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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 April 21st, 2008

Massive Wind Farm Plan Blown Away

Plans to construct one of Europe’s largest onshore wind farms has been refused by the Scottish Government.
It said Lewis Wind Power’s (LWP) 181-turbines for Lewis on the Western Isles did not comply with European law protecting sensitive environments.
The scheme had the backing of the local authority and business, but attracted almost 11,000 objections.
BBC News website: [...]

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Water Purchased for Bird Breeding at Narran Lakes

“Four weeks into a six-week Murray-Darling Basin Commission (MDBC) watering at the Narran Lakes system has already resulted in a huge boost to the environmental health of the system’s plants and animals, particularly its birdlife.
“The MDBC bought 11,000 megalitres of water over the Easter weekend to supplement the natural watering occurring at the internationally important [...]

Bob Carter’s NZ TV ‘Nzone Tonight’ Interview on You Tube

Watch Bob Carter’s Friday night interview by Alan Lee on New Zealand television’s “Nzone Tonight” on You Tube via Noel Sheppard’s blog on NewsBusters.