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

Japan-‘ withheld risk of disaster

admin /29 February, 2012

News 10 new results for DANGER TO US NUCLEAR PLANTS Almost year after tsunami, Fukushima nuclear plant in shambles, running on …Washington PostAn independent report, meanwhile, revealed that the government downplayed the full danger in the days after the March 11 disaster and secretly considered evacuating Tokyo. Journalists given a tour of the Fukushima Dai-ichi Continue Reading →

The IPCC may have outlived it’s usefulness

admin /28 February, 2012

Nuclear Fallout from Fukushima Measured as Insignificant in U.S. The IPCC May Have Outlived its Usefulness – An Interview with Judith Curry Another Fukushima Casualty – Japan’s Fast Breeder Reactor Program The Reasons for High Oil Prices Energy Pragmatism Dies in New Zealand Which Alternative Energies will Lead us into the Future? China Pursues Shale Continue Reading →

Science daily: Earth Science News

admin /28 February, 2012

ScienceDaily: Earth Science News Land-Ocean connections: Scientists discover how tree trunks, leaves and kukui nuts are indirectly feeding bottom fish in the submarine canyons off Moloka’i, Hawaii Salty soil can suck water out of atmosphere: Could it happen on Mars? New fossil penguin from New Zealand may be the biggest ever Indigenous peoples at forefront Continue Reading →

Climate change is set to shake the earth

admin /28 February, 2012

News 5 new results for volcanoes Climate change is set to shake the earthSydney Morning HeraldIt brings erupting volcanoes and catastrophic earthquakes, says Bill McGuire in London. The idea that a changing climate can persuade the ground to shake, volcanoes to rumble and tsunamis to crash on to unsuspecting coastlines seems, at first, …See all Continue Reading →

State looks at ways to ease peak hour train crush

admin /28 February, 2012

More reports and studies will be debited to the public purse. The system will always be overburdened as population increases and Western and outer regions are developed. The system was designed for the early 1900’s to transport commuters to a central point by a given time, which clearly is now impossible. State looks at ways Continue Reading →