greenleft.org.au - 5/31/2009
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We live in a time of consequences. So it's crucial that the climate justice movement made up of those determined to take a stand to win a safe climate future campaigns for the changes that can actually make a difference. In Australia, a discussion has surfaced about whether population ...
newenergyworldnetwork.com - 6/1/2009
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newenergyworldnetwork.com —
22nd May 2009 The average Australian household could
pay up to 30 per cent more per year...
by 2025 for electricity generated from coal and nuclear power than from concentrating solar and hot dry rock geothermal power, according to clean energy ...
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Australian solar and geothermal cheaper than coal and ...
planetark.org - 5/27/2009
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planetark.org —
Reuters: Plans for the world's most comprehensive carbon-trading
scheme face defeat or parliamentary delay after Australia's opposition...
said on Tuesday it will try to postpone a vote on the laws this year. The decision by the Liberal-National ...
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Australia Faces Further Carbon-Scheme Delay
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DrumBeat: May 31, 2009
The Oil Drum —
... that would clamp the first nationwide limits on greenhouse gases.
Climate change bill still in doubt
WASHINGTON -- Environmentalists celebrated earlier this month when a key House committee approved a contentious proposal to combat climate change after months of often-bitter public deliberations and intense closed-door negotiations.
But for congressional supporters of the bill, the really hard part is just beginning.
Ten reasons why population control can’t stop climate change
In Australia, a ...
Deep thought - June 3
Energy Bulletin - —
... depletion issue is much more important. Though the essayists in the book may not agree on which challenge is paramount, they make their positions clear; both problems are something that need to be brought to light. With the need for the public to take swift action, Homer-Dixon admits he’s alarmed by the amount of public apathy especially amongst the youth. “I don’t understand why young people aren’t out there in the thousands on the streets saying, ‘This is our future.’ (1 June 2009) Ten reasons why population control can’t stop climate change Simon Butler, Green Left Without ...
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