WINTER HAS RUN, and it’s highly likely to be one of Australia’s warmest and driest on record. While final numbers will be crunched once August ends, this winter will probably rank among the top ten warmest for daytime temperatures and the top ten driest for rainfall. While it was drier than
Environment
Environmental issues in the Capital region and surrounds.
Panasonic joins 100% Renewable Energy pledge
While national governments fiddle as the planet burns, businesses and consumers are taking the lead to do something to dial back greenhouse gas emissions. Here’s a latest example. PANASONIC CORPORATION has joined RE100, The Climate Group’s global initiative bringing together the world’s most influential businesses committed to 100% renewable power. By 2050,
Good news: clothing retailers say ‘no’ to lamb mulesing
HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL (HSI) Australia warmly welcomes the series of commitments announced by iconic Australian retailer Country Road Group and David Jones to support more responsibly sourced wool. This positive step forward comes at a time when the Australian wool industry is under increasing pressure as consumers demand more ethical
Australian Youth Climate Coalition: why strike for the climate
Young people lead for a liveable planet. Reserve 20 September. I’M GOING TO be honest with you. The re-election of a government seemingly on-call for powerful fossil fuel corporations shook me. Deeply. So when I heard that in September, world leaders are meeting in New York for a UN Climate Action Summit,
Koala-detecting dogs sniff out flaws in Australia‘s threatened species protection
IN A COUNTRY like Australia — a wealthy, economically and politically stable nation with multiple environmental laws and comparatively effective governance – the public could be forgiven for assuming that environmental laws are effective in protecting threatened species. CAPTION: Dr Romane Cristescu performing a koala survey with detection dog Maya. Marie
Snake saved from wok ring: all wildlife precious
The Australians who pioneered self-sufficiency, generations before Nimbin
THE TERM “self-sufficiency” commonly evokes images of communes, yurts and 1970s hippies, most likely living off the land in northern New South Wales. More recently, it has been linked to an explosion of interest in solar powered “off-grid” living, tiny houses, ethical food networks and complementary health practices, along with
I’ve always wondered: how do cyclones get their names?
Video-of-the-week: Destruction of Murray Cod, river ecosystem
‘Only the tip of the iceberg’: Australia’s island paradise polluted by plastic
Tonnes of plastic waste pollute Cocos Island beaches, and what you see is only a fragment A remote tropical island paradise off the coast of Western Australia in the Indian Ocean has become home to hundreds of tonnes of rubbish. The Cocos (Keeling) Islands are better known as a tropical tourist destination,