SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Some food companies who are investing in gene engineering have not done full independent environmental impact assessments. These companies have been trying to make crops that are insect and weed resistant but this could have far reaching and damaging side effects.
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The hunt for South Australia's mineral riches grows with a record number of licences issued by the State Government. There are now 977 active exploration licences, exceeding the previous record of 965 set before the global financial crisis.
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Dust that cakes their walls, covers cars and has clogged airconditioners is causing a storm among western suburbs residents surrounding the St Clair housing development.
The Ag Excellence Sustainability Awards are open to any farmer driven grower group in SA that can demonstrate that they meet and exceed the criteria of the awards.
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The public, particularly those in rural communities are being reminded of the dangers of powerlines on farming properties.
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Across the next 2 weeks the Wilderness Society of SA will be posting some incredible photos of their next campaign region - The Simpson Desert to showcase it's natural beauty.
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AUSTRALIA
The Australian Greens are concerned that John Singleton and his long-time friend Gina Rinehart are teaming up to push for a significant say in Fairfax Media. www.theage.com.au
The Federal Government has estimated that a transformation of Australia's energy sector will require investment of $100 billion in renewable energy over the period to 2050.
It took a pair of feral cats just four days to gobble an entire population of native pale field rats in a conservation enclosure on the edge of Arnhem Land.
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Two rare and valuable birds stolen from a wildlife park over Christmas have been recovered from a Sydney backyard.
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A new study has shown that some media outlets are unfair and unbalanced in their reporting of climate change and climate change policy.
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In many urban areas, use of herbicides is either unwanted or prohibited and replaced with flame weeding.
A Federal Australian Government decision to reinstate the use of diuron on weeds in water bodies is not enough to protect the Great Barrier Reef.
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The Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation’s National Weeds and Productivity Research Program is currently developing a Seed Persistence Tool Kit.
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This Radiolab explores stories of cross-species communication. When we gaze into the eyes of a wild animal, or even a beloved pet, can we ever really know what they might be thinking?
Tim Paris describes his work searching for the brain’s method of constructing models and our ability to make predictions.
INTERNATIONAL
The Japanese whaling fleet, carrying armed Coast Guard officers, was on the move on Friday, local news reports said. The factory ship Nisshin Maru, two harpoon ships, and another that has acted as security vessel for the fleet were heading out in Japan's Inland Sea, according to Kyodo news.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has exempted the oil and gas industry from the federal Safe Drinking Water Act to allow the disposal of waste brine and hydrocarbon-containing fluids into drinking water aquifers deep underground.
Jakarta is sinking by up to 10 centimetres a year and Indonesia's national disaster centre says with oceans rising, large parts of the city, including the airport, will be inundated by 2030. Flooding and high tides are already causing problems for some residents in the city of 10 million people.
Japan's government plans to establish a variety of sources for electricity generation within ten years, including a review of the plan to exit nuclear power set by the previous administration.
Rather than merely focus on the imprecise nature of climate modeling, the media should take some time to elaborate on the complexity of computer models and shed light on why they are imprecise. What about global warming — a phenomenon that may cause entire coastlines to go under water and whole countries to disappear — doesn’t warrant communication?
Solar-powered lamp-post provides ray of light for Mali. An Italian architect has transformed life in the Mali village of Sanogola by designing a portable, locally manufactured light. www.ecowho.com/news
Poisoned rats and mice are spreading toxic chemicals into the ecosystem despite widespread pressure from US federal regulators, wildlife officials and environmentalists to remove the most harmful rodenticides from store shelves. www.sfgate.com/science
LG Electronics has signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. EPA to formalize its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions for its US operations 50 percent by 2020.www.environmentalleader.com
Cutting of trees for firewood to cure tobacco over the last few decades has been a major driver of deforestation and worsening extreme weather in Tanzania’s central western Tabora region, experts say.www.trust.org/alertnet
In pictures: The amazing wildlife of Africa
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