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Say YES Australia

When it's free to pollute, businesses keep polluting. But when it costs to pollute, big polluters make an effort to do things in a cleaner way.
Jamelle Agbuis Sep 13, 2011

World Environment News Briefs 08/09/2011

Australia's proposed emissions trading scheme has won praise from Beijing, where it will be the model for one of six Chinese pilot schemes to be introduced in 2013. Jiang Kejun, head of the Chinese government's energy and environmental policy agency, said pilot carbon trading schemes currently being researched would trial different designs based on schemes from Australia, Europe and California.
Jamelle Agbuis Sep 12, 2011

Environmental News 09/09/2011

The Conservation Council says a surfing competition soon on Kangaroo Island could wipe out the entire breeding season for a vulnerable bird species in South Australia.
Jamelle Agbuis Sep 09, 2011

Biologists Baffled by Off-Pattern Whale Migration and Behavior

Marine scientists are struggling to explain a significant change in the migration pattern of whales visiting Victorian bays this year. Th Dolphin Research Institute is unsure what has caused the change in the whales' movement pattern.
Arlene Paredes Sep 09, 2011

Rio Tinto Gets New Water Deal in Pilbara for $292 M

Australian mining giant Rio Tinto got a new water deal in Pilbara. The company, which announced the deal Friday, secured the agreement in exchange for surrendering its entitlement from the Millstone aquifer.
Vittorio Hernandez Sep 09, 2011

Aboriginal Clans to Spare Dugong from Hunt for Next 5 Years

The dugong will be spared by four Australian clans from their hunt for the next five years. The four traditional owner groups promised to temporarily stop the hunt after negotiations with the Queensland government.
Vittorio Hernandez Sep 09, 2011

Bushfire Alert for Pippingarra Residents

The Fire and Emergency Service Authorities (FESA) reissued on Friday a bushfire alert for residents of Pippingarra in Port Hedland. Reports said the blaze that is razing between Marble Bar Road and Beebingara Creek has become out of control and unpredictable.
Vittorio Hernandez Sep 09, 2011

Why Would a Hawaiian Coffee Shop Import Bananas?

On Hawaii's Big Island, a Starbucks outlet sells Ecuadoran bananas. It's a trivial example of the way the twisted logic of global business creates its own unsustainable reality.
Jamelle Agbuis Sep 07, 2011

Celebrate Landcare Week

It's Landcare Week - 5-11 September 2011 - and we've teamed up with Be Natural to help raise awareness about Landcare and the help they give to the Australian Bush.
Jamelle Agbuis Sep 07, 2011

Barefoot Power – Power to the Third World

Kerosene, according to the fact sheet provided by the World Health Organisation (WHO), can effect the lungs, brain, skin, eyes, and cause other behavioural issues - burns from the fuel is a dangerous side effect also.
Jamelle Agbuis Sep 07, 2011

Philippine Environment Agency Catches 21-Foot Crocodile

The Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) announced on Tuesday the capture of a 21-foot (6.4-metre) crocodile in the remote village of Bunawan, Agusan del Sur Province. The reptile weighed 2,370 pounds (1,075 kilogrammes) and is estimated to be over 50 years old, AFP reported.
Vittorio Hernandez Sep 06, 2011

How Bad is the Drought in Texas

As I've been living in Austin, Texas, for a while, I thought I would report on the Texas drought situation first hand. How bad is the drought situation here?
Jamelle Agbuis Sep 06, 2011

Earthquake Prediction Baffles Scientists

Earthquake experts from different parts of the world gathered at the Southern California Earthquake Center to study better ways to forecast tremors. Despite the presentation of several theories on how to predict temblors, the seismologists agreed that more study is needed.
Vittorio Hernandez Sep 05, 2011

Ode to Martha, the Last Passenger Pigeon

The last passenger pigeon on Earth died 97 years ago today. Housed at the Cincinnati Zoo and named "Martha," she was the final holdout of a species that went from one of the planet's most abundant birds to one of its highest-profile extinctions.
Jamelle Agbuis Sep 05, 2011

Sunscreen Pills From Coral Reefs?

Scientists have discovered a natural compound that protects coral reefs from sunlight, opening the door to sunscreen pills and UV-resistant crops.
Jamelle Agbuis Sep 02, 2011

Gambling on Clean Energy

Las Vegas hosts a clean energy summit, and politicians pledge allegiance to green cars, photovoltaic arrays, geothermal and wind turbines.
Jamelle Agbuis Sep 01, 2011

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