The Generator is founded on the simple premise that we should leave the world in better condition than we found it. The news items in this category outline the attempts people have made to do this. They are mainly concerned with our food supply and settlement patterns. The impact that the human race has on the planet.
Fires fuelling global warming: study By Wendy Zukerman Posted Fri Apr 24, 2009 11:36am AEST Updated Fri Apr 24, 2009 11:37am AEST Bushfires appear to contribute to one-fifth of anthropogenic CO2 emissions, say researchers (User submitted via ABC Contribute: Mr Bettong) Map: University Of Tasmania 7005 Carbon emissions from deforestation fires have a significant impact Continue Reading →
Marine Conservation coalition debunks Coral Sea Heritage Park myths Date: 29-Apr-2009 CAIRNS: A coalition of conservation groups today debunked several myths about the proposed Coral Sea Heritage Park. “The proposed park is in a remote area that is visited by only the few anglers with the means to head out far into the open ocean,” Continue Reading →
Shaping the post-carbon economy With the right levels of willing and resources, we can achieve tough new targets on carbon emissions likely to be agreed by the United Nations Comments (55) Jeremy Oppenheim and Eric Beinhocker guardian.co.uk, Saturday 25 April 2009 17.00 BST Article history At the end of this year, representatives of the 170 Continue Reading →
Hoarse men of the Apocalypse Sacha Molitorisz April 25, 2009 The end is nigh, apparently. The economy is tanking, the terrorists are winning, the globe is frying. Armageddon is arriving on the next train. The only question is, which platform? One of the doomsayers is Neil Strauss, an American author whose new book is called Continue Reading →
Bolivia: water people of Andes face extinction Climate change robs Uru Chipaya of lifeline that had sustained them for millennia Rory Carroll and Andres Schipani in Santa Ana de Chipaya The Guardian, Friday 24 April 2009 Article history ‘If there is no water, the Chipaya have no life’ Link to this video Its members belong Continue Reading →
OUTSPOKEN Senator Barnaby Joyce has lashed out at the State Government’s clearing moratorium, labelling it as nothing short of theft.
Talking to Queensland Country Life this week, the Leader of the Nationals in the Senate said landholders were right to challenge the arguments put forward by green groups and the State Government by presenting their own facts and figures about how they manage their rural enterprises.