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Support splits green group

admin /7 May, 2009

Support splits green group Tom Arup and Adam Morton May 6, 2009 Divisions are emerging in the Australian Conservation Foundation’s board and council over the foundation’s apparent backing of the Government’s emissions trading scheme. ACF executive director Don Henry backed the Government’s legislation after changes announced on Monday. The changes include raising the 2020 emissions Continue Reading →

Economic recovery unlikely given oil supply

admin /7 May, 2009

Graph of total supply and demand for liquid fossil fuelsThe latest figures from the American Society for Peak Oil indicate that we are coming to the end of the plateau in oil production and the availble liquid fossil fuel in the world will start to decline in the next two years.

This has caused company director and author Steve Posselt to review his personal predictions about the economic future of the Australian and global economy.

Lobby group ready to get up Rudd’s nose on climate

admin /6 May, 2009

Lobby group ready to get up Rudd’s nose on climate     Ewin Hannan | May 07, 2009 Article from:  The Australian THE organisation that helped deliver young voters to Kevin Rudd at the last election will campaign in marginal seats to pressure Labor to shift ground on climate change. Lobby group GetUp warns that Continue Reading →

Domestic Hydro Power

admin /6 May, 2009

Domestic Hydro Power Renewable energy is a hot topic at the moment, however few people know about hydro power. This is especially true when looking at using hydro power in your own home, so what can you use it for? When people think about renewable sources of electricity people think about fairly new technology, however Continue Reading →

Bursting the carbon bubble

admin /6 May, 2009

Bursting the carbon bubble The world economy may be recovering, but inaction on climate change could cost far more than the current financial crisis.  Kevin Gallagher guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 5 May 2009 15.00 BST Article history A new Economist survey found over 100 articles in the month of April hailing “green shoots” of recovery for the Continue Reading →