Featured Research from universities, journals, and other organizations Recommendations on climate change mitigation Date: April 17, 2014 Source: Kansas State University Research and Extension Summary: Changing agricultural practices and ending food waste around the world are among recommendations made by scientists charged with looking at ways to mitigate global climate change. “Agriculture globally contributes about Continue Reading →
Sunday, Apr 20, 2014 07:00 AM +1000 The world’s newest environmental watchdog is a satellite The new Sentinel-1a will monitor oil spills, sea beds, natural disasters, and aid in humanitarian crises Jeanne Kim, GlobalPost Share 1 Topics: GlobalPost, Sentinel-1a, Environment, technology, Innovation News, Sustainability News, Working Ahead News, Technology News, News (Credit: AP) This article Continue Reading →
Site » News NEWS Tweet Study: Black Carbon Ancient When It Reaches Seafloor 10.04.2014 Analysis finds that more than half of black carbon never reaches the ocean bottom.[more] Climate Models Underestimate Future Costs Says Study 10.04.2014 Costs of carbon emissions are being underestimated, but current estimates are still valuable for setting mitigation policy, say researchers in Nature.[more] Continue Reading →
[+]A[-] Adele Horin Coming of Age Retirement is not for bludgers April 21, 2014 Life starts at 60. That’s the topic I was asked to address in a recent talk. But I insisted on putting a question mark at the end. Does it? It’s fashionable to think we’ll be reborn in our sixties into a Continue Reading →
Series Lenore Taylor on politics Labor and Liberals both struck down with NSW disease Structural impediments in both parties mean the medicine prescribed – democratisation – is a bitter pill to swallow Veteran senator and reform supporter John Faulkner: ‘Our present system rewards intrigue, trading favours and doing deals.’ Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP Lenore Taylor political Continue Reading →
Australian Politics and the Neoliberal Experiment The Neoliberal Economic experiment has failed. The Global Financial Collapse is really the only evidence we need. But why are we failing to move on politically? Unfortunately the political parties formed around conducting this experiment are extremely large and well financed. We have allowed them to take up a Continue Reading →