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An environmental group is appealing to the community to join in to stop Victorian brown coal from being burned to produce hydrogen. Friends of the Earth Melbourne’s No More Gas campaigner Freja Leonard today announced the launch of a petition to oppose the controversial new Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain project proposed by an international consortium … Continued
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September is almost here and that means it is nearly time to celebrate Save the Koala Month. This annual event is an opportunity to raise awareness about the need to protect koalas and their habitats and to take action to save help them. The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) invites everyone to join them in celebrating … Continued
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Newcrest Mining Ltd’s Cadia mine has been told it must comply immediately with the Protection of the Environment (Clean Air) Regulation 2022 (the Clean Air Regulation), the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997, and its Environment Protection Licence (EPL) or face further regulatory action by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA). Test results provided … Continued
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BRUSSELS (20th June 2023)―As news breaks that Iceland has cancelled this season’s commercial whaling on animal welfare grounds, global animal protection charity Humane Society International says it is thrilled and relieved at the announcement that will spare hundreds of whales from agonising deaths and urges the Icelandic government to make it a permanent ban. … Continued
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Capturing the world through a camera lens takes skill and a bit of luck, but it also requires a few senses – namely sight, hearing and touch. A keen eye for your subject, audio awareness for any second-by-second changes and a feel for every part of your shutter, zoom and focus. As part of … Continued
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Machine learning can help extract important information from the huge numbers of plant specimens stored in herbaria, say UNSW Sydney scientists. In a world-first, scientists from UNSW and Botanic Gardens of Sydney, have trained AI to unlock data from millions of plant specimens kept in herbaria around the world, to study and combat the impacts of climate change … Continued
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The Australia Institute Tasmania has written to federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek, urging her to intervene and end salmon farming in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour, which is threatening the endangered Maugean skate. The letter asks the Minister to review the decision to greenlight expanded marine farming operations. The decision was made more than a decade ago under … Continued
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Monday, June 19, 2023 What: Doctors for the Environment Australia will host its Healthy State, Healthy People forum for NSW MPs When: Tuesday, June 20. 5pm for a 5.30pm start Where: Jubilee Room, NSW Parliament House Who: Dr Ben Ewald, Dr Emma Skowronski, Dr Fiona Foo, Dr Anthony Hull Register your attendance HERE Doctors will call on NSW politicians to … Continued
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International non-profit organisation Wildlife Conservation International (WCI) today announces the public launch of Forests for People, a new charitable entity in New Zealand to support and enhance the welfare of indigenous communities in South-East Asia. The new charity can receive tax-deductible donations from individuals, businesses and philanthropic organisations in New Zealand and direct them … Continued
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International non-profit organisation Wildlife Conservation International (WCI) today announces the public launch of Forests for People, a new project to support and enhance the welfare of indigenous communities in South-East Asia. The new project can receive tax-deductible donations from individuals, businesses and philanthropic organisations in Australia, European Union, New Zealand and the United States … Continued
