Aus anti-nuke group to accept Nobel Prize
An Australian-founded group of anti-nuclear bomb campaigners will accept their Nobel Peace Prize alongside an 85-year-old Hiroshima survivor.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/aus-antinuke-group-to-accept-nobel-prize/news-story/85f2203dd7211b82dd06f5320e7c396b
Today’s Celebration
Constitution Day Thailand
Foundation Day Angola
Nobel Prize Day Sweden United States of America
Settlers’ Day Namibia
Ganga – Bois Voudon
Human Rights Day http://www.un.org/en/events/humanrightsday/
Worldwide Candle Lighting Day https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/worldwide-candle-lighting-day/
More about Dec 10
Climate Change
Katherine Hayhoe: ‘The true threat is the delusion that our opinion of science somehow alters its reality’
Q&A with the evangelical climate scientist.
http://www.wired.co.uk/article/katherine-hayhoe-climate-change-clean-energy-interview
National
Feed the birds: stop the demonising and tell us how to do it properly
It’s maligned in Australia but if some simple rules are observed, bird feeding is a great way to connect with the wild world
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/dec/09/feed-the-birds-stop-the-demonising-and-tell-us-how-to-do-it-properly
Aus anti-nuke group to accept Nobel Prize
An Australian-founded group of anti-nuclear bomb campaigners will accept their Nobel Peace Prize alongside an 85-year-old Hiroshima survivor.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/aus-antinuke-group-to-accept-nobel-prize/news-story/85f2203dd7211b82dd06f5320e7c396b
Victoria
Political confusion on power policy costing us dearly
Alinta Energy chief Jeff Dimery has demanded that both sides of politics come up with an agreement on carbon pricing so the industry can invest in new technology of coal-powered electricity generation
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/political-confusion-on-power-policy-costing-us-dearly/news-story/72af4b843ca1b674893bab4f683fffe8
West Gate Tunnel construction means five-year go-slow on freeway
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/west-gate-tunnel-construction-means-fiveyear-goslow-on-freeway/news-story/05a6c8f6aca58248ec360c05150f1762
Call for action as Point Lonsdale front beach washes away
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/locals-lament-government-inaction-as-sands-of-time-claim-point-lonsdale-front-beach-20171208-h01mky.html
New South Wales
Unique Native Title claim settled after ‘painful’ 19-year wait
A Native Title determination that gives the Gumbaynggirr people the right to trade is being celebrated as a major victory, although it was a long time coming.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-09/nineteen-years-too-long-to-wait-for-native-title-determination/9242016
AGL trades coal for clean energy, confirms closure of Liddell plant
Energy company AGL rejects the Prime Minister’s call to keep the coal-powered Liddell Power Station open, announcing its plan to close the plant and repurpose it with a commitment to clean energy.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-09/liddell-coal-plant-closes/9243180
South coast seabirds have stomachs full of plastic
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/montague-island-seabirds-have-stomachs-full-of-plastic-expert-warns-20171209-h01ru8.html
ACT
Neil Hermes launches new book to help bird-watchers identify the 322 bird species in Canberra
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/neil-hermes-launches-new-book-to-help-birdwatchers-identify-the-322-bird-species-in-canberra-20171208-h01r25.html
Queensland
Contentious Adani deal clears crucial hurdle
Adani’s mine site access deal with traditional owners wins the green light from native title authorities, months before a federal court ruling on whether the agreement is valid.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-09/adani-contentious-deal-clears-crucial-hurdle-ahead-of-trial/9243040
Brisbane businessman hit with $40,000 clean-up bill over tyre recycling facility fire
http://www.smh.com.au/queensland/brisbane-businessman-hit-with-40-000-clean-up-bill-over-tyre-recycling-facility-fire-20171208-p4yxk3.html
South Australia
SA survey finds South Australians abandoning support for tackling climate change
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/sunday-mail-your-say-sa-survey-finds-south-australians-abandoning-support-for-tackling-climate-change/news-story/19bab78c2ccf2f9cba60d8551c1435f2
My people are still suffering from Australia’s secret nuclear testing
Sue Coleman-Haseldine
My name is Sue Coleman-Haseldine. I was born into poverty on the margins of Australian society on the Aboriginal mission of Koonibba in 1951.
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/comment/my-people-are-still-suffering-from-australias-secret-nuclear-testing-20171208-h01a3l.html
Tasmania
TasWater prices to be regulated
http://www.examiner.com.au/story/5110517/taswater-prices-to-be-regulated/?cs=95
Perth River plan proposed by Northern Midlands Council
http://www.examiner.com.au/story/5110512/perth-river-plan-proposed-by-northern-midlands-council/?cs=95
Western Australia
GM crop growers may face contamination crackdown
A review of the rules around contamination caused by GM crops is underway in WA and while organic farmers might be pleased, other farmers sense they are being unfairly targeted.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2017-12-09/gm-crop-growers-may-face-contamination-crackdown/9241874
‘East-to-west’ gas pipeline could be on the cards for WA’s north
http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/easttowest-gas-pipeline-could-be-on-the-cards-for-was-north-20171201-gzx0pw.html
Sustainability
Nobel laureate: There is one way to prevent nuclear war
The danger of nuclear conflict among the major powers is real, and it’s magical thinking to imagine that our luck will hold out, Ira Helfand says.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/08/opinions/nuclear-weapons-helfand-opinion/index.html
Nature Conservation
The Plot to Loot America’s Wilderness
A little-known bureaucrat named James Cason is reshaping the Department of the Interior.
https://www.thenation.com/article/the-plot-to-sell-americas-wilderness/
Maelor Himbury