Kevin Rudd challenges Tony Abbott to a series of debates before election campaign 7.30 Updated Wed Jul 3, 2013 9:10pm AEST Video: PM answers asylum policy questions and challenges Tony Abbott (7.30) Related Story: David Feeney wins Labor preselection for Melbourne seat of Batman Related Story: New Gillard book describes media as Rudd pawns Related Continue Reading →
Lack of flood protection spending threatening UK food security, say MPs Report says failure to protect valuable agricultural land from floods poses long-term risk to security of UK food production Share 10 inShare1 Email Damian Carrington guardian.co.uk, Thursday 4 July 2013 15.00 AEST Jump to comments (2) A high proportion of the most valuable agricultural Continue Reading →
ALP national executive places NSW Labor into administration in corruption crackdown By chief political correspondent Emma Griffiths Updated 1 hour 0 minutes ago Photo: Eddie Obeid (L) and Ian Macdonald were expelled over corruption allegations. (AAP) Related Story: Obeid slams Robertson after Labor Party expulsion Related Story: ICAC inquiry into former ALP ministers wraps up Continue Reading →
Showers make up 25% of water use, says biggest ever study of households Survey finds Britain could save £215m on energy every year with shorter showers and £68m by not overfilling kettles Share 6 inShare3 Email Rebecca Smithers, consumer affairs correspondent guardian.co.uk, Thursday 4 July 2013 09.01 AEST A man washing his hair with shampoo Continue Reading →
We keep moaning about population, but ignore consumption habits Sharing planet Earth’s finite resources in a better way is a more practical way of managing the needs of a rising population Share 34 inShare0 Email Juhu beach in Mumbai, India, is crowded out with people. Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian At any public meeting Continue Reading →
Climate change impacts on coral reefs: synergies with local effects, possibilities for acclimation, and management implications Published 2 July 2013 Science Leave a Comment Tags: adaptation, biological response, corals, mitigation, multiple factors, Policy, temperature Most reviews concerning the impact of climate change on coral reefs discuss independent effects of warming or ocean acidification. However, the interactions between Continue Reading →