SOUTH AUSTRALIA
All national parks, wildlife national parks, wilderness protection areas and reserves in the Mount Lofty Ranges, Kangaroo Island, and Lower South East fire ban districts will close on Friday, January 04 (12.01am - 11.59pm) in the interest of public safety due to the Catastrophic Fire Danger Conditions forecast in these areas.
South Australia's Country Fire Service is on high alert as a fire continues to burn in the Clare Valley. The fire is burning in 30 hectares of scrub and within control lines, however the next two days will see temperatures rise into the 40's along with strong winds of up to 55 kilometres per hour.
The CFS has declared a statewide fire ban for South Australia as extreme weather conditions place fire fighters on high alert.
As thermometers begin to climb around the State today, South Australian Acting Premier John Rau is warning residents to care over the next week.
Livestock and pet owners are being urged to ensure they take special care of their animals during the next week with extreme temperatures forecast across the state.
Proving the environmental credentials of wool will be one of Australian Wool Innovation’s top priorities in 2013.
Lying just south of the main Port River shipping channel, in just 15 metres of water, is a local shipwreck site that saw almost a comedy of errors sink four ships in one place.
American farmer, author and photographer Michael Ableman believes that urban agriculture can be the future for food security around the world.
A team of six salvage experts boarded, on Wednesday, an oil drilling rig that went aground off an uninhabited island in the Gulf of Alaska.
All livestock exported from Australia for slaughter is now covered by the exporter supply chain assurance system.
Australian farmers and scientists working together have developed a world-first approach to restoring native landscapes on a large scale and measuring their recovery.
South Australia’s inspirational rural women are being given another opportunity to enter The Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation Rural Women’s Award for 2013.
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AUSTRALIA
Coal Seam Gas drilling in Sydney's water catchment area.au.news.yahoo.com/video
A FIRE that destroyed two Ghost Gums painted by renowned Aboriginal artist Albert Namatjira may have been deliberately lit, police believe.
As Australians start with the difficult process of sticking to their new years’ resolutions, the Australian Conservation Foundation is offering one way to help those who resolved to go green in 2013.
What forces drive the universe and ultimately, how will it end?
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AUSTRALIA
Coal Seam Gas drilling in Sydney's water catchment area.au.news.yahoo.com/video
A FIRE that destroyed two Ghost Gums painted by renowned Aboriginal artist Albert Namatjira may have been deliberately lit, police believe.
The rains and flooding which deluged Western Australia's southern region before Christmas have officially been declared a natural disaster.
Drilling has started on the former property of one of NSW's most vehement opponents of coal seam gas wells - a man who funded anti-mining campaigns, spoke at rallies and covered his land with signs rejecting coal seam gas.
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With pressure mounting to reduce our dependence on petroleum products, CSIRO is leading the charge to develop new, sustainable bioplastics from renewable resources and to use plants as biofactories to produce industrial products.
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With pressure mounting to reduce our dependence on petroleum products, CSIRO is leading the charge to develop new, sustainable bioplastics from renewable resources and to use plants as biofactories to produce industrial products.
Our interactions with animals have always been complex. How do we view 'the other'? In a time when there is increasing scrutiny of our treatment of farmed animals and a huge interest in both animal sentience and cognition, this program offers many perspectives on the parallel lives we lead with our fellow creatures.
It's not every day you get to dine beside your hero. So Bruce Molloy savoured every moment of his lunch "date" with environmental advocate Erin Brockovich.
INTERNATIONAL
Low water levels could shut down commerce on the Mississippi River this week, disrupting shipments worth billions of dollars.
Low water levels could shut down commerce on the Mississippi River this week, disrupting shipments worth billions of dollars.
Swift action by politicians is the single most important factor in limiting global warming, an analysis finds. The costs of political delays outweigh any possible benefits of waiting for more research into the mechanisms of climate change.
Scientists are once again reporting alarmingly high methane emissions from an oil and gas field, underscoring questions about the environmental benefits of the boom in natural-gas production that is transforming the US energy system.
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