Monthly Archives: February 2008

Garnaut: a seismic shift in the political landscape

The Garnaut climate change report has grave implications for Australia that the Rudd government must heed. Continue reading

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Spare an hour – and then some – for the planet

Earth Hour is an opportunity to take time out to think about our sustaining planet and what we must do to keep it that way. Continue reading

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Slow cooking: not a nice story

Global warming caused by uncontrolled carbon emissions from human activities threatens life as we know it. Continue reading

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