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2008

December

30/12/08 Coalition targets carbon policy gap Katharine Murphy The Age

 

October

Waste National 19/10/08  Revamp push as solar panel coffers empty Melissa Fyfe The Age

 

 September  

29/09/08  Scientists urge PM: get tougher on climate, Marian Wilkinson and Adam Morton , The Age 

23/09/08    Victorians concerned over carbon reduction scheme, Mathew Murphy, Business Age Links  

 

August

06/08/08 Waste National Welcome to the emissions nightmare Martin Feil - The Age Opinion

 

June 

23/06/08  Dying Democrats 'to form new party' AAP  our highlighting

 

May

Waste National 02/05/08 Stern gets sterner on emissions Adam Morton, The Age - with Reuters

01/05/08 Climate change to hit hardest in cities AAP

 

March  

18/03/08 Farmers pay for heatwave Chris Hammer and Chee Chee Leung, The Age 

18/03/08 Big polluters demand billion-dollar 'ransom' Adam Morton, The Age

 11/03/08 Mercury rises for mad March Chee Chee Leung , The Age South Australia; Victoria;

 

February

National Forests 15/02/08 'Efficiency and forestry' key to cuts Matthew Warren, Environment writer The Australian; Related

National Forests 13/02/08 Green groups say ‘no’ to forest furnace power Media release CHIPSTOP

 

January

31/01/08 Companies doubt greenhouse figures Mathew Murphy , The Age

24/01/08  Australia 'lowly ranked' on environment AAP 2008 Environmental Performance Index

23/01/08 Scientists find clues to climate in nuclear fallout Richard Macey, The Age

22/01/08 Origin, Epruon to develop wind power AAP New South Wales, Jan 08

 21/01/08 Supermarkets cut gases to go green Ben Cubby, The Age Links

18/01/08 It's not all bad news for companies tackling climate change Carol Adams, The Age, Opinion

11/01/08 Investment flows with the weather Adam Morton, The Age , with AFP Worldwatch Institute our highlighting

 

2007

December

15/12/07 Green dreaming in a land of sunshine and opportunity, Lisa Murray, The Age, Business. Australia, UN

12/12/07 'There's no plan B' AAP Australia, UN

11/12/07 Backing for Adelaide hot rock power plan AAP; South Australia;

06/12/07 Australia can lead the way on climate, Kenneth Davidson, The Age; Opinion

Forests National  05/12/07 Rudd takes loggers to Bali,  Senator Bob Brown Indonesia Australia

Climate OS 06/11/07  Heat on Rudd ahead of visit to Bali climate talks Marian Wilkinson and Mark Forbes, Nusa Dua, Bali, The Age Australia China and Indonesia

03/12/07 Big emission cuts are affordable, study finds The Age

Climate OS 03/11/07 Bali message: Australia must pull its weight By Mark Forbes, Nusa Dua, The Age

 

November

30/11/07 Climate worse than we thought, Professor Ross Garnaut. Tim Colebatch, The Age Our highlighting

28/11/07 Hamilton: Rudd at Bali and Beyond Clive Hamilton Crikey dot com Our highlighting More BIO  

11/11/07 Key questions to ask before judging climate change policies Brendan Mackey, The Age

04/11/07 Watchdog sees red over claims Peter Weekes, The Sunday Age, Business Day

02/11/07 Australia is not a climate change leader The Age Opinion John Watson Rio Summit; US ; Australia; Bali

01/11/07 Australia scores badly on emissions growth report Tim Colebatch and Jewel Topsfield, The Age Links Australia Britain France Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, China Bangladesh

 

October

Forests National 30/10/07 Native trees key to cooling climate, Dani Cooper,ABC, Science Online

26/10/07 Greenhouse analysis finds parties short on policy Adam Morton, The Age our highlighting Links

 26/10/07 Anglican leader calls on Pell to step up for debate Barney Zwartz, The Age our highlighting

Water National 18/10/07 Warming turns Barrier Reef acidic By Rachel Kleinman, The Age Queensland; Links

17/10/07 Coalition, Labor fail green test  ABC News Online

11/10/07 Eating roo could cut gas emissions http://www.greenpeace.org.au ;The Age usiness Day our highlighting

11/10/07 The time has come for drastic action Kenneth Davidson, The Age Opinion

11/10/07 Giant WA gas project gets green light Rebecca Le May, AAP Western Australia our highlighting

10/10/07 Plasma TV 'off limits': watch this space Asher Moses, The Age

 

07/10/07 The future looks, er, unclear ... Stephen Cauchi, The Age

National Forests 04/10/07 New forests 'could capture gases'By Matthew Warren and Jill Rowbotham, The Australian

04/10/07 How we can save ourselves Tim Flannery The Age, Opinion

Water National 03/10/07 There are alternatives to our wasteful use of water Prof John Langford, The Age Opinion

Water National  03/10/07 03/10/07Australia's parched future Rachel Kleinman, MARIAN WILKINSON and AAP

Water National  02/10/07 ; 02/10/07 Green future for plastics Philip Hopkins AAP

Water National  02/10/07 ; 02/10/07 Nation faces a barren future Rachel Kleinman, The Age

 

September

30/09/07 Big game has a big environmental impact Hannah Edwards, Environment Reporter, The Age

30/09/07 Failure to embrace a low-carbon economy will imperil us all Professor Chris Ryan, The Age Opinion

 The oxymoron has landed - Media Release - John Kaye MP; New South Wales, Sept 07

NSW to build carbon-capture plant AAP New South Wales, Sept 07

27/09/07 Minister tips many will leave the land; Jewel Topsfield, The Age

 

26/09/07 Spoof sinks the boot into Climate Clever ads Michelle Grattan, The Age

26/09/07 Go west to seek food fortunes, says Howard adviser Katharine Murphy, Canberra, The Age

26/09/07 $150,000 to leave the land, Jewel Topsfield,Canberra, The Age

26/09/07 Support still on, but climate change may have last say ; Tim Colebatch, The Age Business

26/09/07 New data means rethink on El Nino Chee Chee Leung, The Age

26/09/07 Carbon neutral race not on every party plan ; Liz Minchin, The Age

State Climate 26/09/07 Extreme fire danger 'to escalate'; Chee Chee Leung, The Age see also .. Victoria;

24/09/07 Greenhouse cop to govern businesses Peter Hannam, The Age Business Day

Regions embrace renewable energy The Age Business Day Box Ironbark; Sept 07 Links

17/09/07 Building sector goes green in call on emissions - Royce Millar, The Age

Water National 18/09/07 Farmers' plight worsening, says Vaile, AAP

 

August

National Forests 07/08/07 Save the forests: they are crucial to reducing carbon dioxide Brendan Mackey, The Age , Opinion our highlighting

National Forests 05/08/07 Tree planting 'does little to offset emissions' smh.com.au our highlighting

  

June

18/06/07 Saving the salt of the earth - Water shortage has windy solution, www.beyondzeroemissions.org Links

National Waste 03/06/07 PM defers setting carbon target, AAP - our highlighting

National Waste 03/06/07 Australia's zero emission future blowing in the wind; Media Release - Matthew Wright, Beyond Zero Emissions Climate Change campaign- our highlighting

 

May

31/05/07 $80m for Central Coast dam pipeline, AAP

 28/05/07 Solar Cells: Best Emission Solution Under the Aussie Sun, www.beyondzeroemissions.org Links

 24/05/07 Tourist 'greenhouse levy' slammed by industry, AAP

24/05/07 ABC board 'pushed' over climate doco, AAP

Waste National 24/05/07 Nuclear giant ready to roll, George Lekakis, Herald Sun -Business

Waste National 23/05/07 Virgin chief slams call for climate levy

22/05/07 Climate change policy fails tourism industry, AAP

Waste National 19/05/07 Miners to fund climate fight, Michelle Grattan, Canberra, The Age

10/05/07 Experts' heads in the clouds, Chee Chee Leung, The Age

Water National 04/05/07 Science to clear up cloud potential, Chee Chee Leung, The Age ; Melbourne Australia

 

April

28/04/07 Health costs of global warming, Carol Nader, The Age

13/04/07 Senate inquiry warns of climate perils Jewel Topsfield, The Age our highlighting

 

March

National News 29/03/07 Howard ignores own backyard in global forests plan; Media release Tasmanian Wilderness Society Tasmania; March 07

29/03/07 Hydro's uphill battle, Josh Gordon and Rachel Kleinman, The Age

29/03/07 Howard's stern line on climate,  Jewel Topsfield and Katharine Murphy, The Age

28/03/07 Climate zones to disappear , James Randerson, London, Guardianp; Andes, Indonesia ; Brazil; African Rift Mountains, Zambian and Angolan highlands, South African Cape region, south-east Australia, Himalayas and the Arctic.

23/03/07 Origin launches carbon reduction scheme our highlighting

15/03/07 Minister doubts global warming cause, AAP

Climate International 13/03/07 US waste specialist warns against nuclear energy ABC News On-line Australia US

 10/03/07 HRL to clean up on coal grant, Mathew Murphy, The Age, Business; Victoria;

 09/03/07 Cyclone death toll set to rise, AAP, with Reko Rennie, The Age, Western Australia

08/03/07 United Group wins business worth $270m, AAP

National / Water News 06/03/07Adelaide desalination plant considered, AAP OUR Highlighting; South Australia;

01/03/07 Campaign delivers practical tips on cutting emissions ABC News On-line

01/03/07 Landcare unveils carbon trading market to help farmers, ABC News On-line

 

February

22/02/07 Top boffin behind Howard change, Katharine Murphy, The Age

21/02/07 Insurance doubt on carbon plan, Richard Baker, The Age Related

20/02/07  Standard light bulbs to go by 2009, The Age

20/02/07  Canberra sees the light on energy-saving globes, Jewel Topsfield, The Age

17/02/07 Lib scorns mass 'panic' on climate By Katharine Murphy, The Age

12/02/07  Saving precious water at the flick of a switch, By Tim Flannery, The Age , Opinion

12/02/07  What job is sacrosanct? The Age, Letters, Bill Hampel, Mentone

12/02/07 Howard, Rudd hit misquoted Brown, Tim Colebatch, Canberra, The Age

10/02/07 Coal is energy industry's heroin habit: Brown, The Age

04/02/07 Change irreversible, so adapt or suffer: UN author, Reid Sexton, The Age

03/02/07 Door left open to limit emissions, Liz Minchin, The Age

 03/02/07 PM pushes nuclear power, February 3, 2007, The Age

OS News -Related 02/02/07 UN panel blames humans for global warming, ABC News On-line; UN Links

 

January

27/01/07 UN report turns up heat on PM, January 27, 2007, The Age

26/01/07 Hostile raid, but little blood likely to be spilt, Tim Colebatch, The Age , Analysis

 26/01/07 Flannery lashes PM on climate, The Age

25/01/07 Climate change must be put on the front burner, Stephen McGrail, Reuters; Related


15/01/07 We can all fight the threat to our rare species TIM FLANNERY, The Age, Opinion

15/01/07 Failing our wildlife The Age, Opinion, BOB BROWN

10/01/07 Australia’s greenhouse pollution at odds with key world economy, ACF media release

08/01/07 A historian treads where scientists fear, The Age, Letters

04/01/07 Bike sales outstrip cars, The Age, Business

04/01/07  Drying up: Murray on the brink, Jewel Topsfield, Canberra, The Age

02/01/07  Whither our weather? By Tim Flannery, The Age, Opinion

 

2006

December

28/12/06 Guess who saved our forests?, The Age Letters

 27/12/06 Trees don't start fires, Gavan McFadzean, The Age Opinion

18/12/06 Locking up precious forest areas is playing with fire; Catherine Murphy, CEO NAFI ; SMH

14/12/06 PM's southerly change: expect extreme weather; Andrew Darby in St Helens, Tasmania; Fairfax Digital

13/12/06 Empty forests blamed for crisis; Asa Wahlquist  

 

November

15/11/06 Global warming will wipe out species Rachel Kleinman, The Age The World

14/11/06 Warming threat to Australian species AFP and AP The World

 

October

20/10/06 PM convert on warming? Just a politician, actually, By Kenneth Davidson, The Age Opinion

19/10/06 Greenhouse Office budget 'underspent' AAP

15/10/06 Farmers may need twice the aid: Vaile Jason Koutsoukis, Canberra, The Age

Water 09/10/06 No pain, no grain: 87% of crops tipped to fail Philip Hopkins, The Age , Business

07/10/06 Uniting Church goes for Green Power, The Age - AAP

04/10/06 Renewables scheme on track despite price drop, Vanessa Burrow, The Age Business

 

September

29/09/06 The land down under going under, Deborah Smith, The Sydney Morning Herald

26/09/06 We're drying up fast, Danny Butler and Sarah Wotherspoon, Herald Sun

26/09/06 It's clean and it's green, but Howard isn't interested in it, Suzy Freeman-Greene, The Age - Opinion

 21/09/06 Our addiction to petrol is at a high cost, Kenneth Davidson The Age Opinion

OS 20/09/06 ; National 20/09/06 Wind power has potential, says report, AAP

19/09/06  NT makes most of a big dish charge, Richard Macey, The Age

19/09/06 Forecaster slashes crop predictions, The Age Business

17/09/06 Kyoto accord all hot air: Campbell AAP

16/09/06 Gore's cinematic statement has Canberra's pontificators chirping, Jewel Topsfield, Canberra. The Age

16/09/06 Anyone who is anyone is advocating a carbon neutral existence, - Bridie Smith, The Age

14/09/06 El Nino returns for a hot, dry summer, AAP

14/09/06 Al Gore signs on in quest for a healthier environment, The Age

13/09/06 An Inconvenient Truth, Philippa Hawker, Reviewer, The Age- Film Reviews

 11/09/06 Agreement on wind farm code of practice, AAP

09/09/06 An Inconvenient Truth or Gore's opportunism? You decide, Liz Minchin, The Age

08/09/06 Alarm on global warming just a load of hot air, Alan Moran, The Age Business

06/09/06 Emissions trading is not the answer - Sharon Beder, The Age, Opinion

03/09/06 PM's banana slip-up fuels backlash, By Glenn Milne, The Sunday Telegraph

 

August

31/08/06    Canberra critics bulldozed: ACF head, By Tim Colebatch, The Age

 OSWaste 25/08/06 Aluminium titan looks overseas Xiao Yu, Hong Kong The Age China ; Australia

23/08/06 Labor wants 30% of waste water recycled, The Age

16/08/06  Forests under threat from global warming, The Age

16/08/06  States' green power plan would hit bills, Rod Myer, The Age

13/08/06  World without oil: could it be a cleaner place?, - Richard Webb, The Age

13/08/06 Frozen out? Paul Heinrichs, The Age Our highlighting

 10/08/06 More puff than power, The Age, Geoff Strong, Our highlighting Links

08/08/06 A trump card in the nuclear power play, Clive Hamilton Sydney Morning Herald

05/08/06  Nuclear way to go: Flannery, -Ben Doherty, The Age

 

July

18/07/06 PM's vision of Australia as energy superpower, Misha Schubert, Canberra, The Age

01/07/06  How many people does it take to change a bulb and save the globe?, - Liz Minchin, The Age - United Nations' International Energy Agency - New South Wales July 06

 June

28/06/06 Santos quells fears over Java mudslide disaster - Barry Fitzgerald, The Age - Business


28/06/06 Rio flirts with Gulf venture, - Barry Fitzgerald, The Age - Business

26/06/06 Let wind farms pay to help endangered species they hurt , - Tim Flannery , OPINION - The Age

23/06/06 Polluters may have to own up, - Liz Minchin, The Age - State - 23/06/06

06/06/06 Big cars slump, - IAN PORTER, The Age

 May

 

30/05/06 Let's talk about nuclear power and other energy sources By Tim Flannery://www.theage.com.au

19/05/06 It's an ill wind …, SMH

19/05/06 Campaign to discredit wind blows to NSW, - By Wendy Frew Environment Reporter, Sydney Morning Herald

16/05/06 Heat is off as trees get green light on methane, - Richard Macey, The Age -Australia , Germany

 16/05/06 Global warming likely to speed up, CSIRO finds. - By Liz Minchin. The Age - May 16, 2006

16/05/06 Carbon dioxide soars but ozone gases fall, The Age - May 16, 2006

11/05/06 As a matter of principle, sustainable investment hits the mainstream, By Charles Berger United Nations , Australia

 10/05/06 Aussie firm on US wind farm buying spree, - The Age

6th May 2006 - Switzerland - More plants and animals join 'red list' of endangered species, By Stephen Cauchi, The Age May 6, 2006

04/05/06 Ethics miss on board favour, By Leon Gettler, The Age , Business

 04/05/06 Small cars all the rage as petrol price rises, Ian Porter, The Age , Business

04/05/06 States reject council control over wind farms, - By Nassim Khadem, Canberra, The Age

03/05/06 Vic blasts Campbell's wind farm plan, - The Age

: 03/05/06 Wind farm paper urges tighter regulation, -By Liz Minchin, Environment reporter, the Age

 February

Campbell rejects wind farm plan, calls for code, The Sydney Morning Herald; Western Australia 15/04/06

03/02/06  Heat shorts NSW, Qld power supplies.- By Rod Myer, The Age

 

2005

December

12/12/05 Canberra heals US split on warming, - Amanda Hodge, The Australian – Science and Nature

08/12/05 Australia shifts on climate change, - By Michel Comte in Montreal, The Australian – Science and Nature

November

18/11/05 PART 5 : Icons under threat: - The Alps, The Age - By Melissa Fyfe. LINKS

17/11/05  PART 4 : Icons under threat: The Great Barrier Reef - The Age -By Melissa Fyfe. LINKS Queensland;

16/11/05 PART 3 : Icons under threat: - The Rainforest, The Age - By Melissa Fyfe. LINKS Queensland;

15/11/05   PART 2 : Icons under threat: - Kakadu The Age, By Melissa Fyfe.

13/11/05 PART 1 : Icons under threat: The Murray The Age By Melissa Fyfe.

 

2003

November

10/11/03 Chinese join up as solar power dream aims high, By Philip Hopkins, The Age 

 

  October

29/10/03 Coal expansion environmental vandalism Environment Victoria Media release Darren Gladman

25/10/03 Blue Skies - Earth Beat Radio National; Mark Horstman with Darren Gladman and Kathy McInnes

 

2002

November

21/11/02 ALP greenhouse policy a boost for rural Victoria Media Release Environment Victoria - with Media backgrounder on Policies 

 

2000  

10/10/00  'Zero emissions, zero waste' minerals vision  Media Release CSIRO 

 

1997

05/09/97 EL NINO THREAT OF TOXIC ALGAL BLOOMS CSIRO MEDIA RELEASE 97/177 Queensland; South Australia; Victoria; New South Wales; Climate - Murray Basin Sept 97 Related

 

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