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Monday, 11th February 2013

 AUSTRALIA
AGL Energy has put its application to develop 66 coal seam gas wells in western Sydney on hold, after encountering strong community opposition and hostility from the federal Government.
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Environment Minister Tony Burke has rejected National Heritage listing for Tasmania's contentious Tarkine wilderness on natural heritage grounds.

New Captain's Blog: Sid Chakravarty of the Steve Irwin writes about the strategy of the Antarctic Whale Defence Campaign, and how similar it is to the world's oldest game of intellect.

Sea Shepherd sues Japanese institute, company in sinking of Ady Gil.

Lismore City Council was the first in Australia to run a referendum-style poll on CSG at the NSW local council elections last September.

The Sustainable Living Festival started in Melbourne yesterday, and goes through till the 24th Feb.

New film 'Stories From The Sea' captures stories from 18 old sea dogs from around Tasmania about what fishing and the sea used to be like, and how it's changed. It's a beautiful film with great archive footage, underwater landscapes and some funny characters.


INTERNATIONAL
There’s just ONE DAY left to send your name to the North Pole. If you sign up to protect the Arctic before February 11, we'll plant your name beneath the ice at the top of the world, where it will stay for your lifetime. Already signed? You can bring along your friends and loved ones. 

“Fossil fuels have colonized every corner of our Earth, but at some time and in some place we need to say, "No more." I believe that time is now and that place is the Arctic.” ~Sir Paul McCartney

Accounting for more than 12% of the UK's power needs, wind power generation is enough to supply electricity to nearly ten million British homes.

A new study by the research firm Bloomberg New Energy Finance has found that unsubsidized renewable energy is now cheaper than fossil fuels like coal and gas. In fact, it’s a lot cheaper.

It’s a truism in environmentalism that the farther you are from the impact of your action, the less you know and, for the most part, the less you care.
The unabated killings of rhinos has forced the Assam government to divide Kaziranga National Park into four new divisions.

Meet Thalassematid echiuran from Madang, Papua New Guinea, an odd animal that constantly changes its shape.

57-year-old Lai Pei-yuan has been dubbed Taiwan's 'King of the Trees' after spending millions of US dollars in regenerating the island's forests.

Four million years ago the temperature of the Sun was 30% cooler and Earth’s climate was mild, with liquid water present at the Earth’s surface. Australian researchers are studying the oldest sedimentary rocks in Greenland to unlock the secrets of Earth’s changing climate.


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