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
admin /8 March, 2012
News 9 new results for volcanoes Russia Volcano Bezymianny put on Code Red for imminent eruptionThe Weather Space(TheWeatherSpace.com) – One of the most active volcanoes in the world has been put on aviation color code red, the highest alert given by the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team. KVERT assigned the code on Tuesday and warns Continue Reading →
admin /8 March, 2012
Neville, I recommend you read the enclosed reports. Regarding your specific comments: 1. The oceans continue to warm, as in figure 3 in Steffen’s report but warming is not homogeneous, i.e. Greenland and Antarctic ice melt results in regions of cold ice melt water. Salinity increases not only due to ocean warming but also consequent Continue Reading →
admin /7 March, 2012
How not to run a parliament Speaker blasts rowdy MPS ABCMarch 8, 2012, 8:56 am tweet0 Email Print Parliamentary Speaker Michael Polley has put politicians on notice after almost ejecting three MPs and threatening to walk out himself during a rowdy session of Parliament. Michael Polley was already rattled when the Deputy Premier, Bryan Green, Continue Reading →
admin /7 March, 2012
Barry O’Farrell’s coup on transport praised by: Alicia Wood From:The Daily Telegraph March 08, 201212:00AM 1 comment 0 Police crack down on cyclists Barry O’Farrell Police crack down on cyclists Watch Close Police crack down on cyclists A blitz against bike riders running red lights and not wearing helmets was enforced during peak hour in Continue Reading →
admin /7 March, 2012
Reef threat, Satellite eye pictures and Michael Mann book extract The week’s top environment news stories and green events • If you’re not already receiving this roundup, sign up here to get the briefing delivered to your inbox Environment editor guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 7 March 2012 10.09 EST Environment news • Australia’s mining boom placing Great Continue Reading →
admin /7 March, 2012
The Syrian people’s gift to us Inbox x Ricken Patel – Avaaz.org avaaz@avaaz.org 4:52 AM (3 hours ago) to me Dear friends, Powered by millions of online actions and donations from 75,000 of us, our community is playing a central role in supporting the Syrian people as they persist in peaceful protest against all odds. Continue Reading →