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Scientist Steve Schneider Flips Fears
On the TV show In Search Of…The Coming Ice Age, Steven Schneider wonders whether mankind should intervene in staving off a coming ice age.  Watch the old footage on YouTube here. (24)

Australian Liberals Oppose Carbon Trading
Australian Opposition Leader (Malcolm Turnbull) will be forced to stare down more than two-thirds of the Liberal back bench if he proceeds with his plan to negotiate with the government over amendments to the emissions trading scheme before December’s Copenhagen climate change conference.   Read more here. (2)

Not Evil Just Wrong
Buy the DVD by clicking on the flashing icon above. (1)

Climate Change Summit in New York
In New York… Chinese leader Hu Jintao … U.S. President Barack Obama more or less shuffled climate control policy off into the great dreamscape of unattainable plans and long range objectives. Like equality for all and peace in our time …  Terence Corcoran, Financial Post (1)

Minerals Industry Now Complaining
THE [Australian] minerals industry has demanded [the Prime Minister] Kevin Rudd overhaul his proposed emissions trading system or risk smashing Australian jobs and the nation’s industrial competitiveness.  Read more here. (1)

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Archive for October 9th, 2007

Shifting Line, Shifting Climate?

Posted by Paul, October 9th, 2007 - under Uncategorized.
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Map courtesy of PIRSA
The map above shows Goyder’s Line, which is defined by Wiki as ‘a boundary line across South Australia corresponding to a rainfall boundary believed to indicate the edge of the area suitable for agriculture. North of Goyder’s Line, the rainfall is not reliable enough, and the land is only suitable for grazing [...]

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Giant Wind Farm for New South Wales

Posted by Paul, October 9th, 2007 - under Uncategorized.
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Story from the BBC website:
Australia in giant wind farm plan
Plans to build Australia’s largest wind farm have been announced by the German company Conergy.
The project would involve installing about 500 turbines near the outback town of Broken Hill in New South Wales

Fashion – Another Victim of Global Warming

Posted by Paul, October 9th, 2007 - under Uncategorized.
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John Brignell of Number Watch has a comprehensive list of everything that has been attributed to global warming here.
An recent article from The Age adds fashion to the list:
Fashion warms to reality of climate change
LEADING international fashion designers and industry experts say unpredictable and typically warmer weather worldwide is wreaking havoc on the industry.
It is [...]