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Local groups take Gunns fight to Europe

admin /30 April, 2009

Local groups take Gunns fight to Europe Posted 3 hours 15 minutes ago Gunns has described as “sad and pathetic” the latest attempt to derail its pulp mill project. (ABC News) Map: Bell Bay 7253 Gunns has described as “sad and pathetic” the latest attempt to derail its pulp mill project in northern Tasmania. The Continue Reading →

Malcolm Turnbull sets new ETS plan that gears for the recovery

admin /30 April, 2009

Malcolm Turnbull sets new ETS plan that gears for the recovery Lenore Taylor, National correspondent | April 30, 2009 Article from:  The Australian MALCOLM Turnbull will use an independent economic report on the Rudd Government’s emissions trading scheme to demand major changes including a better deal for big polluters and tougher emissions-reduction targets as his Continue Reading →

Living off the grid

admin /30 April, 2009

Q. Hi Umbra, You’ve made several mentions of living off the grid in previous columns, and I was wondering where someone should find such things? It seems as though there are secret communities and communes that everyone seems to know about but me. How would you find an off the grid community, or go about Continue Reading →

A climate of doubt

admin /30 April, 2009

April 23, 2009, 11:22 pm A Climate of Doubt By Andrew C. Revkin [UPDATE, 2 p.m.: I’ve added a fresh post with comments from two members of the climate coalition’s advisory committee.] Documents have surfaced that offer a glimpse behind the public face of industries that, in the mid-1990s, were fighting hard to slow movement Continue Reading →

Climate countdown: Half a trillion tonnes of carbor left to burn

admin /30 April, 2009

Climate countdown: Half a trillion tonnes of carbon left to burn To avoid dangerous climate change of 2C, the world can only burn another half a trillion tonnes of carbon, climate change experts warn Digg it (1) David Adam, environment correspondent guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 29 April 2009 18.03 BST Article history Didcot coal-fired power station. Photo: Continue Reading →

Green energy a better bet

admin /30 April, 2009

Green energy a better bet Bjorn Lomborg | April 30, 2009 Article from:  The Australian THE financial crisis has given many Australians reason to question the merits and timing of launching an emissions trading scheme to control carbon emissions. The debate is healthy, and hopefully will lead to a broader discussion about smarter ways to Continue Reading →