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Date: 29 May 2023 at 8:57:36 am AEST
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Subject: Daily Links May 29
Post of the Day
3 little-known reasons why plastic recycling could actually make things worse
Pascal Scherrer
This week in Paris, negotiators from around the world are convening for a United Nations meeting. They will tackle a thorny problem: finding a globally binding solution for plastic pollution.
On This Day
Whit Monday – Western Christianity
Ascension of Baha’ullah – Baha’i
Reconciliation Day – ACT
Ecological Observance
National Alligator Day – USA
Climate Change
More than 1,500 arrested after blocking motorway for climate protest in The Hague
More than 1,500 people are arrested during a protest by the Extinction Rebellion climate group in The Hague, Dutch police say.
In a part of the country famous for its agriculture and cultural identity, climate-driven swings between extreme precipitation and deep drought threaten historic architecture, ancient art and beloved foods.
Warren Buffett misses the point on climate change
Thom Krystofiak
Isn’t there a point where a corporation and its investors have amassed so much wealth that they should be able to recognize there are other goals besides money that desperately need to be pursued?
National
Monster movers: BHP tests electric trucks the size of two-storey house
Australia’s largest miner is about to test heavy-haul trucks with motors charged by renewable power in a bid to slash fossil fuel use.
Is cattle the new coal in green-left climate war? [$]
Nick Cater
Australia cannot afford a repeat of the mistake we made when we developed climate and energy policy without inviting the engineers into the room.
Labor’s mixed signals on carbon capture [$]
Jennifer Hewett
The gas industry strongly promotes the benefits of carbon capture and storage to reduce emissions, but most of the federal government is lukewarm.
Our cemeteries face a housing crisis too. 4 changes can make burial sustainable
Kate Falconer and Hannah Gould
Australia’s housing crisis is no secret. What many people don’t realise is that there’s another, less visible housing crisis. Australia’s urban cemeteries are running out of space to house the dead.
Victoria
Residents fight feral honey bees taking over native wildlife homes
Community groups in Victoria’s Macedon Ranges want to stop European honey bee swarms taking over tree hollows in their landscape.
Logging off: ‘essential’ workers in limbo [$]
One of Victoria’s oldest sawmills could cease to operate following news native logging in Victoria will end early.
Andrew Butt
Rather than rushing to condemn communities for engaging with the planning system perhaps the antidote to anti-growth attitudes is quality development
Ending native forest logging is right call but will not be an easy path
Age editorial
The Victorian government’s announcement last week that it will end native forest logging in the state next year has accelerated debate about the future of the industry in NSW and given rise to the prospect of greater federal government engagement on this nationally significant issue.
New South Wales
Harry Bough
I decided to call the little guy Pinky.
Queensland
Conservationists want fines for ‘reckless’ behaviour around crocodiles
Queensland’s new environment minister will consider the proposal championed by Bob Irwin and the Environmental Defender’s Office, after some high-profile incidents that surfaced on social media.
First of its kind: Queensland wildlife sanctuary built to save cute creatures at risk of extinction
It’s not a quokka or bilby, and there’s a reason you’ve probably never seen a Northern Bettong in the flesh. Here’s how Queenslanders are saving the native creature.
Little Qld station’s huge contribution to reef science
A research station on the Great Barrier Reef is celebrating its profound impact on global marine science, at a time when coral reefs are in the crosshairs.
Coal bonanza puts state in surplus [$]
The controversial new coal royalty rates which Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick denied broke an election promise of no new or higher taxes has put billions on to the budget bottom line.
‘Stay indoors’: Health warning as smoke haze blankets Brisbane [$]
Authorities are warning some people to remain indoors as a smoke haze blanketing Brisbane threatens to persist into tomorrow.
South Australia
From near annihilation to empowering their destiny; this is the Nauo people’s native title story
A historic win allows the Indigenous nation to rise above the horrors of a dark colonial past on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula.
Northern Territory
Micro-protesters arrested after anti-fracking action
Police have responded to an anti-fracking micro-protest at East Arm.
Western Australia
Alison Lullfitz
Noongar Country of southwestern Australia is home to the world’s largest parasitic plant, a mighty mistletoe that blooms every December. That’s why it’s commonly known as WA’s Christmas Tree. But it also goes by other names, mungee and moodjar. And it holds great significance for Noongar people including the Merningar people of the south coast.
Sustainability
Indian official suspended for draining dam to retrieve phone
Despite severe water scarcity in India, the food inspector ordered more than 2 million litres be pumped out of a dam after dropping his phone while taking a selfie.
How Ron DeSantis shaped Florida’s environment
Ron DeSantis won his primary and the governorship, in part by riding the tide of environmentalism in Florida. But four years later and after officially launching a presidential bid, environmentalists and others offer praise and disappointment — sometimes simultaneously.
Planet-friendly farming takes root in drought-hit Tunisia
Permaculture, as an alternative to industrial agriculture, aims to work in harmony with the environment, keep soil structures intact, and do without artificial inputs such as chemical fertilisers or pesticides.
No choice but to deploy nuclear arms: Belarus
Western countries left Belarus no choice but to deploy Russian tactical nuclear weapons and had better take heed not to “cross red lines” on key strategic issues, a senior Belarusian official was quoted as saying.
France will spend €2 billion to double bike lanes, expand cycling
The French government announced a €2 billion plan to expand cycling infrastructure as part of a broader effort to encourage people to ditch their cars.
Woodside and other polluters littering our oceans
David Ritter
In addition to harming the climate, fossil fuel corporations such as Woodside are leaving abandoned machinery in our oceans.
Nature Conservation
Why the climate crisis is making our insects run for the hills
Around the world, different species are shifting their habitats upwards, with potentially catastrophic results for our ecosystems
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