Dr Rajendra Pachauri, Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC) and Nobel Prize Winner, will be awarded the degree of Doctor of Science honoris causa and deliver the 2008 Wallace Wurth Memorial Lecture entitled: "Our Vulnerable … [Read more...] about Rajendra Pachauri to Speak in Sydney
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After 10 Years, Still No Evidence to Convict Herbicide in Mackay Mangrove Dieback
About 10 years ago the Pioneer River which runs through the North Queensland town of Mackay flooded and some mangroves died. A few years later the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) launched its ‘Save the Reef’ campaign focusing on claimed impacts of … [Read more...] about After 10 Years, Still No Evidence to Convict Herbicide in Mackay Mangrove Dieback
Canadians Want More Debate on Climate Change
"Canadians are deeply frustrated by the quality of politicians' discussions of climate change and global warming according to a nationally representative poll carried out for the Frontier Centre for Public Policy by COMPAS Research and completed … [Read more...] about Canadians Want More Debate on Climate Change
Dramatic Urbanization Warms California
Global warming due to increasing greenhouse gases is responsible for some of the overall heating observed in Los Angeles and the rest of California. Most of the increase in heat days and length of heat waves, however, is due to a phenomenon called … [Read more...] about Dramatic Urbanization Warms California
Key Australian Government Advisor Hands Down Final Report on Climate Change
The Australian Government's climate change adviser, Professor Ross Garnaut, says a global agreement must be reached to successfully reduce the world's carbon emissions and has urged action without delay. Indeed Professor Garnaut went so far as to … [Read more...] about Key Australian Government Advisor Hands Down Final Report on Climate Change
Financial Crash, Not Good for Concept of Carbon Trading
The proposed $700 billion bailout of Wall Street failed to pass the US Congress last night. Across the world disappointed investors are now fleeing stock markets as the global economy teeters on ruin. With the likely arrival of more austere … [Read more...] about Financial Crash, Not Good for Concept of Carbon Trading