Archive for April 18th, 2009
Obama Begins Regulation of Carbon Dioxide
Posted by jennifer, April 18th, 2009 - under News.
Tags: Carbon Trading
Comments: 49
THE US Environment Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday issued its much anticipated ‘Endangerment Finding’ which makes six gases – carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and sulfur hexafluoride – officially recognised as a danger to the public.
Many see this as the first formal action by the Obama administration toward the regulation of carbon dioxide emissions as part of his administrations [...]
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Politician Says Antarctica Melting, But
Posted by jennifer, April 18th, 2009 - under News, Opinion.
Tags: Climate & Climate Change
Comments: 2
Australian Antarctic Division glaciology program head Ian Allison said sea ice losses in west Antarctica over the past 30 years had been more than offset by increases in the Ross Sea region, just one sector of east Antarctica. Read more here.
Defining the Greens (Part 2)
Posted by jennifer, April 18th, 2009 - under Opinion.
Tags: Philosophy
Comments: 70
WHILE it may be true to say that “We are all environmentalists now”, the great majority of Australians have little or no say in the environmental policies being put to governments – federal, state or local. These policies are almost exclusively the domain of a tight network of conservation groups ensuring one view, and one [...]

