Date: 7 October 2018 at 08:13:38 AEDT
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Subject: Daily Links Oct 7
Post of the Day
Earth’s climate monsters could be unleashed as temperatures rise
Graham Readfearn
As a UN panel prepares a report on 1.5C global warming, researchers warn of the risks of ignoring ‘feedback’ effects
Today’s Celebration
Goodwill Day – Namibia
Merchant Holiday – Antigua & Barbuda
Our Lady of the Rosary – Spain
Virgen del Rosario – Spain
Change A Light Day – https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/change-a-light-day/
Ore about Oct 7 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_7
Climate Change
Earth’s climate monsters could be unleashed as temperatures rise
Graham Readfearn
As a UN panel prepares a report on 1.5C global warming, researchers warn of the risks of ignoring ‘feedback’ effects
Charge €30 a tonne for CO2 to avoid catastrophic 4C warming
Ottmar Edenhofer and Johan Rockström
New global policies such as carbon pricing are needed if we are to avoid an apocalyptic increase in temperature
National
Angus Taylor to reopen energy dialogue with states
Ministers to meet 26 October, as Taylor pursues a reliability obligation and price cuts
Aboriginal and African rangers swap stories in fight to protect endangered wildlife
Would you rather be bitten by a poisonous snake or shot by an armed poacher? These are the difficult questions African wildlife ranger Joseph Kotoke contemplated as he weighed up the differences between his job back home and the challenges faced by Aboriginal rangers in Australia.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-06/aboriginal-and-african-rangers-swap-secrets/10344080
Five myths about water saving in the garden
Jackie French
Gardeners need to learn how to live with drought and rise to its challenges, says
It’s time for a grown-up debate on immigration rates [$]
Annika Smethurst
Tackling Australia’s immigration intake has finally moved from the shadows to the spotlight for policymakers. And it’s about time.
Victoria
Fire at recycling facility in Melbourne’s east
Firefighters were called to the Knox Transfer Station at Wantirna South, just off EastLink, shortly after 4.30pm Saturday, but by 8.30pm authorities said the blaze had been contained.
Deer hunting opened up after feral numbers soar to estimated 1 million
Victoria’s feral deer population estimate has soared past more than one million, triggering government plans to unlock more of the Alpine National Park to hunters of a species described as “giant-hoofed cane toads”.
Storms lead to the Great Ocean erode [$]
A key stretch of Victoria’s famous Great Ocean Rd is at risk of washing away as erosion, triggered by severe storms over winter, encroaches on the popular tourist attraction at Apollo Bay.
New South Wales
Wentworth byelection: John Hewson says seat ‘ripe for protest vote’
Former Liberal leader suggests a loss for the party might alter government’s thinking on climate change
Queensland
The real reason your power bills are rising [$]
Electricity prices continue to rise outside our control, but changes in living habits and modern technology are delivering the all-too harsh reality that some of the blame for skyrocketing costs sits squarely with us.
Tasmania
Glamping site proposed at Nunamara, six tents planned
Nunamara could soon be home to the North’s newest luxury camp area, if a development application is approved.
https://www.examiner.com.au/story/5687619/glamping-site-plan-in-sights-for-states-north/?cs=12
Premier to set agenda [$]
Renewable energy, international trade growth and increased tourist numbers will form the focus of Premier Will Hodgman’s speech to Tasmanian Liberals today.
Tasmanian farms embrace spirit of sustainability
When it comes to farming, change ensures long-term survival. That’s the case for two very different Tasmanian farms diversifying into alcohol production with their leftover crops.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-07/tasmania-farms-make-sustainable-vodka-whisky-gin/10334050
North-west Tasmanian coastal erosion concerns after another damaging winter
Storms and king tides play havoc and leave a hefty repair bill on Tasmania’s north-west coastline.
Nature Conservation
Thousands of anti-coal protesters celebrate German forest’s reprieve
Court victory halts utility firm RWE’s plan to raze Hambach woodland and expand an opencast mine
Now for something completely different …
The urban myths of daylight saving
People either love it or hate it, but it can’t be avoided. Daylight saving time has come around yet again, as experts dispel some myths.