Post of the Day
Climate change is making storms like Hurricane Florence worse
Florence isn’t a preview of what is to come from climate change; it is an example of what climate change is doing to storms right now
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/19/us/climate-change-hurricane-florence-wxc/
Today’s Celebration
Anniversary of the failed attack on Lome – Togo
Constitutional Declaration Day – Cambodia
Heritage Day – South Africa
Manit Day – Marshall Islands
Nationality Day – Guinea Bissau
New Caledonia Day – New Caledonia
Our Lady of Mercy – Spain
Our Lady of Mercy Day – Dominican Republic
Pando Local Festival – Bolivia
Santa Cruz Local Festival – Bolivia
Virgin of las Mercedes – Peru
Sukkot – Judaism
Save the Koala Day – http://www.savethekoala.com/
International Week of Happiness at Work – https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/international-week-of-happiness-at-work/
More about Sep 24 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_24
Climate Change
Climate change is making storms like Hurricane Florence worse
Florence isn’t a preview of what is to come from climate change; it is an example of what climate change is doing to storms right now
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/19/us/climate-change-hurricane-florence-wxc/
Love means not making our neighbours choke on our exhaust
Byron Smith
How does faith in Father, Son and Spirit shape our love for clean and healthy skies?
https://www.eternitynews.com.au/opinion/love-means-not-making-our-neighbours-choke-on-our-exhaust/
National
Energy policy captive to lobbyists and ‘mad ideologues’, Tim Flannery says
Five years after the Climate Commission’s axing, its former head says there has been progress as well as setbacks
Australia’s biggest coal buyer tightens carbon policies
Australia’s biggest thermal coal customer is hardening its attitude towards the fuel.
https://www.afr.com/business/mining/major-japanese-banks-traders-tighten-coal-policy-20180921-h15ob9
Rough road ahead without energy guarantee [$]
Reliability has surged to the top of the energy industries’ worries as hopes fade for a smooth transition to lower-carbon energy supply
Carbon price policy ‘risks economy’ [$]
The OECD has warned Australia’s decision not to put a price on carbon emissions poses a sovereign risk.
New South Wales
Sydney Opera House goes carbon neutral five years early
The modernisation of a 50-year old seawater cooling system, the replacement of thousands of light bulbs and support for reforestation projects have combined to help the Sydney Opera House go carbon neutral five years ahead of target.
‘First salvo’: Lines drawn as battle over raising Warragamba Dam begins
A multi-year battle over the potential flooding of parts of the Blue Mountains World Heritage Area has begin – even if prospects of a near-term flood are low.
The Green Left Weekly: It’s really a thing [$]
Tim Blair
The laughs were few and far between when the socialist newspaper the Green Left Weekly held its annual fundraising event at Leichhardt Town Hall on Saturday – but at least I got the chance to dress down
ACT
How drought is leading to a 100 per cent spike in kangaroo collisions
Seeing kangaroos on and around Canberra roads is nothing new, but cyclists are particularly exposed this year, thanks to increasingly dry weather.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-23/kangaroo-cyclist-collisions-on-the-rise-in-canberra/10292708
Queensland
Adani coalmine: most Queenslanders want water licence revoked, poll finds
Half of LNP voters and three-quarters of One Nation supporters want water preserved for farmers
Bushfire ‘likely’ to hit north Qld town
An out-of-control bushfire burning southwest of Cairns is expected to reach the town of Irvinebank in the Atherton Tablelands.
South Australia
Power games drain all of our energy [$]
Advertiser editorial
It’s a sad, but apparently necessary, state of affairs when SA could again be relying on diesel power to keep the lights on this summer.
Tasmania
Tasmania’s fish make best catch
Examiner editorial
Tasmania’s pristine waterways have attracted trout fishers for generations, with the past weekend’s Trout Expo just one of many fishing events on the state’s calendar.
https://www.examiner.com.au/story/5661699/tasmanias-wild-fish-make-the-best-catch/?cs=12
Western Australia
Unpredictable WA bushfire contained
A bushfire at Kununurra in northern Western Australia has been contained but residents should still leave immediately.
Sustainability
Don’t want to go into a retirement home? Try a tiny house instead
This is Merle’s house. The 82-year-old loves everything about it — especially because it means she doesn’t have to rely on carers. So could tiny homes spark a retirement revolution?
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-23/tiny-homes-offer-an-alternative-to-retirement-homes/10264960
What is coal ash and why is it dangerous?
Coal ash refers to what’s left after coal is burned. Those remnants pose environmental and health risks, especially when storage ponds are breached.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/21/us/coal-ash-spill-dam-breach.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytclimate
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