EPA chief: preventing climate change the opportunity of a lifetime Gina McCarthy signals she is ready for political fight in optimistic first speech as head of US environmental agency Share 41 inShare5 Email Associated Press in Washington theguardian.com, Wednesday 31 July 2013 05.13 AEST Jump to comments (18) McCarthy signaled on Tuesday that she was Continue Reading →
Minister approves iron ore mine in Tarkine AAPUpdated July 31, 2013, 8:41 am tweet1 Email Print A controversial new mine proposed for the Tarkine has been given federal approval, despite fears it threatens the local Tasmanian Devil population. Environment Minister Mark Butler has granted Shree Minerals Limited approval to proceed with the iron ore mine Continue Reading →
Posted: 29 Jul 2013 06:13 PM PDT by David Spratt This image from North Pole Environmental Observatory‘s live cam has gone viral. The meltwater lake started forming July 13, following two weeks of warm weather in the high Arctic. It’s one of many arresting images and disturbing reports tumbling out of a rapidly melting Arctic Continue Reading →
Marshall Islands calls for leadership from Australia on climate change Vice-president of Pacific island nation says more needs to be done to avoid countries being swamped by rising sea levels Share 4 inShare0 Email Oliver Milman theguardian.com, Tuesday 30 July 2013 17.11 AEST A view of Majuro harbour, Marshall Islands. The Pacific island nation is Continue Reading →
Why methane hydrate could soon become more controversial than fracking Natural gas buried in Arctic permafrost could be an economic boon — but it could also drastically accelerate climate change By Carmel Lobello | July 29, 2013 inShare 4 Comments A drilling rig on Alaska’s North Slope tests a method for extracting natural gas from Continue Reading →
(Many lights left on after staff have gone home, should be turned off wherever possible) Home | Media Releases | Budget | City retrofit saves enough power to run small town City retrofit saves enough power to run small town Tuesday, June 11th, 2013 Electricity use in the City of Sydney’s buildings has dropped Continue Reading →