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Outrage over Sustainable Planning Bill
Latest Group Profile – PAGE
Eco Adventures – A tale of two mountains
Carbon, climate and koalas
Eco watch – clean coal
Exploring the past – climbing Mount Coolum in 1927
Whales and eco tourism
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Has the environment been sacrificed on the economic alter?

As governments around the world throw trillions of dollars into ever desperate bids to prop up failed financial institutions and businesses, there is real concern that so called “economic science” may in fact be only a “black art”.
It is increasingly clear that this ‘economy’ which we have been protecting and nurturing as the centre piece [...]

And the winner is … clean coal

By Guest Writer, Lindsay Holt

Federal Environment and Climate Change Ministers jointly announced that there was less than 8 hours to submit solar rebate applications before they were stopped 3 weeks before schedule. Environment Minister, Peter Garrett is now clearly in the running as the most disappointing and underachieving environment minister in recent years.
The rationale for [...]

Queensland’s coal expansion

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