Fact check: Minuscule wind and solar production claim needs a jolt of truth
Climate change sceptics say some renewable energy sources are almost negligible in terms of electricity production in Australia.
On This Day
Climate Change
Air samples from Arctic region show how fast Earth is warming
Researchers report direct observations of size-resolved ice nucleating particles in the central Arctic, spanning the entire sea ice growth and decline cycle. Their results show a strong seasonality of these particles, with lower concentrations in the winter and spring, and enhanced concentrations during summer melt from local biology.
Fact check: Minuscule wind and solar production claim needs a jolt of truth
Climate change sceptics say some renewable energy sources are almost negligible in terms of electricity production in Australia.
Labor ignorance committing Australia to a real energy disaster [$]
Piers Akerman
While Anthony Albanese and Chris Bowen brandish their anti-fossil fuel, anti-nuclear energy ideology, Western European nations are scrambling to reopen coal mines and coal-fired power stations.
Time to get serious about ventilation and air quality in training and post-secondary education
Don Perlgut
Australia is not doing enough to improve clean air in post-secondary education and training environments. Given the COVID-19 pandemic will be with us for a very long time to come, training providers and universities need to invest more in ventilation and air quality to ensure that students can learn in the safest environments possible.
What does it mean to be “good” in modern politics?
John Delmenico
As the world takes a deep breath after the Trump, Johnson, Morrison era and we look forward to addressing the shitstorm left behind, there is one Voltaire quote we will be hearing a lot more of: “Don’t let the Perfect be the enemy of the Good”.
Victoria
Varroa mite: Victoria introduces permit system for interstate bees to save pollination season
Victorian authorities are introducing a permit system to curb the destructive varroa mite’s impact on farmers as the state opens up to interstate beekeepers ahead of a key pollination period.
Opposition ramps up climate goals
Opposition leader Matthew Guy said he would legislate a 50 per cent emissions reduction target by 2030, if elected in November.
Albanese government seeks to pull plug on Victoria’s electric vehicle tax
The Albanese government has joined a legal bid to strike down Victoria’s controversial electric vehicle tax, opening up a fight with states over who will control billions of dollars in revenue collected from motorists.
New South Wales
‘Australia will lose this species’: Logging slammed as the end for koalas and greater gliders
In February this year, the federal government listed Australia’s beloved koala as an endangered species. Earlier this month, the daredevil greater glider joined it.
NSW flood plain harvesting rules won’t protect environment, government advisers warn
Officials raised concerns water level targets would not ensure river health or meet needs of downstream communities, documents show
Why tens of thousands of bats have taken over Tamworth
Floods in Queensland are partly responsible for thousands of flying foxes flocking to the country music mecca.
Queensland
The feral pig population has exploded. This high-tech trap might help
Farmers and contractors in Queensland say feral pig numbers have exploded to levels not seen in a decade, and they are turning to high-tech methods to control them.
Tasmania
Shot and left to rot: Tasmania grapples with deer dilemma as invasive pest numbers soar
Environmentalists, farmers and commercial hunters are all calling on the state to end protection of an animal introduced 190 years ago
‘Inspiring to see’: scientists show how forests of kelp can potentially be brought back to life
Tasmania’s giant kelp has all but vanished, but worldwide restoration efforts provide hope the precious habitats can be rejuvenated
Media release – Tasmanian Wilderness Guides Association (TWGA)
The Tasmanian Wilderness Guides Association (TWGA) was pleased to see the Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) has closely scrutinised the Tasmanian Walking Company’s (TWC) plans for the Lake Rodway/Cradle Mountain Base Camp Experience.
Have your say on a 10-year salmon plan
Media release – Jo Palmer, Minister for Primary Industries and Water
The Discussion Paper: Towards a 10-Year Salmon Plan has been released and is now open for public consultation.
Part of the plan should be bike parking, paths
Bicycle Network
The Tasmanian Government is reviewing its State Planning Provisions, which determine how many bike parking spots should be provided in new buildings and what bike paths should be built on new roads.
Western Australia
Perth is already the world’s longest city, and we’ve dropped the ball on sprawl
Our city already stretches 150 kilometres, it is sprawling at a greater rate than it was in 2013 and at this rate, Bunbury will soon be its southernmost suburb.
Sustainability
Eco-friendly lawns require forethought to attract pollinators
To support pollinators, people have turned to creating eco-friendly spaces around their homes, including replacing their grass lawns with flowering plants.
Debunking the myths that discourage public funding of clean energy
To spur decarbonization, public investments must expand into the manufacturing and deployment of new technology and governments must move beyond the myths surrounding public investment in clean energy that discourage use of public funds.
Chomsky and the United Nations warn of collapse
Robert Hunziker
It’s entirely possible that doomsayers of the world, though widely ridiculed, could be on target about the prospects for global societal collapse. But, of course, when? According to a recent Noam Chomsky interview, it’s an ongoing grind that will end with a thud.
Nature Conservation
Lake Mead, once the largest water reservoir in the US, now little more than a graveyard
Stranded boats, old bones and suffocated fish: This is all that remains of what was once a year-round paradise.
Utah’s Great Salt Lake hits record low levels amid ‘devastating’ drought
The largest saltwater lake in the western hemisphere hits its lowest point in almost 200 years.
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