Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Claims that koalas were “functionally extinct” spread widely online as fires raged in Australia. But some scientists warned of the dangers of exaggeration. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/25/world/australia/koala-fires-functionally-extinct.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As climate change pushes California’s fire season into Australia’s, an intricate system of resource sharing struggles with the load. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/21/world/australia/fires-water-tankers-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, November 18, 2019 (ENS) – Officials from the United States and Australia today signed a memorandum of understanding pledging cooperation to secure a steady supply of the energy mineral resources essential for meeting the world’s booming demand for electric vehicles, smartphones, jet aircraft, and solar panels. Read […]
Published by the Environmental News Service MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia, November 18, 2019 (ENS) – Logging in the remaining old-growth forests of the Australian state of Victoria will cease immediately, protecting around 90,000 hectares, with logging in all native forests across the state to stop by 2030, according to a new plan announced by the Labor […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The country has long been a model for common-sense public policy. But this week’s fires have revealed once again that its pragmatism stops at climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/13/world/australia/fires-climate-change-pragmatism.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An emergency was declared for all of New South Wales as risk warnings reached their highest possible level. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/11/world/australia/fires-sydney-new-south-wales.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Firefighters warned of dry, windy conditions to come, signaling an early start for what could be the country’s worst fire season in decades. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/09/world/australia/fires-two-killed-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An increasingly outraged public is demanding action in a nation intimately linked to coal mining. The government has responded by threatening a new law to punish protesters. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/06/world/australia/australia-climate-protests-coal.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by Ocean Conservancy Last week I had the pleasure of leading Ocean Conservancy’s delegation to the 2019 Our Ocean Conference in Norway. We had a lot planned for the two-day event, and it felt like a whirlwind. I couldn’t be more proud of the Ocean Conservancy team. The theme for this year’s conference was “Learning, […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy This week, I am thrilled to be traveling to Oslo, Norway, where several of my Ocean Conservancy colleagues and I will convene with hundreds of other ocean experts and advocates for the sixth edition of the Our Ocean Conference. Started in 2014 by then-United States Secretary of State John Kerry, the annual […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Australia’s northern coast is a case study on the impacts of a warming planet. Small-town leaders there are struggling with constituents who doubt reality. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/world/australia/global-warming-climate-adaptation-coastal-queensland.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
National Nanotechnology Day provides a wonderful opportunity to raise awareness about a tiny science that enables incredible scientific advances that enrich our daily lives. What is nanotechnology, and how small is it? Nanotechology is the study and manipulation of matter at incredibly small sizes. “Nano” means a billionth of a meter. To put that in […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Australian scientists are part of a worldwide effort to boost agricultural output to meet the growing global food demand. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/21/climate/australia-climate-crops.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by Ocean Conservancy At Ocean Conservancy, we know that marine debris is one of the most visible and prolific threats facing our ocean today—and you know it, too. Last year, more than one million ocean heroes, like you, took to beaches and waterways across the globe to participate in our annual International Coastal Cleanup (ICC). […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Officials warned that climate change and drought threatened to bring Australia its worst fire season on record. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/09/world/australia/bushfires-wildfires-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The story of a mining project in Australia helps to explain why the world keeps burning coal despite the profound risk it poses to the future. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/15/climate/coal-adani-india-australia.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by Ocean Conservancy While land-dwelling animals like chimpanzees and elephants typically get all the recognition for animal intelligence, the ocean harbors some Einsteins of its own. From the spineless octopus to the formidable great white shark, creatures from every corner of the ocean have shown incredible abilities to problem-solve, use tools and trick their predators […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The mayor said it was important that Australia’s largest city, which has already made ambitious pledges to reduce greenhouse emissions, raise its voice in a global demand for action. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/21/world/australia/sydney-climate-emergency.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The final permit from regulators in Queensland came less than a month after a conservative coalition that champions coal won in national elections. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/13/climate/adani-australia-carmichael-mine.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
The Guardian, a non-profit media outlet, recently began publishing a wide ranging series of stories focused on chemicals in the United States. Sadly, in those stories, they decided to peddle misinformation and promote well-worn accusations from anti-industry activists that can create unnecessary fear and confusion about the products we use in our daily lives. These […]