SOUTH AUSTRALIA
South Australian households on the standing contract for electricity will receive a 9.1 per cent reduction in their power bills from the first of January next year.
http://www.dmitre.sa.gov.au/article/view/1277
Source: DMITRE
http://www.dmitre.sa.gov.au/article/view/1277
Source: DMITRE
The public is being urged to take extra care this Christmas when using LP gas while camping, caravanning or barbecuing at home.
www.dmitre.sa.gov.au/article
Source: DMITREwww.dmitre.sa.gov.au/article
Friends of the Earth's Radioactive Exposure Tour will take place from Friday March 29 to Sunday April 7, 2013. Register your interest now − places fill fast! These tours have exposed thousands of people first-hand to the realities of 'radioactive racism' and to the environmental impacts of the nuclear industry.
foe.org.au/articles/2012
Source: Friends of the Earth Australia
A scheme to simultaneously farm rainbow trout and organic vegetables using aquaponics has won first prize and the People’s Choice Award in the Flinders University Business Plan Competition for 2012.
blogs.flinders.edu.au/flinders
Source: Flinders University
New in 2013, UniSA is offering the Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Renewable Energy Systems).
www.unisa.edu.au/WhatsNew/
Source: University of South Australia
EBS staff have recently returned from a flora and fauna survey in the far north of South Australia. Check out the photos.
www.ebsecology.com.au/news.html
Source: EBS Ecology
Agriculture students are set to benefit under a University of Adelaide 10-year strategic plan – Beacon of Enlightenment – announced earlier this month.
www.stockjournal.com.au/news
Source: Stock Journal
Kingscote Airport will be the first in Australia with an electric bus service powered by solar energy.
Source: The Islander
Biosecurity SA is warning livestock producers across the state to lookout for Coolatai grass.
Source: Eyre Peninsula Tribune
AUSTRALIA
Australia's credibility as protector of the Great Barrier Reef hangs in the balance. In June 2013, the United Nations' environmental arm UNESCO will decide whether to list the reef as a World Heritage site in danger.
www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal
Source: Australian Geographic
A new study identifies financial and environmental concerns as the key drivers influencing the adoption of sustainable farming practices in Australia.
www.daff.gov.au/abares/media
Source: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
A diverse assortment of our small mammals like bandicoots, tree-rats and possums are rapidly vanishing from northern Australia's most iconic biodiversity strongholds.
theconversation.edu.au/
Source: The Conversation
The Department of Fisheries says an illegal haul of abalone, uncovered in in mid-west Western Australia, is one of the largest on record for the region.
www.efarming.com.au/News
Source: Efficient Farming
Figures released recently show that the value of aquaculture has increased by 8 per cent to around $948 million in 2010–11.
www.daff.gov.au/abares/media
Source: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
A tiger’s penis, the gall bladder of a bear, a witch doctor’s bag with dead rodents attached, snake meat, whole skinned frogs and products made of elephant dung are some of the items travellers have attempted to bring into Australia this year.
www.daff.gov.au/about/media
Source: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
INTERNATIONAL
In the Dutch Senate a large majority voted to ban the production of fur.
www.wspa.org.au/latestnews
Source: World Society for the Protection of Animals
The U.S. Department of Interior is planning to conduct seismic surveys in the Atlantic ocean from New Jersey to Florida to assess oil and gas resources. The proposed surveys will employ loud and continuous sound blasts that will cause major impacts to marine wildlife and the ecosystem.
action.surfrider.org
Source: Surfrider Foundation
Marine ecosystems, such as mangrove forests, seagrass meadows and saltwater marshes, can capture and store a significant amount of atmospheric carbon. Yet the full potential of these "blue carbon" habitats to mitigate climate change remains relatively overlooked.
www.unep.org/newscentre/
Source: United Nations Environment Programme
From continued cooperation on the environmental sustainability of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, to the challenges facing the Arctic, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Government of Russia outlined priority areas for collaboration during high-level meetings in Moscow this week.
www.unep.org/newscentre
Source: United Nations Environment Programme
A new earthquake hazard map could help to predict giant earthquakes more accurately, according to experts.
www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal
Source: Australian Geographic
The U.S. Interior Department's plan for managing a vast petroleum reserve on Alaska's North Slope calls for a roughly 50-50 split between conservation and oil development.
www.msnbc.msn.com
Source: NBC News
Hollywood's discovery of fracking has caused some unease in the oil and gas industry – even in the midst of America's energy boom.
www.guardian.co.uk/environment
Source: The Guardian
A new study of the brain anatomy of therizinosaurs, plant-eating dinosaurs that lived during the Cretaceous Period, has revealed interesting sensory links with their notorious meat-eating cousins Tyrannosaurus rex and Velociraptor.
www.enn.com/wildlife
Source: Environmental News Network
Thousands of mystics, hippies and spiritual wanderers will descend on the ruins of Maya cities on Friday to celebrate a new cycle in the Maya calendar.
www.reuters.com/article
Source: Reuters
Researchers at Stanford University demonstrated a way to transfer the active materials of a solar cell from a rigid substrate onto another surface, such as a sheet of paper or plastic, the roof of a car, or the back of a smartphone.
www.technologyreview.com/news/
Source: MIT Technology Review
A classic zoological map has been updated to identify the distribution of the world's vertebrates following research into the evolutionary relationships of over 20,000 species of amphibians, birds and mammals.
www.bbc.co.uk/nature
Source: BBC Nature
Australia's credibility as protector of the Great Barrier Reef hangs in the balance. In June 2013, the United Nations' environmental arm UNESCO will decide whether to list the reef as a World Heritage site in danger.
www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal
Source: Australian Geographic
A new study identifies financial and environmental concerns as the key drivers influencing the adoption of sustainable farming practices in Australia.
www.daff.gov.au/abares/media
Source: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
A diverse assortment of our small mammals like bandicoots, tree-rats and possums are rapidly vanishing from northern Australia's most iconic biodiversity strongholds.
theconversation.edu.au/
Source: The Conversation
The Department of Fisheries says an illegal haul of abalone, uncovered in in mid-west Western Australia, is one of the largest on record for the region.
www.efarming.com.au/News
Source: Efficient Farming
Figures released recently show that the value of aquaculture has increased by 8 per cent to around $948 million in 2010–11.
www.daff.gov.au/abares/media
Source: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Members of the Quantitative & Applied Ecology Group at the University of Melbourne were asked to name their favourite ecology and conservation science paper of 2012. Here's what they chose and why...
http://qaeco.com/
Source QAECO
When former stockbroker Chris Main and green energy consultant Shaun Colley decided there had to be a new way to invest in agriculture, the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) looked like being a key.The company they formed, AgriCarbonInvestments, was built around a perversity of the CFI concept.
www.stockjournal.com.au/news/
Source: Stock Journal
http://qaeco.com/
Source QAECO
When former stockbroker Chris Main and green energy consultant Shaun Colley decided there had to be a new way to invest in agriculture, the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) looked like being a key.The company they formed, AgriCarbonInvestments, was built around a perversity of the CFI concept.
www.stockjournal.com.au/news/
Source: Stock Journal
A tiger’s penis, the gall bladder of a bear, a witch doctor’s bag with dead rodents attached, snake meat, whole skinned frogs and products made of elephant dung are some of the items travellers have attempted to bring into Australia this year.
www.daff.gov.au/about/media
Source: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
INTERNATIONAL
In the Dutch Senate a large majority voted to ban the production of fur.
www.wspa.org.au/latestnews
Source: World Society for the Protection of Animals
The U.S. Department of Interior is planning to conduct seismic surveys in the Atlantic ocean from New Jersey to Florida to assess oil and gas resources. The proposed surveys will employ loud and continuous sound blasts that will cause major impacts to marine wildlife and the ecosystem.
action.surfrider.org
Source: Surfrider Foundation
Marine ecosystems, such as mangrove forests, seagrass meadows and saltwater marshes, can capture and store a significant amount of atmospheric carbon. Yet the full potential of these "blue carbon" habitats to mitigate climate change remains relatively overlooked.
www.unep.org/newscentre/
Source: United Nations Environment Programme
From continued cooperation on the environmental sustainability of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, to the challenges facing the Arctic, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Government of Russia outlined priority areas for collaboration during high-level meetings in Moscow this week.
www.unep.org/newscentre
Source: United Nations Environment Programme
A new earthquake hazard map could help to predict giant earthquakes more accurately, according to experts.
www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal
Source: Australian Geographic
The U.S. Interior Department's plan for managing a vast petroleum reserve on Alaska's North Slope calls for a roughly 50-50 split between conservation and oil development.
www.msnbc.msn.com
Source: NBC News
Hollywood's discovery of fracking has caused some unease in the oil and gas industry – even in the midst of America's energy boom.
www.guardian.co.uk/environment
Source: The Guardian
A new study of the brain anatomy of therizinosaurs, plant-eating dinosaurs that lived during the Cretaceous Period, has revealed interesting sensory links with their notorious meat-eating cousins Tyrannosaurus rex and Velociraptor.
www.enn.com/wildlife
Source: Environmental News Network
Thousands of mystics, hippies and spiritual wanderers will descend on the ruins of Maya cities on Friday to celebrate a new cycle in the Maya calendar.
www.reuters.com/article
Source: Reuters
Researchers at Stanford University demonstrated a way to transfer the active materials of a solar cell from a rigid substrate onto another surface, such as a sheet of paper or plastic, the roof of a car, or the back of a smartphone.
www.technologyreview.com/news/
Source: MIT Technology Review
A classic zoological map has been updated to identify the distribution of the world's vertebrates following research into the evolutionary relationships of over 20,000 species of amphibians, birds and mammals.
www.bbc.co.uk/nature
Source: BBC Nature
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