Limit Pending on Greenhouse Gas Emissions By FELICITY BARRINGER and JUSTIN GILLIS (NYT) Under the rule, expected to be announced this week, new power plants will have to emit no more than 1,000 tons of carbon dioxide per megawatt-hour of energy produced. More Continue Reading →