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MORE Australians will die from heart attacks, strokes and respiratory diseases as the planet heats up, a study has found. Instances of obesity, food poisoning, and mosquito-borne diseases such as the deadly Ross River fever are also likely to rise … [Read more...] about More Australian Junk Science

IT came direct from Kevin Rudd's mouth: the Labor Party cannot commit to ratify a post-2012 second Kyoto period unless Australia's conditions are met. Having spent 10 years of worship at the symbolic altar of Kyoto, Labor is suddenly selling a very … [Read more...] about News Round Up of Labor’s Shifting Kyoto Position

Professor James Lovelock gave a public lecture hosted by the UK Royal Society on Monday 29th October. Lovelock said, "Any economic downturn or planned cut back in fossil fuel use, which lessened the aerosol density, would intensify the heating. If … [Read more...] about Lovelock: Damned If We Do, Damned If We Don’t

MOST farmers believe climate change is a natural phenomenon and not man-made, senior delegates to a farmers' conference said today. NSW Farmers Association (NFA) executive councillors Howard Crozier and Ian McClintock's comments were applauded by … [Read more...] about Drought and Climate Change ‘Not Linked’

An extensive plan to save Australia's Great Barrier Reef has been announced by Prime Minister John Howard's main rival in the forthcoming elections. He announced the A$200m (£90m, US$185.5m) plan while on a glass-bottomed boat tour of the reef in … [Read more...] about Kevin Rudd to ‘Save’ Australia’s Great Barrier Reef