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Queensland’s coal expansion

Aug 14th, 2008 | By Belinda Gear | Category: Featured Articles

Despite other alternatives such as wind, solar and geothermal the Government is continuing to invest large amounts of money into the coal industry …



Omissions trading scheme

Aug 14th, 2008 | By Editor | Category: Featured Articles

Community advocacy organisation GetUp is concerned that the Federal Government’s green paper, outlining options for a Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme …



Solutions to peak oil

Aug 14th, 2008 | By Editor | Category: Featured Articles

Community action is the way forward on these issues. We must all work together, make the necessary changes …



Nambour ahead in peak oil race

Aug 14th, 2008 | By Ann White | Category: Featured Articles

A recent study has found Nambour to be relatively protected from the pain of escalating fuel prices …



Electric cars will be the norm

Aug 14th, 2008 | By Editor | Category: Featured Articles

A new CSIRO report on Australia’s future fuel challenges should prompt Federal and State governments to massively invest in public transport …



Garnaut’s vision not far enough

Aug 14th, 2008 | By Editor | Category: Featured Articles

The Australian Conservation Foundation believes the Federal Government will need to consider greater emissions cuts than those assessed in Professor Ross Garnaut’s report …



Peak energy and limits to growth

Aug 14th, 2008 | By Mike Stasse | Category: Featured Articles

This is not the time to build new freeways and tunnels to airports, which may even be quasi abandoned within five years as airlines all over the world go belly up …



Crude facts about peak oil

Aug 14th, 2008 | By Ann White | Category: Featured Articles

Ann White provides some facts on oil and consumption. “Peak oil represents the most serious and immediate challenge to our prosperity and security…”



Koalas at risk

Aug 14th, 2008 | By Editor | Category: Featured Articles

With fewer than 100,000 left in the wild and habitat disappearing fast, the koala is sadly an example of Australia’s loosening grip on biodiversity …



Agents of spin

Aug 14th, 2008 | By Belinda Gear | Category: Featured Articles

Many people might wonder what a pro-environmental group and a Victorian Game Hunting Association could have in common …