Top Post
It’s Official – Spending Time Outside is Good For You
Living close to nature and spending time outside has significant and wide-ranging health benefits – according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
https://www.enn.com/articles/54848-it-s-official-spending-time-outside-is-good-for-you
Today’s Celebration
Gay Pride Day – Netherlands
Special Holiday Isabel Province – Solomon Islands
Scud Day – https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/scud-day/
National Diabetes Week – https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/news/11305
NAIDOC Week – http://www.naidoc.org.au/
More about Jul 8 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_8
National
Nationals leader pushes Queensland LNP to back Coalition’s energy policy
Michael McCormack tells state convention coal will be part of the mix but talks up need for national energy guarantee
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/jul/07/nationals-leader-pushes-queensland-lnp-to-back-coalitions-energy-policy
Is it a panther? Is it a puma? No, just a cat and a huge claws for frustration
Rangers are sick of mistaken panther sightings, which detract from the fight against feral cats
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jul/07/is-it-a-panther-is-it-a-puma-no-just-a-cat-and-a-huge-claws-for-frustration
Coalition MP backs Abbott on Paris pact
Conservative coalition MP Craig Kelly says the Paris Agreement on climate change no longer applies to Australia following the US decision to depart.
https://au.news.yahoo.com/coalition-mp-backs-abbott-paris-pact-014921381–spt.html
Tony Abbott’s latest demolition job [$]
Paul Bongiorno
Last Tuesday night, Tony Abbott was in his element. Surrounded by climate change sceptics and deniers he set about destroying Malcolm Turnbull’s signature energy policy.
https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/opinion/topic/2018/07/07/tony-abbotts-latest-demolition-job/15308856006514
Abbott is angry about energy but there are bigger fish to fry
Katharine Murphy
The former PM is making noise but the real threat to sorting out energy policy is elsewhere
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/jul/07/abbott-is-angry-about-energy-but-there-are-bigger-fish-to-fry
Why risk our future for pointless emission targets? [$]
Peta Credlin
With abundant natural resources, we should have cheap energy, but we’ve junked our standard of living for emissions that do “virtually nothing” to cool the planet.
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/rendezview/why-risk-our-future-for-pointless-emission-targets/news-story/cfce852ade4835c4ae96bc2b358b1f23
Turnbull’s pants are on fire over climate [$]
Piers Akerman
The Turnbull Government’s commitment to the Paris Climate Change Agreement is a costly and deadly exercise in vanity and futility.
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/opinion/piers-akerman-the-turnbull-governments-stance-on-paris-agreement-is-costly/news-story/eed03c9ee979202c5c1e7f89b11078d1
Victoria
Melbourne recycling plant fire controlled
A large blaze at a Melbourne recycling plant has been brought under control with fire investigators yet to determine its cause.
https://au.news.yahoo.com/melbourne-recycling-plant-fire-controlled-183906168–spt.html
New South Wales
‘Seahorse hotels’ bring a species back from the brink
It is not much more than a chicken wire cage, but the nicely named “seahorse hotel” is behind a population resurgence of one of Australia’s endangered marine creatures.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-08/seahorse-hotels-bringing-endangered-species-back/9924454
ACT
Canberra could take lead for waste solutions, director says
The state director of the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre said a new technology could be a game changer for recycling in the capital.
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/act/canberra-could-take-lead-for-waste-solutions-director-says-20180706-p4zpxx.html
Queensland
Adani says it could start works at Abbot Point without traditional owners’ input
New construction work at coal terminal scheduled to begin as Juru group of traditional owners seeks stop order
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jul/07/adani-says-it-could-start-works-at-abbot-point-without-traditional-owners-input
Croc cull laws divide far north [$[
Rogue croc catcher Errol Copley is at the centre of a landmark legal test case in a crackdown on illegal crocodile culling in north Queensland as the Katter Australia Party spearheads a move to reduce numbers under a proposed crocodile management plan.
https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/crime-and-justice/crocodile-cull-laws-divide-north-queensland/news-story/c0b88ecf4affa5549b4871e2f6d21a55
Tasmania
Derwent rail an alternative to woodchip port [$]
John Livermore
Worth exploring rail option for woodchips instead of Dover port
https://www.railpage.com.au/news/s/derwent-rail-an-alternative-to-woodchip-port
Sustainability
Going plastic-free can be a surprising journey
Louise Williams and Clara Williams Roldan
It doesn’t take long to realise that the growing plastic-free movement is about much more than rubbish.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/going-plastic-free-can-be-a-surprising-journey-20180629-p4zoo1.html
Nature Conservation
It’s Official – Spending Time Outside is Good For You
Living close to nature and spending time outside has significant and wide-ranging health benefits – according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
https://www.enn.com/articles/54848-it-s-official-spending-time-outside-is-good-for-you
UK National Trust buys two wildflower sites to protect wildlife
The £2.15m deal will protect 460 acres of nature-rich farmland in the Peak District
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jul/07/national-trust-buys-two-wildflower-sites-to-protect-wildlife
Described 28 Years Post Collection, New Grass Species Makes a Strong Case for Conservation
Originally collected 28 years ago in Ecuador, the new species Poa laegaardiana has been just described, only to find out its prospects for surviving in its type location seem bleak due to intense …
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180705115522.htm
Improving Seabird Conservation in Patagonian Ecosystems
Preserving a 300,000 square km area in Patagonian waters could improve the conservation of 20 percent of the population of sea birds in their ..
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180705110054.htm
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