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Plants doomed by climate change
February 20, 2009 – 10:31 am
Here’s a wrap up of today’s green news:
Plants on death row. Rapid climate change could spell the end for many southern hemisphere plants, a study of 11,000 species suggests.
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that researchers found most plants – except weeds – have failed to shift to new habitats despite millions of years of [...]
Coal-fired power plants = factories of death. Discuss.
February 16, 2009 – 11:24 am
James Hansen, director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies takes it to the coal industry.
Saving water the key to saving energy?
February 13, 2009 – 12:16 pm
Reducing water consumption could be the key to saving energy. In areas where large amounts of electricity are used pumping and distributing water, policies leading to reduced water consumption would be a more efficient way of addressing climate change than requiring people to use less energy, a water expert says.
Peter Gleick, president of the Pacific [...]
Climate change ads banned in Ireland
February 11, 2009 – 10:01 am
News from around the planet … about the planet.
Bushfires and climate change
February 9, 2009 – 11:50 am
It comes as no surprise that scientists believe in a link between climate change and an increased likelihood of bushfires. But is it right?
Duck season is back
February 5, 2009 – 12:04 pm
Extra rain in the northern states turns out to be great news for Victoria’s duck hunters. But environmentalists are not happy.
Is Kevin’s insulation nation green enough?
February 4, 2009 – 12:40 pm
Kevin Rudd will tell you that to weather a GFC you need an NBP. But some commentators think his Nation Building Plan should do more for the environment.
Raising goats from the dead
February 3, 2009 – 12:18 pm
Extinct…but maybe not for long. Could people someday restore to life species that have long been extinct? A recent experiment seems to indicate that it could be possible… well maybe. Scientists have almost succeeded in restoring an extinct species to life for the first time, The Independent reports.
The scientists recently witnessed the birth of a [...]
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