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Stop this culture of paying politicians for denying climate change (MONBIOT)

admin /3 August, 2012

Stop this culture of paying politicians for denying climate change Protecting the environment requires a sweeping reform of political funding, only then corporations will stop throwing big money at senators Share197 Email Republican senator James Inhofe told the environment and public works committee ‘climate change is a hoax perpetrated on the American people’. Photograph: Bill Continue Reading →

ALP internal polling shows dire result

admin /3 August, 2012

KIM BEAZLEY WAS MOST LIKELY CORRECT IN HIS STATEMENTS IN THE US, WHICH SWAN AND CO DENIED. ALP internal polling shows dire result Updated: 08:02, Friday August 3, 2012 The Labor Party continues to bleed support, with an internal poll, leaked to the Seven Network, showing Labor would have no federal MPs from Queensland, the Continue Reading →

Ratepayer billions down council drain

admin /3 August, 2012

Ratepayer billions down council drain From:The Daily Telegraph August 01, 201210:56AM Start of sidebar. Skip to end of sidebar. Related Coverage Lehman liquidators seek bankruptcy The Australian, 11 Jan 2012 Council cool on CDOs, Lehman case told The Australian, 9 Mar 2011 Lehman ignored orders, court told Adelaide Now, 8 Mar 2011 Lehman ignored risk Continue Reading →

Coalition wants tougher foreign investment rules

admin /3 August, 2012

Coalition wants tougher foreign investment rules ABCUpdated August 3, 2012, 10:15 am tweet0 Email Print   Overseas investors would have to face the Foreign Investment Review Board if they want to buy agricultural businesses worth $53 million or more, under proposals being considered by the Federal Opposition. The proposal is included in a discussion paper Continue Reading →

BHP writes down US shale assets by $US2.8b

admin /3 August, 2012

BHP writes down US shale assets by $US2.8b Date August 3, 2012 – 10:07AM 22 reading now 47 Read later inShare Email article Print Malcolm Maiden’s preview of the shale writedown BHP Billiton has had to write down the value of its American shale gas assets by $US2.84 billion ($2.7 billion) and it also cut Continue Reading →

GREEN NEWS ROUNDUP- THE GUARDIAN

admin /2 August, 2012

Green news roundup: Greenland, bike-friendly airlines and threatened manta rays The week’s top environment news stories and green events • If you’re not already receiving this roundup, sign up here to get the briefing delivered to your inbox Environment editor guardian.co.uk, Thursday 2 August 2012 05.53 EDT Environment news • Europe looks to open up Greenland for natural Continue Reading →