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Historic Greens bill aims for real action on climate change

admin /25 February, 2012

I have re-published this bill introduced after the IPCC and Hansen Report in Feb/March 2007. This bill was voted down by the Howard Govt. Over 700/000 buildings were identified as being at risk through sea level rise and coastal flooding. Historic Greens bill aims for real action on climate change Speech | Spokesperson Christine Milne Continue Reading →

Heartland undermines the truth (Monbiot)

admin /25 February, 2012

Heartland undermines the truth Published February 22, 2012 | By John James Shocking, fascinating, entirely unsurprising: the leaked documents, if authentic, confirm what we suspected but could not prove. The Heartland Institute, which has helped lead the war against climate science in the United States, is funded among others by tobacco firms, fossil fuel companies Continue Reading →

Even in winter, life persists in Arctic Seas

admin /24 February, 2012

ScienceDaily: Oceanography News Even in winter, life persists in Arctic Seas Posted: 22 Feb 2012 12:46 PM PST Despite brutal cold and lingering darkness, life in the frigid waters off Alaska does not grind to a halt in the winter as scientists previously suspected. Microscopic creatures at the base of the Arctic food chain are Continue Reading →

More on Volcanoes

admin /24 February, 2012

News 9 new results for volcanoes Volcano Watch: Complex interactions between air and land help shape Hawaii IslandHawaii 24/7 (press release)Images courtesy of UH-Hilo (Volcano Watch is a weekly article written by scientists at the US Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.) Currently, in Hawaii, we find ourselves in the middle of ho`oilo, or the wet Continue Reading →

South Pacific small island states to link marine reserves

admin /24 February, 2012

South Pacific small island states to link marine reserves The Micronesian and Polynesian nations are working to ease the impacts of over-fishing, pollution, acidification and climate change Share62 reddit this Jonathan Watts in Singapore guardian.co.uk, Thursday 23 February 2012 18.09 GMT Article history A fish swims above a coral reef with a giant clam, Sydney Continue Reading →

Labor faces tough battle against the Rudd rift

admin /24 February, 2012

Labor faces tough battle against the Rudd rift The Drum By ABC’s Barrie Cassidy Updated February 24, 2012 16:05:28 Photo: The true mentality at work in the Government was exposed in this leadership contest. (Cole Bennetts: Getty Images) Related Story: As it happened: Labor leadership External Link:Comment collection: Labor leadership crisis Related Story: Bligh urges Continue Reading →