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.
High-rise decision brought back to earth Matthew Moore March 15, 2012 Read later Comments 4 The proposed heights, in the background, before they were reduced. THE NSW government has reversed a decision by the former Labor government to allow residential towers up to 19-storeys on one of the largest industrial sites in Sydney’s inner west. Continue Reading →
Yet the NSW Govt is planning thousands of new dwellings in this deprived area. Worried west living in a financial limbo land by: EXCLUSIVE by Nick Tabakoff From:The Daily Telegraph March 14, 201212:00AM 10 comments 0 Namrata Nandani, 30, of Blacktown / Pic: Craig Greenhill Source: The Daily Telegraph THE number of western Sydney residents Continue Reading →
Alert Name: CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS March 13, 2012 Compiled: 1:02 AM Tracking Antarctic Krill as More Is Harvested for Omega-3 Pills By SUSAN MORAN (NYT) Fishing companies are increasingly drawn to the Southern Ocean, where the krill population is one of the least exploited. More Articles On This Topic » About This E-mail You Continue Reading →
Gunns shares expected to reopen Updated March 13, 2012 08:32:25 Photo: Gunns is still searching for a partner for its $2 billion pulp mill. (File photo: ABC News) Related Story: Anxious wait for Gunns shareholders Related Story: Greens reject blame for failed Gunns deal Related Story: Gunns deal off, boss blames green groups Map: TAS Continue Reading →
North West transport corridor locked in by: Rhys Haynes, Transport Reporter From:The Daily Telegraph March 12, 201210:40AM 5 comments 0 North West Rail Link … Option A (Red) Cudgegong Road to Schofields and Marsden Park, about 6.8km. Option B (Blue): Cudgegong Road to Riverstone, about 3.3km. Source: The Daily Telegraph IT could take more than Continue Reading →
Gunns investor pulls out ABCUpdated March 9, 2012, 12:16 pm tweet0 Email Print ABC © Enlarge photo Tasmanian timber company Gunns says potential investor Richard Chandler Corporation has pulled out of its bid to buy a 40 per cent stake in the company. The withdrawal was announced in a statement to the stock exchange this Continue Reading →