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The Australian Government’s ABC News is reporting Australian forests in front-line of emissions battle.
Scientists have found that Australia’s tropical rainforests are a lot more important in ‘cleaning’ the earth’s environment than anyone previously thought.
Environmental scientist at Charles Darwin University in the Northern Territory, Lindsay Hutley, says the new research turns the traditional view of global […]
In a blow to those who think nuclear power is the solution to the planet’s climate woes, Reuters is reporting Nuclear power can’t curb global warming.
Nuclear power would only curb climate change by expanding worldwide at the rate it grew from 1981 to 1990, its busiest decade, and keep up that rate for half a […]
In the UK The Guardian is reporting U.N. Head Links Climate Change, Darfur.
Rainfall in Sudan began declining two decades ago, a phenomenon due “to some degree, from man-made global warming,” said Ban [UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon], who has made both Darfur and climate change priorities.
Settled farmers and Arab nomadic herders had gotten along until the […]
Computerworld is reporting IT ignoring real green issues.
Three quarters of IT managers are unaware of the impact that technology has on their overall carbon footprint, according to new research conducted for independent IT consultancy, the DMW Group.
IT is responsible for up to 40 percent of a typical large U.K. enterprise’s carbon footprint. But 71 percent […]
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Political zine New Matilda is featuring a stinging rebuke of Murdoch’s The Australian, Australia’s only national daily paper, in an article The Australian, Free Speech and Hypocrisy by Clive Hamilton of The Australia Institute, author of the new book Scorcher: The dirty politics of climate change which claims to blow […]
This is the first time I have ever had a 5 way chat on iChat - now of course the two developers, Tom and Bruno, were in the one room together but still it’s impressivly simple to get Dallas (graphic designer) who’s at home, Jesse (incoming CTO) who’s in the Sydney Carbon Planet office, Tom […]
I was invited to give a speech about climate change and business at the Brassey Hotel in Canberra. This was also organised by Glen Frost of Frocomm and once again I am grateful for the chance to communicate our message. True to form, and to my mission, I rode my bike in the […]
VideoJug: Global Warming Basics
Dr Micahel Oppenheimer explains the basics of global warming, care of VideoJug. He covers a lot of ground in a very clear and calm manner. What is “global warming”, how will climate in the future be different, is the sun a major contributor to global warming, is global wamring happening right […]
I was invited to give a short talk last night at the American Club in Sydney. Since I was in Sydney anyway it seemed like a great idea and I am really glad I went along. The audience, a mix of corporates, not-for-profits and generally interested parties put up with me giving a […]