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

Historic Greens bill aims for real action on climate change

admin /25 February, 2012

I have re-published this bill introduced after the IPCC and Hansen Report in Feb/March 2007. This bill was voted down by the Howard Govt. Over 700/000 buildings were identified as being at risk through sea level rise and coastal flooding. Historic Greens bill aims for real action on climate change Speech | Spokesperson Christine Milne Continue Reading →

Heartland undermines the truth (Monbiot)

admin /25 February, 2012

Heartland undermines the truth Published February 22, 2012 | By John James Shocking, fascinating, entirely unsurprising: the leaked documents, if authentic, confirm what we suspected but could not prove. The Heartland Institute, which has helped lead the war against climate science in the United States, is funded among others by tobacco firms, fossil fuel companies Continue Reading →

More on Volcanoes

admin /24 February, 2012

News 9 new results for volcanoes Volcano Watch: Complex interactions between air and land help shape Hawaii IslandHawaii 24/7 (press release)Images courtesy of UH-Hilo (Volcano Watch is a weekly article written by scientists at the US Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.) Currently, in Hawaii, we find ourselves in the middle of ho`oilo, or the wet Continue Reading →

South Pacific small island states to link marine reserves

admin /24 February, 2012

South Pacific small island states to link marine reserves The Micronesian and Polynesian nations are working to ease the impacts of over-fishing, pollution, acidification and climate change Share62 reddit this Jonathan Watts in Singapore guardian.co.uk, Thursday 23 February 2012 18.09 GMT Article history A fish swims above a coral reef with a giant clam, Sydney Continue Reading →

Labor faces tough battle against the Rudd rift

admin /24 February, 2012

Labor faces tough battle against the Rudd rift The Drum By ABC’s Barrie Cassidy Updated February 24, 2012 16:05:28 Photo: The true mentality at work in the Government was exposed in this leadership contest. (Cole Bennetts: Getty Images) Related Story: As it happened: Labor leadership External Link:Comment collection: Labor leadership crisis Related Story: Bligh urges Continue Reading →

Iran: Confrontation fears after talks fail

admin /24 February, 2012

News 10 new results for DANGER TO US NUCLEAR PLANTS Danger Zone: Ageing Nuclear ReactorsAljazeera.comFollowing Japan’s nuclear disaster last year there are fears the US may be heading for a nuclear catastrophe of its own. In March 2012, a devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan caused a meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear power plant.See all Continue Reading →