Thursday, September 4, 2014
Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Energy Generation in Australia Jump Most in Eight Years After Carbon Price Axed
The Sydney Morning Herald
Carbon emissions from the country's main electricity grid have risen since the end of the carbon tax by the largest amount in nearly eight years. Story here.
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
"Limit to Growth" Was Right. New Research Shows We're Nearing Collapse
TheGuardian
Four decades after the book was published, Limit to Growth’s forecasts have been vindicated by new Australian research. Expect the early stages of global collapse to start appearing soon. Story here.
Government of Nova Scotia, Canada to Prohibit Hydraulic Fracturing
Government Of Nova Scotia
Energy Minister Andrew Younger has announced, the government of Nova Scotia will introduce legislation this fall to prohibit high volume hydraulic fracturing for onshore shale gas. Story here.
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Farm Pests' Global Advance Threatens Food Security
Ecologist
Agricultural pests - viruses, bacteria, fungi, blights, mildews, rusts, beetles, nematodes, flies, mites, spiders and caterpillars - are spreading thanks to trade, travel and global warming, writes Tim Radford. The world faces a dire future of increased crop losses and growing insecurity. Story here.
The Last Gasp of Climate Change Liberals
OpEdNews - Chris Hedges
The climate change march in New York on Sept. 21, expected to draw as many as 200,000 people, is one of the last gasps of conventional liberalism's response to the climate crisis. Details here.
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