Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A report cited six instances where political donations were made and companies received favorable legislation for mining projects. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/30/world/australia/queensland-mining-political-donations.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service SYDNEY, Australia, June 22, 2016 (ENS) – Scientists with the Australian start-up Licella have devised a way to use biomass waste from the papermaking process to make a new petroleum substitute – biocrude oil – that has attracted the interest of Canadian pulp and paper producer Can Read the […]
Published by the Environmental News Service TOWNSVILLE, Queensland, Australia, May 31, 2016 (ENS) – One-third of the corals in the northern and central parts of the Great Barrier Reef are bleached out and dying due to climate change, according to Australian researchers who just finished months of intensive aerial and underwater surveys. Read the full […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Climate change and associated extreme weather events are in evidence throughout the world, from melting sea ice in the Arctic to severe droughts in Australia. But sometimes its impacts go unnoticed, particularly in remote areas in developing countries, where communities are often left to manage the changes on their own. […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Opposing the Japanese Pirate Whalers in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary Commentary by Sea Shepherd Founder, Captain Paul Watson Humpback whale breaching. Photo: Tim WattersJapan has declared war on the whales in the Southern Ocean. Their fleet is en route to the Southern Ocean NOW, in abject disrespectful defiance of […]