Australian Government Minister for the Environment Peter Garrett has launched the new Bitou bush management manual at La Perouse, on Sydney’s south-eastern coastline. Mr Garrett said the aggressive coastal weed bitou bush was one of 20 Weeds of National Significance …
The 15 January 2009 issue of EnviroInfo includes: General News New steps for Green Car Plan announced New study shows a drop in NSW emissions Sea water transfer from Coorong to Lake Alexandrina to be assessed under EPBC Act New …
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The 21 January issue of CO2 News includes: News New study shows a drop in NSW emissions Funding available for Victorian councils to implement ‘green’ office program All Tasmanian councils to undertake greenhouse gas emissions audits Many councils may have …
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Andrew Campbell20 January 2009 We have recently been reminded of how easily the immediate swamps the important. Collapsing world credit markets and myopia on Wall St are of course important, but in the long view they are but an artefact …
Food security is a topic that is increasingly in the public consciousness. Covering fast food, health food, institutional food, and more, ‘The No-Nonsense Guide to World Food’ shows how “real food” has become increasingly scarce, dominated as it is in …
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Vital Planet contains interviews with highly credible people whose work is contributing to a sustainable future – in the areas of Environment & Science, Wellbeing & Fullfillment, and Sustainable Business. With serious issues such as climate change and the ‘spin’ …
The USSA (Urban Sustainability Support Alliance) co-ordinated a unique poster presentation session for NSW sustainability practitioners at the Department of Environment and Climate Change/NSW Environmental Trust Integrating Sustainability in Local Government Symposium. Ten local government presenters got on the USSA …
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Greenhouse gases going up. Oil and gas depleting. House prices exploding. Overloading Australia explains why – and how to stop it. The press of numbers on this continent affects us all – those living, as well as those yet to …
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The Hon Peter Garrett AM MPMinister for the Environment, Heritage and the ArtsMedia release 10 December 2008 A further achievement in Australia’s comprehensive response to combat climate change was realised today with the sealing of Australia’s fifth Solar City agreement, …
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It takes a Living Donor to make a difference in this world. Someone willing to give everything they’ve got – their heart, brain, determination and all the rest – to change the world for the better. The Vodafone Australia Foundation …
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