Outrage as 140 police sent to Broome to crush community
Posted by The Wilderness Society in News 5 days agoMedia Release The Wilderness Society Inc.11 May, 2012
More than 100 police are being sent to Broome, the ABC reports, in a desperate attempt to crush local community opposition to the proposed James Price Point gas industrial complex – which still…
Living Green, drinking tea and weaving
Posted by Clean Energy Future in News 5 days agoThis Saturday, 12 May, Auburn Community Development Network (ACDN) will host another ‘enviro tea salon’ at the monthly Auburn community markets in Sydney’s western suburbs….
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Bird Watching Can Help Eco-Tourism Fly High in a Green Economy
Posted by United National Environment Programme in News 5 days agoWorld Migratory Bird Day 2012 Highlights Multiple Benefits of Safeguarding Bird Habitats …
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Want safer cycling? Don’t dismiss dooring
Posted by The Conversation in News 6 days agoBy Marilyn Johnson, Monash University. Every year, more Australians – particularly in cities – are riding to work. More cyclists means fewer cars on the…
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Atlantic Canada sea scallop fishery entered into assessment
Posted by Marine Stewardship Council in News 6 days agoThe Full Bay Scallop Association of Canada has entered an Atlantic sea scallop fishery into independent, third-party assessment.
Continue Reading...TopicsPescaviar winner of MSC Most Innovative Product award
Posted by Marine Stewardship Council in News 6 days agoPescaviar’s Arënkha Pearls won the award for Most Innovative Product at the first edition of the MSC SeAwards, held during the the European Seafood 2012.
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Giant fish and small meetings
Posted by Greenpeace International in News 6 days agoIt’s been a week since we arrived in Belem and during that time I’ve learned more about river fish than I would have during a lifetime back in San Francisco. Well, perhaps that’s a bit hard on the Californian fish scene, but you get the idea.I’…
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Update from Senegal: victory for our oceans
Posted by Greenpeace International in News 6 days agoLast week, the Senegalese government cancelled all fishing permits for foreign“pelagic trawlers,” large fishing vessels that drag nets below the surface of the ocean.This should remind leaders that with political will and courage, they can change t…
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Do anthropogenic dark earths occur in the interior of Borneo
Posted by Centre for International Forestry Research in News 6 days agoAnthropogenic soils of the Amazon Basin (Terra Preta, Terra Mulata) reveal that pre-Colombian peoples made lasting improvements in the agricultural potential of nutrient-poor soils. Some…
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Species with multiple colours evolve faster
Posted by The Conversation in News 6 days agoBy Justin Norrie, The Conversation Australian researchers have provided the first support for a 60-year-old evolution theory – that species with multiple colours in the…
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