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[4 May 2010 | 2 Comments | ]
Climate campaigners planning new protests

The campaign by environmental activists to close Hazelwood, Australia’s dirtiest power station, is set to intensify with a demonstration planned for Thursday. Jenny Jagerhorn reports. Image: simpsons fan 66

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[3 May 2010 | 3 Comments | ]
Electronics piling up in landfill

As Australia gears towards the development of a national scheme to regulate e-waste, Australian landfills continue to pile up with electronic waste – some of which result in chemicals leaching into the ground. Clarizza Fernandez investigates.

Mining, Pollution »

[18 Apr 2010 | No Comment | ]
Reef recovery may take 20 years after coal ship

Marine experts say damage from the Chinese oil tanker running aground on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef could be far worse that first thought, Joel Philp and Tara Egan report.

Mining, Pollution »

[29 Mar 2010 | One Comment | ]
Australian protesters block world’s biggest coal port

Ship movements in Newcastle, Australia, home to the world’s biggest coal port, came to a halt yesterday as environmental activists opposed to the expansion of the coal industry staged a harbour blockade. Matthew Knott reports.

Multimedia, Pollution »

[7 Feb 2010 | No Comment | ]
Thames river a health hazard says teens

Britons are fighting a losing battle to keep their iconic river clean amidst ineffective infrastructure and environmental challenges. Elizabeth Pearson reports.

Biodiversity, Energy, Law & Ethics, Pollution »

[3 Feb 2010 | 8 Comments | ]
Greenwashing the palm oil industry

What began as an initiative to clean up dirty palm oil production practices, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil has become little more than a greenwashing tool. Rebecca Zhou reports.

Arts & Culture, Law & Ethics, Pollution »

[22 Dec 2009 | No Comment | ]
British museum still refusing to return Parthenon pieces

The Greek State is still pushing for the return of its Parthenon, or Elgin Marbles which the British Museum claims ownership over and refuses to hand them over. Sofia Belegrinou investigates.

Mining, Pollution »

[18 Dec 2009 | 3 Comments | ]
WWF buries wetlands pollution report

A crucial scientific report has not been included in the environmental impact assessment of a new $16 billion gas project in Papua New Guinea, which received the final green-light from co-venturers last week.

Biodiversity, Climate Change, Energy, Mining, Pollution »

[12 Dec 2009 | No Comment | ]
New Caledonia’s energy haven

While the world’s attention is focused on the 2009 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, the Pacific Island country of New Caledonia is quietly struggling with its own climate change burden. Nicole Gooch reports from New Caledonia.

Biodiversity, Pollution »

[11 Dec 2009 | No Comment | ]
New tensions in the battle for Port Phillip Bay

Controversial dredging of Victoria’s Port Phillip Bay to enable bigger ships to use the port facilities finished recently, but the conflict between locals and the Port of Melbourne Corporation is far from over, writes Christie Sinclair.