There’s only about 150,000 Australians currently living with Parkinson’s Disease. How can the viability of a lucrative water-guzzling crop in our arid and sere continent be threatened by this? And there’s barely a cotton-farming impact on Barka/Darling flows and all that depend on the river, is there?
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From: Maelor Himbury <M.Himbury@acfonline.org.au>
Date: 30 October 2024 at 9:03:45 AM GMT+11
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Subject: Daily Links Oct 30
Date: 30 October 2024 at 9:03:45 AM GMT+11
To: Undisclosed recipients:;
Subject: Daily Links Oct 30
Post of the Day
Tim Winton
Having spoken to 8000 people across the country, I have been struck by the sense of pent-up fury, anguish and frustration among Australians.
On This Day
Climate Change
Researchers found 38,000 fewer people – 10 times number of murders – would have died if atmosphere was not clogged with greenhouse pollutants
Strains specialized to live in high-CO2 oceanic environments have evolved traits that are useful for decarbonization and bioproduction
A new study used the 2023 heat wave in Texas and Louisiana as a test case for establishing processes that tease out whether particular weather events are climate change related.
Margaret Reid
It was my dream job. But what’s the point of preserving masterpieces for a future being destroyed by fossil fuel companies?
National
According to a handful of new research, the number of low-pressure systems around Australia is decreasing, bringing predictions of a future, dryer climate.
A cotton industry advocate says dryland crops are at risk if the regulator lowers the usage rate of a chemical that has been linked to Parkinson’s disease.
Australia’s annual lithium-ion battery waste is tipped to hit 137,000 tonnes by 2035, and with 90 per cent of current waste going into landfill or getting stockpiled, there are urgent calls for dedicated recycling facilities
An electric dual-cab ute has finally been confirmed for launch in Australia but the vehicle will be one of a kind.
A fluffy native mouse and five other Australian species have been added to the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List. According to the Australian Conservation Foundation, Australia’s escalating extinction crisis, is being fuelled by climate change, deforestation, and outdated conservation laws.
Adam Morton
It seems reasonable to call the Coalition’s policy what it primarily is: a proposal to expand fossil fuels
Tim Blair
Thousands of schoolchildren suffer climate trauma thanks to doomy teachers, academics, politicians and the media, yet none of their apocalyptic predictions ever come true, worse still, they never apologised.
David Lindenmayer, Hugh Possingham
The Albanese government has committed Australia to becoming nature positive, an initiative underscored by the recent Global Nature Positive Summit.
Victoria
Glen Eira council is appealing for the community to help identify offenders who cut down, ripped out and killed hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of young trees in parks in Melbourne’s south-east.
Queensland
Federal Nationals leader David Littleproud says he expects Queensland to fall into line on nuclear power if the Coalition wins the next federal election. What does the law say?
South Australia
The Whalers Way Orbital Launch complex is another step closer to operation as federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek gives the green light to the project.
Tasmania
A decision on whether to increase the threatened species listing of the Maugean skate, which shares its habitat with salmon-farming operations, won’t be made until after next year’s federal election.
Both sides want to end uncertainty over the future of salmon farming at Macquarie Harbour on Tasmania’s West Coast after a decision on the Maugean Skate has been delayed.
Northern Territory
Millions of hectares of the Northern Territory have already been burnt in this peak bushfire threat period, with cattle producers now facing a “confluence of really serious weather conditions”.
The Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal will next week hear an urgent application to force Tamboran Resources to pause its Beetaloo Basin fracking operations until a final decision is made on an application to overturn its Shenandoah South fracking approval, the Environment Centre NT has said.
A new partnership wants to reactivate Tennant Creek’s proud gold and copper past.
Western Australia
A black cockatoo has died in what is believed to be the first case of rodent bait poisoning in the species.
Sustainability
The genetic revolution can support food security, tackle the climate crisis and protect biodiversity
Breakthroughs in genetic science have brought the world to “the dawn of a new era” and can propel solutions to a spectrum of inter-related global challenges including assuring food security, tackling the climate crisis and protecting biodiversity, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAOI), said today at the Borlaug International Dialogue of the World Food Prize 2024 opening ceremony.
Nature Conservation
Rewilding the world – Outrage and Optimism podcast
This week, as part of our focus on biodiversity during COP 16, we’re excited to share a special crossover episode! In the first part of this exciting episode, join Christiana, Tom, and Ben Goldsmith for an insightful conversation about rewilding and its global impact, followed by a full episode of Ben’s inspiring podcast Rewilding The World featuring UK national treasure, writer and actor, Stephen Fry.
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