Friday, 11th January 2013
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
A spokesperson from the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR) has defended the number of destruction permits it has issued in the last two years after a backlash from conservationists.
Nature Foundation SA Conservation Ecologist Dr Greg Johnston has just been published as the lead author in the lead paper in the Journal of Zoology, London.
SA Health has warned South Australians not to handle dead bats because they can carry potentially fatal diseases, after at least 65 were found dead during the recent hot weather.
The Bureau of Meteorology confirms extreme temperatures to continue for the next week, and provides a round-up of national temperature records broken during the January heatwave.
The proposed Green Point Wind Farm near Piccaninni Ponds will not go ahead after developers withdrew their application for the controversial project.
Penneshaw residents at the Levels are mourning the loss of a mature gum tree, believed to have been poisoned.
A second dam may be built on the North Para River in a bid to protect almost 4000 properties from being wiped out in an extreme flood event.
Australian universities are expecting the number of students enrolling in farming to rise following years of decline. It couldn't come at a better time -- according to the Australian Council of Deans of Agriculture workforce shortages are so bad that there are six jobs for every graduate at the moment.
Removing boxthorn plants, planting trees, learning about fire management, using a GIS and meeting the Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation were all in a day’s work for Adam Florance when he undertook work experience with Natural Resources Kangaroo Island.
Supermarket giant Coles has angered Australian pig farmers by claiming that all its home brand local and imported pork, ham and bacon products are now sourced from sow stall free farms.
A village on the Fiji island of Kadavu has become the first in the country to benefit from a Japanese aid program to provide solar power to rural households.
Japan will launch a survey of its Pacific seabed in the hope of finding rare earth deposits large enough to supply its high-tech industries and reduce its dependence on China.
This year, go from yellow to green by cancelling the delivery of the Yellow Pages to your address. It can be done in a few simple steps online.
The word sustainable will become unsustainable OR sustainable could become the norm, and then we won't need the word 'sustainable' at all!
Nest boxes provide vital habitat for wildlife in areas where large hollow-bearing trees have been removed.
The Botanic Gardens will be running school holiday activities suitable for 5-12 year olds from 8thJanuary to 24th January 2013. Activities are designed to promote fun, hands on learning about plants, people and the environment.
www.environment.sa.gov.au
AUSTRALIA
Bushfire stories from around the nation.
www.abc.net.au/environment
Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle is to the north-west of Western Australia, expected to bring gale force winds and heavy rainfall.
www.environment.sa.gov.au
AUSTRALIA
Bushfire stories from around the nation.
www.abc.net.au/environment
Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle is to the north-west of Western Australia, expected to bring gale force winds and heavy rainfall.
Australian economist, Dr Richard Deniss, believes the coal boom is very good news for the coal industry but really bad news for the manufacturing sector, tourism and agriculture.
Embryonic bamboo sharks developing in egg cases "freeze" and stop breathing to evade predators, scientists say.
The mining industry urged the NSW Premier, Barry O'Farrell, to scrap funding to the Environmental Defenders Office – and months later the state government did just that.
People of South East Queensland will be gathering to develop a Mining Free Communities plan for the region. Join us for a tour of some active coal mines where farmers state their bores droped 4m when the mine commenced.
Acting opposition leader Warren Truss says it is ''too simplistic'' to link the current heatwave and fires to climate change.
New technology is changing how we campaign. Is this new wave of clicktivism helping or harming traditional activism?
INTERNATIONAL
Persistent economic weakness is sapping the ability of governments to tackle the growing threat of climate change and risks a global ''perfect storm'' of intertwined financial and ecological collapse, the World Economic Forum has warned.
Persistent economic weakness is sapping the ability of governments to tackle the growing threat of climate change and risks a global ''perfect storm'' of intertwined financial and ecological collapse, the World Economic Forum has warned.
Killer whales trapped in ice of Hudson Bay. Inuit people call for Canadian government to send icebreaker to free pod of mammals that are struggling to surface for air.
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