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.
PM says surplus an economic imperative Updated: 13:05, Sunday April 1, 2012 Julia Gillard has rejected suggestions returning the budget to surplus could lead to recession. Ms Gillard on Sunday said returning the budget to surplus was an economic imperative. ‘The best way we can lock in confidence about the future and send a Continue Reading →
Prepare for gas bills to explode in NSW by: Barclay Crawford From:The Sunday Telegraph April 01, 201212:00AM 2 comments 0 Gas prices are set to soar, according to a new report. Source: The Daily Telegraph NSW energy consumers – already stung by soaring power costs – face the prospect of gas prices trebling in the Continue Reading →
Political power role in NBN rollout rejected by: Phil Jacob From:The Daily Telegraph March 31, 201212:20A 0 THE company charged with rolling out the NBN has insisted the regions not covered by the $36 billion project were overlooked for engineering reasons – not political ones. While NBN Co boss Mike Quigley yesterday conceded his company Continue Reading →
Millions starving as world responds slowly to disaster Matt Wade March 31, 2012 Read later Famine victim … Ouobra Kompalemba, 2, is fed milk through a tube in a Burkina Faso hospital. Photo: AFP THE hunger season has come early to West Africa. It’s normal for villagers in the drought-prone Sahel region, which spans from Continue Reading →
Save the Rhino Inbox x Iain Keith – Avaaz.org avaaz@avaaz.org 5:08 AM (3 hours ago) to me Dear friends, The rhino is being hunted to the brink of extinction, driven by growing horn demand in Asia. But EU pressure on China and Vietnam can force international action to save the rhino — sign our petition Continue Reading →
NASA Science News for March 28, 2012 Is it snowing microbes on Enceladus? The idea might not be so far-fetched, say researchers, as evidence mounts for a “uniquely accessible” habitable zone on Saturn’s icy moon. FULL STORY: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2012/27mar_enceladus/ You are currently subscribed to snglist as: nevilleg729@gmail.com. This is a free service.