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Qld warned to get storm-ready

admin /5 September, 2012

Climate change to hit poor through food price hikes: OxfamSydney Morning HeraldMore frequent extreme weather events will create shortages, destabilise markets and precipitate price spikes on top of projected structural price rises of about 100 percent for staples such as maize over the next 20 years, the charity said in a report …See all stories Continue Reading →

Plan to turn buses around before they hit city

admin /5 September, 2012

Plan to turn buses around before they hit city Date September 5, 2012 – 4:25PM 136 reading now 224 Read later Jacob Saulwick Transport Reporter View more articles from Jacob Saulwick Follow Jacob on TwitterEmail Jacob inShare Email article Print Bus routes into the city (jpg) Thousands of bus commuters to Sydney’s CBD would need Continue Reading →

Stop the huge fishing trawler

admin /5 September, 2012

Rebecca Hubbard marine@et.org.au via sendgrid.me 12:56 PM (2 hours ago) to me Dear friends, Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke has responded to community concerns about the super trawler saying he is powerless to stop it, instead introducing a series of conditions to minimise the impact of the trawler on listed threatened species. Whilst it’s good Continue Reading →

Minister to speak on contract for closure

admin /4 September, 2012

Minister to speak on contract for closure Date September 5, 2012 – 9:14AM 20 reading now 39 Read later Email article Print AAP Environment groups say if owners of Australia’s dirtiest coal-fired power stations don’t accept payments to close down generation they shouldn’t receive any other carbon tax compensation. Energy Minister Martin Ferguson will make Continue Reading →

The world’s extinct and endangered species – interactive map

admin /4 September, 2012

The world’s extinct and endangered species – interactive map Over the past 500 years, human activity is known to have decimated 869 species. Habitat destruction, hunting, alien species, disease and climate change are among the forces responsible for the vulnerability and loss of the 12,000 species on the IUCN’s red list of endangered species. With Continue Reading →