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Herald Sun – Climate change, coal terminals … Great Barrier Reef under constant threat

Herald Sun – Climate change, coal terminals … Great Barrier Reef under constant threat CLIMATE change and the development coal terminals on the Queensland coast could permanently destroy the Great Barrier Reef, a marine expert warns. In his keynote speech at the David Thomas Conservation Oration in Sydney on Monday, Professor Callum Roberts will say...

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The Observer – Govt not opposed to uranium being shipped over reef

Govt not opposed to uranium being shipped over reef The Gladstone Observer THE State Government is not opposed in principle to uranium being shipped from a Queensland port through the Great Barrier Reef, Natural Resources and Mines Minister Andrew Cripps says. Mr Cripps was commenting on Monday after a six-person Uranium Implementation Committee returned its...

Colour Photo of a diseased shovel-nose shark caught in Gladstone Harbour last year. Photo AAP.

New science panel looks at water, not sick fish by John Mikkelsen – The Queensland Telegraph

New science panel looks at water, not sick fish by John Mikkelsen – The Queensland Telegraph SPECULATION has been running hot over membership of the State Government’s new science panel to oversee Gladstone Harbour water quality, with claims there is no focus on the health of marine animals. Makeup of the panel under the leadership...

Beware the makers of Spin – They work to a method.

We don’t know if marketing guru and propagandist Toby Ralph knows much about wind farms. But he certainly knows how big companies bulldoze small communities. Speaking on The Gruen Planet recently, he referred to the following template companies use to counter community opposition. 1. Forge local relationships 2. Understand local concerns 3. Create local opinion...

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Plastics Suffocating The World – by Jessica Wallace

This infographic by Jessica Wallace demonstrates the astonishing amount of plastic that is produced, barely used then discarded into the environment. It also shows how banning, or placing a charge on the use of plastic bags can dramatically reduce their use and consequently the damage they cause to our ecosystems. The full article and infographic...

Australians for Animals November 2012 Newsletter

Australians for Animals November 2012 Newsletter

Our November Newsletter is now available for download as a PDF from our website. www.australiansforanimals.org.au or you can click this direct link to view the Newsletter… https://www.australiansforanimals.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/afa_nov2012_newsletter.pdf            

BOWHEAD WHALE SONG

Listen and enjoy http://www.washington.edu/news/files/2012/07/feb09songs_47USE.mp3 Kate Stafford, Sue Moore and colleagues recently discovered that the Arctic Bowhead whales between Greenland and Norway have a complex repertoire of songs they sing throughout the winter. Their underwater world remains such a mystery to humanity and yet we continue to destroy the whales’ environment.   Underwater noise causes so much...

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