The end of nuclear power? Careful what you wish for Flawed and stalled as the plans for toxic waste may be, at least they exist. There is no way to clean up CO2, the greater evil Share398 inShare.10 Email George Monbiot The Guardian, Monday 4 February 2013 20.30 GMT Jump to comments (902) ‘Abandoning a Continue Reading →
MPs silent on links to Obeid BARCLAY CRAWFORD, STATE POLITICAL REPORTER The Sunday Telegraph February 10, 201312:00AM Increase Text Size Decrease Text Size Print Email Share 0 Eddie Obeid enters ICAC with his lawyers, former Labor powerbroker Eddie Obeid. Picture: Craig Greenhill Source: The Daily Telegraph EDDIE Obeid’s grip on the ALP continues in Macquarie Continue Reading →
Fire service in crisis as disputes simmer Date February 10, 2013 Read later Tim Barlass inShare. Pin It submit to reddit Email article Print Reprints & permissions . Put RFS first … fire hero Bob Fenwick with the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, at Coonabarabran. Photo: Jacky Ghossein DAYS before the state’s worst bush fire in Continue Reading →
Carbon tax v cap-and-trade: which is better? This Q&A is part of the Guardian’s Ultimate climate change FAQ • See all questions and answers • Read about the project Share81 inShare.25 Email Grantham Research Institute guardian.co.uk, Thursday 31 January 2013 13.59 GMT Carbon taxes and cap-and-trade schemes both add to the price of emitting CO2, Continue Reading →
Massive snowstorm brings north-east US to a halt Updated 2 hours 40 minutes ago Photo: A pedestrian does his best to make it through the driving snow with his broken umbrella in Boston, Massachusetts. (AFP/Getty Images: Mario Tama) Map: United States The USA’s north-east are preparing for a massive blizzard that has already grounded planes Continue Reading →
NSW Labor reform faces internal resistance By Hagar Cohen for Background Briefing, ABCUpdated February 9, 2013, 3:22 pm tweet2 Email Print New South Wales Labor reform faces fierce opposition from within, despite support from party boss Sam Dastyari and emerging evidence from the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) about the conduct of former senior Labor Continue Reading →