Date: 1 October 2018 at 08:47:22 AEST
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Subject: Daily Links Oct 1
Post of the Day
The planned national waste policy won’t deliver a truly circular economy
Jenni Downes
The proposed policy doesn’t quite fit all the pieces together. https://theconversation.com/the-planned-national-waste-policy-wont-deliver-a-truly-circular-economy-103908
Today’s Celebration
Independence Day – Cyprus, Nigeria, Palau
National Day – China, Hong Kong
National Day of the People’s Republic of China – Macau
P.R. China’s Birthday – China
Stone Fishing Ceremony – French Polynesia
Tuvalu Day (Independence Day) – Tuvalu
Unification Day – Cameroon
Shemini Atzeret – Judaism
International Raccoon Appreciation Day – https://raccoonday.wordpress.com/
International Music Day – http://www.imc-cim.org/programme/international-music-day.html
International Coffee Day – http://internationalcoffeeday.org/
World Vegetarian Day – http://www.worldvegetarianday.org/
World Habitat Day – http://www.un.org/en/events/habitatday/
International Day of Older Persons – http://www.un.org/en/events/olderpersonsday/
World Day of Bullying Prevention – https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/day-of-bullying-prevention/
World Architecture Day – https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/world-architecture-day/
Be Kind to Animals Week – http://bekindtoanimalsweek.org.au/
More about Oct 1 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_1
Climate Change
The Trump admin says global temperatures will rise 7 degrees
By the end of this century, the government admits global temperatures could rise by 7 degrees. The government’s solution: Let cars make the problem worse.
Coal pollution gets much deeper cut IPCC report on climate change
Panel convened by the United Nations is assessing a stricter limit on emissions that cause global warming.
National
Large agribusiness gains most from $13bn Murray-Darling plan, report finds
Australia Institute report find communities, graziers, small irrigators and native title holders are being left behind
PM claims Australia will meet Paris target ‘in a canter’ despite emissions climbing
Morrison says rate of increase not as high as previous years and renewables investment will ensure Australia meets commitment
Selective breeding has made the fruit we eat full of sugar
Decades of selective breeding have so modified fruit that an Australian zoo has had to stop feeding it to its animals.
Trust Me, I’m An Expert: Australia’s extreme weather
Are our extremes moving past historical precendent into uncharted territory, or is this life as usual on a changeable continent?
https://theconversation.com/trust-me-im-an-expert-australias-extreme-weather-103903
Balance climate, economy: Ellis [$]
Former BHP and Landcare chairman Jerry Ellis has called for more balance in discussing the costs of tackling climate change.
Energy debate generates confusion [$]
Graham Young
A remedy for the country’s high electricity prices and supply uncertainties is unlikely while few understand the causes.
Morrison seeks to subvert ‘foreign donation’ laws to protect L-NP donors
Noely Neate
The Federal Government is trying to insert amendments to planned foreign donation laws to undermine more stringent state regulations.
Don’t trash chance for a waste revolution
SMH editorial
Canberra’s announcement of new recycling labelling is a welcome addition to the response to the collapse in the recycling market brought about by China’s exit.
The planned national waste policy won’t deliver a truly circular economy
Jenni Downes
The proposed policy doesn’t quite fit all the pieces together. https://theconversation.com/the-planned-national-waste-policy-wont-deliver-a-truly-circular-economy-103908
The problem isn’t dockless share bikes. It’s the lack of bike parking
Glen Fuller et al
If cyclist-friendly cities like Copenhagen can offer abundant and conveniently sited parking space for bikes, why not Australian cities?
Victoria
Punt Road pain: Year of disruptions at key Melbourne intersection
Faster journeys promised on Punt Road and Hoddle Street, but motorists should brace for short term pain
Suburban rail loop could create second CBD [$]
The Monash-Clayton area could evolve into Melbourne’s second CBD if the state government’s suburban rail loop idea goes ahead, new analysis has shown. Here’s how.
New South Wales
‘Last healthy population of Sydney koalas’ to be protected, Labor pledges
Koalas without chlamydia in south-western Sydney will be given their own national park along Georges River, NSW Opposition Leader Luke Foley has promised if elected.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-30/koalas-without-chlamydia-could-get-own-colony-sydney/10322704
Queensland
Dumping 15m tonnes of salt at Queensland creek ‘considerable’ risk to water
Study concludes considerable likelihood waste from coal seam gas operations could contaminate Stockyard Creek in headwaters of Murray-Darling Basin
Queensland bushfire: group of hikers rescued from national park
Ambulance service say 11 people treated for minor smoke inhalation after being trapped in Blackdown Tableland national park
Bushfire threat: Residents told to stay on alert [$]
Bushfire conditions have eased for a a far north Queensland community, who were earlier told it was too late to evacuate.
Qld rail problems blamed on LNP by govt
Queensland Transport Minister Mark Bailey has shrugged of accusations rail workers and their management are at loggerheads.
https://au.news.yahoo.com/qld-rail-problems-blamed-lnp-govt-050526435–spt.html
‘Reef grant buck stops with me’ [$]
Scott Morrison has taken responsibility for the Coalition’s $443.3 million grant to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation.
BOOK REVIEW: ‘Adani and the War Over Coal’ — a pox on both their Parties
John Biggs
The story of the devious and secretive negotiations between Adani and Australian governments of both stripes is appalling
South Australia
Virtual power plant on track despite Musk’s mess [$]
Grand power plans for South Australia are still on track despite Tesla and its founder agreeing to pay a $US40 million ($A55.37m) fine and have Elon Musk step down as chairman for misleading tweets about stock prices.
Licence to fish should improve pastime, not just fill coffers [$]
Advertiser editorial
Opinion CASTING about for fresh revenue streams is always high on its agenda but the State Government’s new Recreational Fishing Advisory Council needs to accurately gauge community sentiment before plunging hook, line and sinker into any move to introduce recreational fishing licences.
Tasmania
‘Kill, kill, kill’: Plan to cull sugar gliders to save swift parrots criticised
A new plan by the Tasmanian Government to protect nesting swift parrots from sugar gliders through a capture-and-cull method is slammed by Animal Liberation Tasmania as doing nothing long term to fix the issue.
Western Australia
Sun shines on CSIRO’s cheap hydrogen industry
Curtin University researchers have developed a cheaper and safer way to bottle and store Australian sunshine as hydrogen fuel.
Sustainability
Energy firms demand billions from UK taxpayer for mini reactors
Ministers under pressure to fund new generation of small-scale nuclear power stations
Wild greens could be a sustainable, nutritious and free food source
Edible wild greens could help improve food security, boost public health and make communities more resilient to disaster.
https://ensia.com/articles/wild-greens/
Is your salad habit good for the planet?
Popular fast-casual chains brag of sustainability, as customers toss their compostable and recyclable bowls into the trash with wild abandon.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/29/style/healthy-bowls-salad-waste.html
Trump administration prepares a major weakening of mercury emissions rules
The proposal is designed to provide legal justification for weakening not only the rules on mercury emissions from coal-burning power plants, but also other pollution controls as well.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/30/climate/epa-trump-mercury-rule.html
Nature Conservation
China’s super trawlers are emptying the ocean to feed the country’s insatiable appetite for seafood
China’s huge fishing fleet is forced to go deeper into the ocean to meet the country’s growing hunger for seafood, which accounts for a third of world consumption.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-30/china-super-trawlers-overfishing-world-oceans/10317394
Secret filming reveals hidden cruelty of licensed badger culls
‘Brutal slaughter’ will cost £1,000 per animal, claim campaigners, as government defends battle to beat bovine TB
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/30/covert-footage-reveals-cruelty-of-badger-culls
Q & A: A global ban on fishing on the high seas? The time is now
Marine biologist Daniel Pauly is calling for a total ban on open-ocean fishing. In an e360 interview, he contends that such a step is essential for rebuilding badly depleted global fish stocks and preventing the demise of the fishing industry itself.
https://e360.yale.edu/features/a-global-ban-on-fishing-on-the-high-seas-the-time-is-now
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