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[13 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]
Can London’s 2012 Olympic Games be truly sustainable?

In a bid to get the Games to England, organisers pledged to host a sporting spectacular as well as to deliver the most sustainable Games to date. Leah Cassidy reports.

Audio, News, Pollution »

[9 Jul 2010 | One Comment | ]
Protesters slime offices on the “Nuclear scumbags tour of Adelaide”

Hundreds of students have protested outside the offices of the big players from Australia’s uranium industry.

Audio, Biodiversity, News, Pollution »

[8 Jun 2010 | One Comment | ]
Lack of recycling regulations in Australia

Almost 90 per cent of Australian homes have access to recycling but many don’t know what symbols stand for. Sarah Michael reports.

Audio, Climate Change, Energy »

[2 Jun 2010 | One Comment | ]
Charging on with electric cars

Australia has committed to reducing carbon emissions, but traffic is congesting our major cities and pumping out greenhouse gases. Are electric cars the answer?Britta Jorgensen reports.

Audio, Biodiversity, Energy, Mining »

[24 May 2010 | One Comment | ]
Oil and whales fight for territory

Could whales be neighbours with oil platforms? Federal Resources Minister Martin Ferguson has just released new offshore oil leases, and some lie in areas that are flagged as potential marine sanctuaries.

Audio, Climate Change, Pollution »

[21 May 2010 | No Comment | ]

According to a new report published in Nature magazine by a team of international scientists, the global ocean’s upper layer is definitely warming up. Sophie Perri talks to CSIRO Climate modeller Tony Hirst about climate change, and the state of our oceans.

Audio, Climate Change, Energy, Pollution »

[20 May 2010 | No Comment | ]
U.S. government releases ETS draft

Following the Australian government’s decision to delay an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) till 2012, the U.S. government has released their own ETS draft along with other plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions under a new climate bill.

Audio, Energy »

[16 May 2010 | 2 Comments | ]
Solar prices fall due to nanotech

Solar Power has been around for years. But thanks to nanotechnology, scientists have developed ways to make it a more affordable energy source for everyone. Indi Wood reports.

Audio, Climate Change »

[14 May 2010 | No Comment | ]
Renewable energy pushed aside

Despite talks to counter climate change, the 2010 budget announcement by the Rudd Government has revealed that renewable energy is a low priority. Pia Volk reports.

Audio, Energy »

[7 May 2010 | No Comment | ]
Desalination Proposal Stirs Up Trouble

BHP Biliton’s proposed desalination plant for its Olympic Dam expansion is causing a stir as they prepare to erect the plant at Point Lowly near Whyalla.