Archive for March 22nd, 2008
Fish Key to Reef Survival
Posted by Paul, March 22nd, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Coral Reefs
Comments: 2
A healthy fish population could be the key to ensuring coral reefs survive the impacts of climate change, pollution, overfishing and other threats.
Australian scientists found that some fish act as “lawnmowers”, keeping coral free of kelp and unwanted algae.
The Great Barrier Reef is worth about six billion Australian dollars (US$5.5bn; £2.8bn) to the national economy, [...]
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Climate Change, Growing Populations and Political Concerns are Prompting a Fresh Look at Desalination
Posted by Paul, March 22nd, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Drought
Comments: 13
Water has always been a volatile topic in Australia, the world’s driest inhabited continent, but the political row that broke out last week was perhaps surprising. Protesters are complaining that a planned desalination facility outside Melbourne, Victoria, will generate too much freshwater.
As Neil Rankine ( a spokesman for protest group Your Water Your Say) and [...]

