Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
great barrier reef, Tag
- Dirty coal to dirty politics: everything is connected through a malformed political economy | David Ritter Fri, 21 Jul 17, 4:00amThe life of our reef is intimately linked to the health of our politics and the future of our communities. Coal has no role to play
- The cynical and dishonest denial of climate change has to end: it's time for leadership | Gerry Hueston Fri, 14 Jul 17, 9:24amAbsence of climate and energy policy has left Australia lagging dangerously behind, missing out on investment and facing major electricity disruptions.
- Tackling the plastic bottle crisis and our wider disregard for nature | Letters Sat, 1 Jul 17, 4:13amGreen co-leader Caroline Lucas says she hopes to build a cross-party coalition to stop bottle wastage, while other correspondents offer their thoughts on protecting the environment
- The threatened Great Barrier Reef is estimated to be worth $42 billion Tue, 27 Jun 17, 3:56amOur unsustainable habits are propelling climate change, and as a result, the Great Barrier Reef is under immense environmental stress. Coral bleaching has reached record levels and no one knows if or when the coral will...
- Adani is not just another coalmine, it is a turning point for the nation | Hamish McKenzie Mon, 17 Apr 17, 10:37amIf the government approves this monstrous mine it will be committing environmental treason against every Australian who values our farmers, our coasts, our bush and our way of life
- Footage shows wetlands blackened by Abbot Point coal dust, activists say Wed, 12 Apr 17, 5:15pmAdani says it released water into the Caley valley wetlands after Cyclone Debbie, but claims photos showing apparent contamination are ‘misleading’
- Rising ocean temperatures are cooking the Great Barrier Reef to death Tue, 11 Apr 17, 1:24amAustralia's Great Barrier Reef offers dramatic evidence of the reality of climate change. Scientists have found an astonishing two-thirds of the reef undergoing mass coral bleaching as warmer ocean temperatures are basically...
- Need for transparency as 'slush fund' allegations get bandied about | Lenore Taylor Sat, 1 Apr 17, 10:13amIf the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility hasn’t got a risk policy yet, how can it be considering a $1bn loan for the Adani project?
- In the battle for the planet's climate future, Australia's Adani mine is the line in the sand | Bill McKibben Mon, 27 Mar 17, 11:22amAustralians must decide whether they continue to support coal or whether the future is renewable. Without a doubt, Malcolm Turnbull will be left on the losing side
- Big tourism must demand action to save the reef – its business depends on it | David Ritter Tue, 28 Feb 17, 12:57pmAs the Great Barrier Reef faces the return of coral bleaching, why are Mantra, Accor and Marriott still silent on Adani?
- Great Barrier Reef tourist pollution may be causing turtle-specific herpes outbreak Thu, 7 Jul 16, 8:00pmPollution may be the cause of a peculiar form of herpes currently plaguing sea turtles living near the Great Barrier Reef. Researchers at James Cook University in Australia have been mapping the outbreak and found a hotspot...
- Great Barrier Reef tourist pollution may be giving turtles herpes Thu, 7 Jul 16, 8:00pmPollution may be the cause of a peculiar form of herpes currently plaguing sea turtles living near the Great Barrier Reef. Researchers at James Cook University in Australia have been mapping the outbreak and found a hotspot...
- Airbnb wants a family to sleep in this Great Barrier Reef floating 'house', but is it safe? Fri, 24 Jun 16, 12:44amThe Airbnb listing calls the accommodations an “apartment” but it is decidedly not that. Composed of an open-air floating platform, the space is elaborately decorated with white linens and natural elements. The reef-adjacent...
- Five things we can do right now to save the Great Barrier Reef | John Pandolfi Mon, 13 Jun 16, 1:39pmIt can be easy to tune out when you think a problem is too big to solve, but there are five things that need to happen now to save the reef
- Government rules out public funds for Adani coal project, activists claim Fri, 10 Jun 16, 6:45pmWWF Australia says it has been advised by the federal director of the Liberal party, Tony Nutt, that no taxpayer money will be sunk into the venture