Tag: Environment
Garrett waving white flag on whaling: Hunt
The Federal Opposition says Peter Garrett has become an apologist for Japan on whaling.[MORE]
Oceanic Viking's whaling watch not needed: Garrett
Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett has confirmed the Government will not be sending a vessel to the Southern Ocean to monitor Japanese whaling ships.[MORE]
More severe SE Qld weather likely this summer: expert
A climatologist says the severe storms that hit Queensland's south-east this week could be a sign of things to come. [MORE]
Concerns about future development of NT groundwater
Studies of NT groundwater are suggesting further northern development should proceed with caution. [MORE]
Breeding program could save rare bird
Two landholders in southern New South Wales may have helped to save a threatened species of bird from extinction. [MORE]
Whaling deadlock ongoing after ministers' talks
Japan and Australia have again agreed to disagree over Japan's whaling program.[MORE]
Lake Bonney dead fish investigated
The Primary Industries Department says it should know in the next 24 hours what caused of the death of hundreds of bony bream at Lake Bonney in the Riverland.[MORE]
Indonesia to plant 100 million trees: official
Indonesia, which has been losing forests at a rapid pace in recent years, plans to plant 100 million trees across the country this year in an effort to limit deforestation, a forestry official said.[MORE]
Appeal lodged against Splendour festival
Conservationists have lodged an appeal in the New South Wales Land and Environment Court to try to stop the Splendour in the Grass music festival being moved from Byron Bay to a new inland site on the far north coast.[MORE]
Cubbie Group may sell water rights
The chairman of the biggest irrigation enterprise in the Murray-Darling Basin says he has not ruled out selling water entitlements to the Federal Government's buyback scheme.[MORE]
Sydney housing plan 'threatens endangered trees'
Environmentalists say plans to house almost 500,000 people in two western Sydney growth zones will compromise the last remnants of endangered Cumberland Plain Woodlands.[MORE]
Global emissions scheme crucial to competitive gas production: industry
Australia's petroleum industry is warning gas electricity production could be disadvantaged if a global agreement on carbon emissions reduction cannot be reached.[MORE]
Gunns pulp mill appears to be shelved: Lennon
Tasmania's economic survival is at the centre of a new debate about Gunns' proposed pulp mill, with talk that the project is dead.[MORE]
Dead fish wash up from Lake Bonney
Hundreds of fish have been found washed up on the shore of Lake Bonney at Barmera in the South Australian Riverland.[MORE]
Emissions have risen in industrialised nations: UN
The United Nations climate change agency says countries are failing to meet targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.[MORE]
Greens urge Govt action on whaling monitoring
The Greens say they are deeply concerned about the Federal Government's lack of action on monitoring the Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean.[MORE]
Murray growers 'can't take much more'
Farmers on the Murray River in southern New South Wales have suffered another dismal growing season. [MORE]
Jellyfish could be new foot soldier in climate change battle
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Australian scientists say a jellyfish-like creature could play an important role in storing carbon emissions.[MORE]
Govt's whaling package a waste of money: Hunt
The federal Opposition says the Government's whaling research package is a diversion.[MORE]
Ranger mine expansion short-sighted: ACF
The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) says it would be short-sighted to expand the NT's Ranger uranium mine. [MORE]
Whaling fleet 'departs on annual hunt'
Japan's whaling fleet appears to have departed on its annual hunt in the Southern Ocean.[MORE]
Qld irrigators stand firm on water licence sales
Southern Queensland irrigators say they won't be selling their water licences to the Federal Government.[MORE]
Droughts to become more frequent, severe: researchers
Canberra scientists say they have proven that the world's climate is changing faster than ever before.[MORE]
Biofuel industries need to be moved to sunny areas: AATSE
The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (AATSE) says it would like to see a biofuel industry developed in very sunny areas of Australia.[MORE]
Guerillas threaten gorillas in DR Congo conflict
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Conflict forces rangers to flee national park, leaving mountain gorillas at the mercy of rebels.[MORE]
