Post of the Day
The world is unpredictable and strange. Still, there is hope in the madness
Rebecca Solnit
The world that is coming is something we can work toward but not something we can foresee
On This Day
Maslenitsa (Forgiveness Sunday) – Eastern Orthodox Church
Ecological Observance
Climate Change
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International Women’s Day highlights climate justice as a feminist issue
Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Women are on the front lines of the global climate crisis, making up 80 per cent of the 21.5 million people displaced every year by climate-related events.
National
Climate 200 independents lead Facebook ad spending ahead of election
Group is pouring cash into online ads but reckons its campaign spending will be ‘a drop in the ocean’ compared to big parties and Clive Palmer
Election challenge looms as Australian gas boosted by Russian invasion
The Greens and environmental groups are mounting campaigns against new fossil fuel developments just as Australian gas stocks soar.
Eraring’s 2025 exit and Mike Cannon-Brookes/Brookfield AGL takeover could reduce power bills
Johanna Bowyer
The closure of Eraring power station and AGL’s takeover bid are likely to reduce electricity prices for consumers as low-cost renewable energy and additional storage replace the retiring coal generators.
Binoy Kampmark
In a country expert in killing off mammal species at a rate exceeding that of others (to be fair, there are so many more to destroy, with more to come), Australians now face the prospect that the koala, one of its most singularly recognisable animals, has its days numbered.
Victoria
Indigenous fight for ‘water justice’ intensifies as Victoria hands back Murray-Darling entitlement
The Victorian government has announced 1.36 gigalitres has been set aside for traditional owners in the state’s north
Fight or flight? What to do about erosion at Wye River
The community at Wye River faces a choice about how to protect the beach and surf life-saving club from a change in the Wye River’s course that has eaten away at a dune on the Great Ocean Road beach.
New South Wales
‘Unlike anything in a petrol car’: Why this ‘rev head’ has gone electric
A passion for performance vehicles and a career fixing large fuel-powered machines haven’t deterred Corey Stenhouse from making the switch to an electric vehicle.
Greater Sydney remains on flood watch as northern NSW begins cleanup
Cleanup begins in northern NSW after flood waters begin to subside, with greater Sydney still at risk with storms developing on the radar.
NSW Premier promises review of flood response, admits to failures
Premier Dominic Perrottet has promised a review of the response to the deadly flooding in the state’s north-east, conceding it was not good enough that civilians were left to save themselves while waiting for emergency services.
How raising the Warragamba Dam wall could be a win for billionaire Kerry Stokes
When Kerry Stokes’ Seven Group took control of building materials group Boral, it acquired part-ownership of a controversial 1935ha site in western Sydney.
ACT
Fears drones will destroy ACT’s tranquility are justified
Letters
I Kolak’s fears about Canberra being transformed into the drone capital, destroying the unique bush capital’s quality of life and suburban ambience are well-founded
Queensland
Damage ‘easily into the billions’, troops on way to devastated Brisbane
Across the state, hundreds of Defence personnel been deployed to Gympie, Ipswich and the Lockyer region, while more troops were expected to move in on Friday and Saturday.
Thousands of volunteers help with the flood cleanup in Queensland
Thousands of volunteers known as the ‘mud army 2.0’ begin to cleanup up the mess left by the flooding crisis in Queensland.
The Coalition’s ‘dreadful’ legacy on the Great Barrier Reef
Nicholas Bugeja
Ahead of the upcoming Federal Election, the Coalition Government has made another significant pledge to protect the Great Barrier Reef from further environmental harm and degradation.
South Australia
Leave it out: See where Adelaide’s lost the most trees [$]
The first decade-long study in Adelaide has mapped the shocking decline of the city’s tree cover.
Tasmania
‘Half thylacine’: Why Tassie tiger rebirth won’t happen [$]
Reviving the thylacine would “send the wrong message”, says a leading Tasmanian green group, but there’s one problem above all else which means this project is unlikely to get off the ground.
‘People are struggling’: Councillor rubbishes tax hike on bins [$]
A Tasmanian councillor has rubbished the state government’s new bin tax, warning it will make life even more unaffordable for ratepayers.
Northern Territory
Scientists warn that unprecedented water allocations being handed out may be too generous according to centuries-old records and could result in major environmental and cultural damage.
Western Australia
‘The good fight’: Roebuck Plains Station and its return to Indigenous owners – podcast
The Yawuru people have finally had 530,000 hectares of their traditional country returned to them. We also hear suburban tales of electrifying our homes and discovering treasure on council cleanup days
Killer tune as orca ‘sings’ for the camera off WA coast
Thrilled researchers capture a rare recording of a matriarch as she glides close to a tourist vessel.
Sustainability
Wildfires in South Korea force 6,200 to flee and threaten nuclear and gas plants
Thousands of South Korean firefighters and troops battle a wildfire as it tears through an eastern coastal area, threatening a nuclear power station and a liquefied natural gas plant.
Artificial intelligence predicts algae potential as alternative energy source
Jet fuel, animal feed among potential products from algae
Ukraine’s nuclear power fleet the prize in Russia’s escalating energy war
Global fears of a nuclear catastrophe leapt on Friday as Russian troops attacked a nuclear facility, but energy has been central to the conflict from the start.
Scooting to a new era in active transportation
In recent years, shared electric scooters (e-scooters) have taken cities by storm. But how are people using this new mode of transportation?
Cutting losses: Engineering research equips solar industry for improved performance
Researchers have succeeded in identifying a technique that makes cadmium, selenium and telluride (CdSeTe) solar cells more efficient than silicon cells.
Changes in air pollution linked with dry spells in Asia and summer heatwaves in Europe
Analysis of climate models finds aerosols from air pollution were far more important in influencing the Eurasian summer jet stream, which shapes Northern Hemisphere weather, than previously thought.
How triple-pane windows stop energy (and money) from flying out the window
We know triple-pane windows conserve energy, reduce noise, and lower home energy bills; now they are getting more affordable
The world is unpredictable and strange. Still, there is hope in the madness
Rebecca Solnit
The world that is coming is something we can work toward but not something we can foresee
Green energy the reason Europe slow to condemn Putin [$]
Peta Credlin
Europe’s push to unreliable wind and solar power in the name of combating climate change made it dependent on Russia for gas supplies.
Medications damaging nature and humans
Peter Sainsbury
Prescribed drugs, government subsidies and deforestation are destroying nature. But nature fights back in Ecuador.
During droughts, thirstier mountain forests could mean less water downstream
Researchers found upstream forests’ increased water consumption during droughts could leave less water downstream for forests, cities and wildlife during drought.
Pests? Gardeners need to rethink how they view slugs, snails and greenfly
Andrew Salisbury
With biodiversity in crisis, perhaps we should focus on the good these creatures do in our gardens
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