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The Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience and Safer Communities commissioned a fact-based, comprehensive White Paper,

Neville /20 June, 2013

White Paper The Authors Stay Informed Register Register to receive news updates from us. Show Your Support Submit Publicly endorse the views and findings of the Roundtable. White Paper The Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience and Safer Communities commissioned a fact-based, comprehensive White Paper, Building our Nation’s Resilience to Natural Disasters, through Deloitte Access Continue Reading →

EU votes on crucial cap on biofuels made from food crops

Neville /20 June, 2013

EU votes on crucial cap on biofuels made from food crops Campaigners fear lobbying by industry and farmers’ unions will weaken plans to limit role of food crops in biofuels production Share 27 Email Mark Tran guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 19 June 2013 21.12 AEST Employees work in a Jatropha nursery field in Dimbokro, Ivory Coast. Jatropha Continue Reading →

Why would the ALP vote against stronger environmental protection?

Neville /20 June, 2013

19 June 2013, 3.04pm EST Why would the ALP vote against stronger environmental protection? This week Greens Senator Larissa Waters proposed significant amendments to the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act. Some sought to better protect farmers and water resources from gas extraction. Others were aimed at protecting national parks and strengthening the Federal Government… Continue Reading →

Federal Minister gets greater say over new CSG and coal mines

Neville /19 June, 2013

Federal Minister gets greater say over new CSG and coal mines ABC Rural By Anna Vidot 12 Updated 5 hours 49 minutes ago Photo: The Senate has agreed to give the Commonwealth Environment Minister broader approval powers over CSG and large coal mine projects, where water resources are affected. (ABC News – file image) Map: Continue Reading →

AN INTRODUCTION TO FORAMINIFERA

Neville /19 June, 2013

Letters from Gondwana. Paleontology, books and other stuff. AN INTRODUCTION TO FORAMINIFERA Posted on 06/17/2013 by ferwen The Foraminiferida are an important group of single celled protozoa.  There are an estimated 4,000 species living in the world’s oceans today, among  the sea floor and the marine plankton and comprise over 55% of Arctic biomass and over Continue Reading →

Telstra contractors untrained in asbestos

Neville /19 June, 2013

Telstra contractors untrained in asbestos AAPJune 19, 2013, 8:03 pm tweet0 Email Print AAP © Enlarge photo Some Telstra contractors have been found to have participated only in basic asbestos awareness and competency training, the telco says. Telstra on Wednesday announced a number of new requirements for its three key National Broadband Network (NBN) rollout Continue Reading →