ABC Open menu ABC NewsOpen menu News Home Lithgow Council concerned about the region’s coal mining industry By Natalie Whiting Updated Tue 8 Oct 2013, 9:45 AM AEDT PhotoMining trucks go about their work at a coal mine Araluen: ABC Contribute The Lithgow Council says it is concerned about the future of the coal mining Continue Reading →
Rewild the Child Posted: 07 Oct 2013 12:42 PM PDT A week in the countryside is worth three months in a classroom. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 8th October 2013 What is the best way to knacker a child’s education? Force him or her to spend too long in the classroom. An Continue Reading →
Greens’ claims over Ferguson lobbying are in the ballpark October 7, 2013, 4:56 pm Share Facebook Twitter Mail Itâs not unusual for former government ministers to find top paying jobs in the private sector. But two recent appointments of former federal resources and energy minister, Martin Ferguson, have drawn the ire of Australian Greens’ leader Continue Reading →
Advertise on NYTimes.com human nature October 6, 2013, 11:57 am 27 Comments The Social Science Explaining Why More Climate Science Hasn’t Led to Greenhouse Action By ANDREW C. REVKIN Earlier this year, I took part in a fast-paced tour of the science of climate change at the Seattle Science Festival. I posted on the Continue Reading →
By Chrissy Arthur, Elise Worthington, Jo Skinner and staff – October 7, 2013, 6:12 pm Share Facebook Twitter Mail ABC Cloncurry already reached 39 degrees at 10:30am (AEST). Emergency crews are dealing with about 30 grassfires across Queensland, with dry conditions and high temperatures complicating the task. Fire weather warnings are in place for a Continue Reading →
Age of Unreason September 30, 2013 279 The governments of Britain, Canada and Australia are trying to stamp out scientific dissent. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 1st Ooctober 2013 It’s as clear and chilling a statement of intent as you’re likely to read. Scientists should be “the voice of reason, rather than Continue Reading →