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Government vows to fight on after ETS defeat

Thursday, 13 August 2009

As expected, the Senate has voted down the Rudd Government's contentious emissions trading legislation, in effect putting Australia's climate change strategy on the shelf for at least three months.

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Exploring deep sea coral reefs

Friday, 7 August 2009

Researchers will begin delving into the mysteries of deep sea coral reefs in the Atlantic Ocean, in an effort to better understand and protect these rich ocean ecosystems.

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National litter count results are in

Thursday, 6 August 2009

The annual National Litter Index results are in today, and while Australia's litter count is down, it's apparent there's still plenty of room for improvement.

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17 Australian World Heritage areas at risk

Thursday, 6 August 2009

Seventeen of Australia's iconic World Heritage properties will experience increased risks from climate change, a new report has found.

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Australian world first: rainfall-predicting visual atlas

Wednesday, 5 August 2009

Australian researchers have created the world's first visual atlas allowing the projection of global rainfall over the next 100 years.

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Rats! Changing rodent size linked to climate change

Tuesday, 4 August 2009

You probably hadn't noticed, but the head shape and overall size of rodents has been changing over the past century - and now these changes have been linked to human population density and climate change.

Improvements made to flexible solar panels

Monday, 3 August 2009

A new breed of flexible solar power cells that are cheap and easy to make are one step closer to reality, researchers have said.

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50,000 new green jobs for young Aussies

Friday, 31 July 2009

A wealth of new green jobs and training opportunities will be made available in Australia under a new $94 million plan, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced yesterday.

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Go Paper-less with new free software

Thursday, 30 July 2009

Businesses and individuals can now easily monitor their paper use with the launch of a free software program by environment organisation Do Something.

Environmental refugees

75 million environmental refugees by 2050

Wednesday, 29 July 2009

Seventy-five million refugees could be fleeing from climate change induced problems in the Asia-Pacific region over the next 40 years, a new report has predicted.

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