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.
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Common herbicide ‘threatens Great Barrier Reef’ AM By environment reporter Conor Duffy Updated March 27, 2012 09:46:40 Photo: The WWF report says Diorun has been found at 100 times its safe levels in the Great Barrier Reef. (www.sxc.hu) Related Story: Scientists find herbicide in Barrier Reef catchment Related Story: Pesticides hurting Great Barrier Reef: report Continue Reading →
On ABC Radio this morning Jan Barham of Byron Shire has declined to have residents relocated to the Byron Shire. She did not relish a population explosion in areas threatened by severe weather events. NSW relocation plan slammed Leslie White | July 7, 2011 A $7000 government bonus will be paid to NSW residents Continue Reading →
Miners converge on Mudgee Posted March 20, 2012 07:56:05 Loading… Map DataMap data ©2012 GBRMPA, Google, Whereis(R), Sensis Pty Ltd – Terms of Use Map Data Map data ©2012 GBRMPA, Google, Whereis(R), Sensis Pty Ltd Map data ©2012 GBRMPA, Google, Whereis(R), Sensis Pty Ltd Report a map error Map Map Satellite Terrain 45° Labels Map: Continue Reading →
Tourist influx a danger to fragile outback: scientist By Tim Jeanes Updated March 19, 2012 09:02:57 Photo: Tourists leave their mark on the outback, warns an ecologist (ABC News: Lew Chinner) Related Story: Floodwaters filling remote Lake Eyre again Related Story: Outback national park reopens Related Story: Residents plead for summer road closure Map: SA Continue Reading →
ScienceDaily: Oceanography News Increase in Arctic shipping is risk to marine mammals Posted: 16 Mar 2012 08:25 AM PDT A rapid increase in shipping in the formerly ice-choked waterways of the Arctic poses a significant increase in risk to the region’s marine mammals and the local communities that rely on them for food security and Continue Reading →