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.
Urgent: asylum seeker petition on TV today. Inbox x GetUp! 12:02 PM (12 minutes ago) to me — Yesterday, another boat capsized north of Christmas Island. An estimated 150 asylum seekers were onboard; 130 have been rescued and one person has been confirmed dead. Parliament debated late into the night on a bill for offshore Continue Reading →
Extinction is not an option Inbox x Monique Ryan info@devilark.com.au via icontact.com 2:53 PM (7 hours ago) to me Extinction is not an option! The latest figures from Tasmania report that around 90% of Tasmanian devils are extinct in the wild, and some scientists are predicting that our Australian icon will be extinct within ten Continue Reading →
Palmer seeks permission to pollute reef: Burke ABCJune 25, 2012, 3:02 pm tweet1 Email Print Related Links : Love splits delayed for holidays : Man remanded over baby’s death The Federal Government says an application to pump waste water from a north Queensland nickel refinery into the Great Barrier Reef is not being taken lightly. Continue Reading →
Shelve new ports to save reef, UN says Updated: 09:30, Thursday June 21, 2012 More details have been released from the United Nations investigation of the Great Barrier Reef. A brief summary of the UN monitoring mission’s finding were released earlier this month but the longer document is more scathing of the failures of state Continue Reading →
All I can say is WOW!!!! Woolworths now made in Australia by: Linda Silmalis From: Sunday Mail 17.6.2012 New branding for Woolworths Watch Close New branding for Woolworths Woolworths has changed its name to Australia’s Fresh Food People after 25 years. news.com.au17 June 2012 Close Advertisem Watch More Vid Woolies’ revamp cost hundreds of millions Continue Reading →
Govt urged to rethink cuts to reef program AAPJune 17, 2012, 3:23 pm tweet0 Email Print AAP © Enlarge photo A body which produces an annual report card on the Great Barrier Reef has had its funding cut as part of the Queensland government’s savings drive, the opposition claims. The Newman government last week outlined Continue Reading →