The South Australian government has announced it plans to ban single-use polyetheylene plastic bags from 4 May 2009. Other states in Australia are working towards a phase-out or reduction in plastic bag use. This move to ban plastic check-out bags …
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The new Queensland Conservation ‘Grow Local‘ campaign is about getting people involved in growing food locally in back yards and community gardens. It’s about understanding where our food comes from and supporting local farmers. Grow Local will help to reduce …
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The 29 October 2008 issue of CO2 news includes articles on: Financial crisis should not halt efforts to tackle climate change: scientists Renewable energy funding program details released Call to change tax system to encourage renewable energy investment Online resource …
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The Sydney Morning Herald29 October 2008 SYDNEY’S iconic beaches, coastal houses, commercial property and roads will be threatened by rising sea levels by 2050, while the city’s temperature is expected to rise by at least 2 degrees, a new scientific …
The Canberra Times29 October 2008 Canberra has the intellectual capital on tap to become Australia’s most innovative city in meeting the local and global challenges of climate change, the head of a new research institute says. The chief executive of …
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ABC News27 October 2008 The Victorian Opposition has endorsed a proposal to bolster Melbourne’s water supply by capturing stormwater. A parliamentary committee inquiry is considering the submission, which says the method could lessen the city’s flood risk and reduce pollution …
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The Australian28 October 2008 A TOTAL of 2.6 million residents of southeast Queensland will become the first Australians to drink their own waste, as about 60 megalitres of recycled sewage a day will soon be pumped into their water supply. …
The Age27 October 2008 Melbourne’s Yarra River has unkindly been described as an “upside-down” river for its muddy, brown colour, but it seems the river is also a nasty chemical cocktail. Fish in the Yarra have arsenic levels up to …
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The Australian26 October 2008 PREDICTIONS that cities would die are proving to be, like reports of Mark Twain’s death, grossly exaggerated. Big cities are getting bigger. More than half of the people on the planet now live in cities, a …
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