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- The Albanese government and the top end carbon bomb – podcast Mon, 3 Jul 23, 1:00amThe Albanese government has committed $1.5bn to Darwin harbour’s Middle Arm precinct – a project that has been sold as ‘sustainable’ and a contributor to ‘decarbonisation’. But some environmental and Indigenous...
- Revealed: documents detail key players behind vast Australian fossil fuel expansion Mon, 19 Jun 23, 1:00amFormer politicians and executives have propelled the Northern Territory’s Middle Arm hub from dream to likely realisation
- How is Australia trying to sell a major gas expansion? By badging it ‘sustainable’ | Anne Davies Fri, 19 May 23, 12:43pmBefore Labor invests $1.5bn in Darwin harbour’s Middle Arm precinct, it needs to look beyond the spin
- Science Yields Surprises! Island Nations Growing… “Atoll, Island Stability Is Global Trend”! Wed, 8 Mar 23, 9:00amIt is noteworthy that no island larger than 10 ha decreased in size.
- Darwin festival under fire for ‘gag clause’ preventing artists from criticising Santos sponsorship Thu, 23 Jun 22, 1:24pmA meeting between the board, First Nations representatives and environmental activists fails to resolve tensions over the deal, which has been described as ‘artwashing’
- First Nations group join Darwin festival protest over fossil fuel sponsorship Thu, 16 Jun 22, 7:59amOpen letter to festival board says Santos’ involvement threatens cultural integrity and amounts to ‘artswashing’
- BLM “Cancels” Charles Darwin? Thu, 10 Sep 20, 7:00amGuest “I couldn’t make this sort of schist up if I was trying” by David Middleton UK’s Natural History Museum to Review ‘Offensive’ Charles Darwin Exhibits, Bowing to BLM Pressure In response to the...
- Flogging Unreliable Energy By Extension Cord To Singapore Looks Like An Outrageous Fraud Mon, 3 Aug 20, 7:00amAustralia has granted major project status to AU$22bn solar, storage and transmission project which intends to sell unreliable energy to Singapore by undersea cable from Darwin.
- Fracking: report warns of risks associated with shale gas extraction Mon, 17 Jul 17, 4:00amReport suggests surface water and groundwater should not be used in some instances and warns against fracking during wet season
- Northern Territory fracking debate 'life or death', says cattle farmer Tue, 12 Apr 16, 5:07pmPastoralist expresses concerns about water as Senate select committee takes views on unconventional gas mining
- Researchers find that the blind cave fish evolved a smaller brain in order to survive Sat, 10 Oct 15, 6:47amIn the dark waters of a limestone cave in northeastern Mexico, a blind fish makes its home. Washed into the cave at some time in the distant past, the fish had no choice but to survive by eating bat droppings and not much...
- Artists call on Darwin festival to reject Santos sponsorship over fracking Wed, 29 Jul 15, 11:43amFrack Free NT Alliance says oil and gas company sponsorship undermines the integrity of the festival and investment from the renewables sector should be sought instead
- Northern Territory fracking report to be released as environmental fears grow Mon, 8 Dec 14, 3:39pmAdam Giles says the government will look to publish report on environmental risks once it has been considered by cabinet
- Contrasting Good and Bad Science: Disease, Climate Change and the Case of the Golden Toad Fri, 22 Nov 13, 6:00amGuest essay by Jim Steele, Director Emeritus, Sierra Nevada Field Campus San Francisco State University To insure the public does not become complacent as the 16-year hiatus in rising global temperatures continues, the media...
- Birds Have Evolved Shorter Wings to Better Contend With Cars Wed, 20 Mar 13, 2:12amBack when Darwin visited the Galapagos, he noticed that finches had evolved beaks in varying shapes and sizes to deal with eating different foods. Now birds probably long for the days when all they needed to worry about was...