Indonesia needs to squeeze far higher yields from existing palm oil plantations rather than open up more land - but chances are they will do both. Read more here. … [Read more...] about More Palm Oil Plantations in Peatlands
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Oil Washes Ashore
Up to 100,000 litres of oil leaked into Moreton Bay after the Pacific Adventurer cargo ship was holed on Wednesday morning, and the slicks are now blanketing 60 kilometres of Queensland's coastline. Read more here. … [Read more...] about Oil Washes Ashore
South Australia’s Water Woes Include Much Politics
I have it on good advice, from the cabbie who drove me to the airport in Canberra recently, that South Australian senator Nick Xenophon is the most powerful politician in Australia. Mr Xenophon is certainly demanding the attention of the most … [Read more...] about South Australia’s Water Woes Include Much Politics
Australians: Sign the Petition Against the ETS
Jennifer, I heard you on Radio 2GB which was great [even if China’s population has expanded to 6 billion!] and have posted it here. Max Rheese. Max, I did mentioned the need to sign the petition, click here. Sorry for confusing the size of the … [Read more...] about Australians: Sign the Petition Against the ETS
Time for Plan B: Adaptation to Climate Change
The United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s plan of prevention has been trialled by combining regulation under the Kyoto Protocol with the dissuasive powers of a carbon dioxide trading system, for instance in Europe. From this … [Read more...] about Time for Plan B: Adaptation to Climate Change
US Cap n Trade Legislation Unlikely to Pass
US Senator Kent Conrad said that it would be a “distant hope” to expect the climate change plan to pass unless it includes help for industries that would be hit hard by limits on carbon emission production. Read more here. … [Read more...] about US Cap n Trade Legislation Unlikely to Pass
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
