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News items with an environmental twist |
| Alarm over proposed national biodiversity strategy |
Several prominent Australian scientists have expressed alarm at the Commonwealth Government's proposed new national biodiversity conservation strategy, due late this year. The current draft, according to the scientists, is a step backwards, and will provide little effective protection for Australia's biological diversity. |
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| Wildcare Australia - with practical advice |
I have just had a snake pass through a neighbour's backyard. (Snakes are protected in Australia).The rangers now refer people to professional snake handlers. Wildcare Australia (part of Koala Foundation) also has some good advice, dealing with snakes and birds inside homes, bees, ducks in swimming pools, attacking magpies ... click above and let's save our local fauna. |
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| Introduced flora of Australia and its weed status |
This is a guide to ensure that plants chosen for revegetation projects, landscaping and gardens are not likely to become weedy and a threat to our bushland. The Weed CRC has since ceased to operate, but the material is downloadable from the BPG website. Detail on 29,430 species! See below. How to use the guide (3 page) - pdf The 528 page guide (3.2MB) -pdf |
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| Weed & Feed products to be banned in Alberta, Canada |
Alberta to ban weed-and-feed for lawns
Thursday, November 13, 2008 EDMONTON - Alberta will ban the sale of lawn-care products that combine herbicide The ban, which will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2010, is meant to help protect the quality "This is a simple measure that Albertans can take to curb the amount of chemicals Most of these "weed-and-feed" style products are used on homeowner lawns. More than 10 times the required amount of pesticide can be applied to lawns |
Photo exhibition - celebrating 30 years |
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Feature: Enhancing emergency lighting Filipinos draw power from buried heat
The Philippine government has championed geothermal power, and the United States can only learn from their success. Geothermal engineering gets a boost The USA Dept. of Energy will invest $43.1 million in 21 enhanced geothermal projects. Solar-powered fridge off the grid New design helps India's villages cool food via a solar-powered refrigerator. |
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WA Planning Commission has a new Urban Water Management document. Click above to access a PDF download. |
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 Bathurst Winner Graig Lowndes is a RSPCA Superhero ... click on his picture above to go to the RSPCA Website. |
Animal Rescue Site - click on the line above ... then click on the 'GIVE' button ... and the sponsors contribute to the animal food bowl appeal. And .. IT'S FREE for you! Then click on Graig Lowndes' pic and go to the RSPCA website |
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This is very heart warming and serious.
What are we adults doing about our environment and lives? Why are we killing each other in the world? Why are we not concerned with the future of human-kind and the creatures of this earth? Listen to this girl from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Here is a terrific appeal from a young teenager who makes sense in front of an international Environmental Conference in Rio de Janeiro. Happy viewing, but act rightly after seeing it. |
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Waste management - Intelligent waste management solutions for businesses in the UK and Ireland. Here's a waste management solution that we could adopt in Australia, even Bassendean. |
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