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
Germany to cut solar power subsidies Government plans to reduce subsidies by up to 30% as high consumer demand leaves it unable to support green energy Share15 reddit this Kate Connolly in Berlin guardian.co.uk, Friday 2 March 2012 19.05 GMT Article history An protester wearing a mask of the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, and looking Continue Reading →
Relocation fears as ocean swallows Torres Strait By Hagar Cohen for Background Briefing, ABCMarch 3, 2012, 2:07 pm tweet0 Email Print For almost a decade, Torres Strait Islanders have been lobbying the Federal Government for funding to build seawalls. There are six low-lying islands that are inundated a few times a year, during king tides. Continue Reading →
WHATEVER THE AMOUNT IT WOULD BE ENOUGH FOR THE DAMAGE. News Alert: BP and Plaintiffs in Gulf Oil Spill Case Reach Settlement Inbox x NYTimes.com News Alert nytdirect@nytimes.com 3:13 PM (21 minutes ago) to me Breaking News Alert The New York Times Friday, March 2, 2012 — 10:41 PM EST —– BP and Plaintiffs in Continue Reading →
The plant that was forced on us contrary to public opinion. $2Bn cost. Sydney water users may face higher prices as de-sal plant costs are passed on From: AAP March 02, 20123:50PM 1 comment 0 Aerial view of the Desalination Plant at Kurnell, Sydney. Picture: Test Source: The Sunday Telegraph WATER bills could rise under Continue Reading →
These are becoming much more frequent Eight dead as tornadoes hit central US March 3, 2012 – 1:08PM Read later Henryville High School was destroyed after powerful storms hit the town. Photo: AP Powerful storms stretching from the US Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes in the north have wrecked two small towns and Continue Reading →
NO ONE IS INFALLIBLE Rain falls on Tim Flannery’s prediction parade by: Andrew Bolt From:The Daily Telegraph March 01, 201212:00AM 1 comment 7 JOIN ANDREW BOLT’S BLOG CHIEF Climate Commissioner Tim Flannery in 2007 warned global warming was draining our dams. “Even the rain that falls isn’t actually going to fill our dams and river Continue Reading →