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Dusty thinking settles across wide brown land. Amid a pitched battle for the centre of the Liberal Party, ACCI's chief executive Peter Anderson managed to align the country's biggest business group - with those in the Opposition who would do nothing to address climate change, perhaps ever. Sydney Morning Herald, Australia. 20 November 2009. [Registration Required]
Land of the rising sea. On the front line of climate change, the people of the Pacific Islands are desperately looking for higher ground. Sydney Morning Herald, Australia. 20 November 2009. [Registration Required]
Climate risk won't dampen desires. Climate change risks are unlikely to make a dent in Australians' love of waterfront real estate. But one analyst says some will turn to rural areas as an alternative, and tree-change properties, often considered the poor cousins of sea-change locations, may get a boost. Sydney Australian, Australia. 20 November 2009.
Turnbull burnt by revolt on climate. More than half the Coalition's 37 senators have formally declared their opposition to Malcolm Turnbull's desire to cut a deal with Labor on the emissions trading scheme, setting up a showdown next week that many fear could tear the Opposition apart. Sydney Morning Herald, Australia. 20 November 2009. [Registration Required]
Turnbull loses vital ETS ally. Malcom Turnbull is facing a growing shadow of cabinet pressure to vote down the government's emissions trading bills, with former minister Tony Abbott abandoning his earlier support for the Opposition Leader's strategy to try to amend and pass the scheme. Sydney Australian, Australia. 20 November 2009.
Climate change negotiations hit stumbling block. Climate change negotiations between the Rudd Government and the Opposition have hit a stumbling block just days before an agreement was to be taken to the Coalition party room. Queensland Courier Mail, Australia. 20 November 2009.
Don't like desal? Then don't splash out. Premier Anna Bligh's plan to build two new desalination plants by 2017 could be delayed for a further five years if existing water restrictions stay in place in the long term. Brisbane Times, Australia. 20 November 2009.
State school asbestos assessment reveals 80,000 risky sites. The massive scale of asbestos risk in Queensland schools has been revealed for the first time with almost 80,000 confirmed and presumed sites. Queensland Courier Mail, Australia. 20 November 2009.
Saddle up for the coal war. The coal industry, like the tobacco industry before them, is employing the same tricks and strategies. Sydney Australian, Australia. Opinion, 20 November 2009.
Why is green business decades away? Better ask the business people. The most detrimental scenario for Australia to do nothing and end up importing emissions reductions - buying in green technologies and carbon credits. One thing is sure: the ACCI board is not listening. Green business is decades away. Sydney Morning Herald, Australia. Opinion, 20 November 2009. [Registration Required]
Scientists investigate spate of Bunbury dolphin deaths. Scientists are investigating the deaths of eight dolphins in Bunbury in two years, which comes just a week after a spate of deaths in the Swan River, and a biologist says the high incidence of dolphin mortality is unnatural. Perth Now, Australia. 19 November 2009.
Liberals at war over climate. All is chaos: Senior MPs publicly at loggerheads and more senators threatening to defy leader Malcolm Turnbull. Melbourne Age, Australia. 19 November 2009.
Sea level planning needed says Mayor Creevey. Parts of coastal Mandurah are at risk of being washed away with the sea level expected to rise by a metre by the end of the century. That's the prediction from a Department of Climate Change report released last week. Mandurah Mail, Australia. 19 November 2009.
Glacier melt panics scientists. Retreating glaciers threaten devastating consequences as the planet warms, scientists warn. Melbourne Age, Australia. 19 November 2009.
Test project uses algae to recycle emissions. A new technology using algae to recycle carbon emissions from coal-fired power stations will be given a boost today when Queensland's Premier, Anna Bligh, announces a demonstration project at one of the state's largest power plants, Tarong. Sydney Morning Herald, Australia. 19 November 2009. [Registration Required]
World's carbon footprint continues to grow. As the world prepares for next month's UN climate change conference in Copenhagen, the latest annual global carbon report has been released in London. It shows carbon emissions hitting record highs in 2008, mainly driven by the burning of coal. Radio Australia, Australia. 19 November 2009.
Spectrum aside, climate change to get specific. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has fleshed out what is required from the Copenhagen climate conference, saying it must provide set targets to cut greenhouse-gas emissions to limit global warming to 2 degrees. Melbourne Age, Australia. 19 November 2009.
Survey uncovers climate change doubts. One in three Australians does not believe climate change is caused by humans, a new survey suggests. But at least that's greener than Australian counterparts in the US. Western Australia Today, Australia. 19 November 2009.
Heat's on to approve carbon plan. Kevin Rudd has seized on high temperatures across southeast Australia this week as proof of climate change and the need for the opposition to back his proposed carbon emissions trading system. Sydney Australian, Australia. 19 November 2009.
Turnbull troops find their voice on emissions. Supporters of the Opposition Leader, Malcolm Turnbull, have broken a long public silence to begin advocating a deal with Labor on an emissions trading scheme, taking on their colleagues who have dominated the debate for months. Sydney Morning Herald, Australia. 19 November 2009. [Registration Required]
Firefighters demand climate change action. Firefighters demanded that federal politicians stop treating climate change like "a political football" and pass the emissions trading scheme. ABC News, Australia. 19 November 2009.
People v power station as water levels plunge. A fight over dwindling water supplies is brewing at Oberon, where the lion's share of the local dam supply is being diverted to keep a nearby coal-fired power station running. Sydney Morning Herald, Australia. 19 November 2009. [Registration Required]
Agricultural scientists too thin on ground. Agricultural science, food and natural resource management have never been more important, argues Mark Adams, dean of the University of Sydney's faculty of agriculture, food and natural resources. Sydney Australian, Australia. 19 November 2009.
Enterprise is not the enemy. There is no incompatibility between private enterprise or capitalism and the environment. The success of capitalism in raising living standards has been used by some Greens to equate it with environmental degradation. Sydney Australian, Australia. Opinion, 19 November 2009.
Pass the carbon deal. It is time for the government and the opposition to bring this exhausting game to a conclusion so Australia can get on with the real business of reducing emissions while maintaining our prosperity. Sydney Australian, Australia. Opinion, 19 November 2009.
Wake up, Greens, and savour the organic pork belly. It's clear, as long as green parties allow themselves to be identified as socially radical they'll remain as unelectable as carrot coleslaw. Sydney Morning Herald, Australia. Opinion, 19 November 2009. [Registration Required]
Mixed message on mobile use. An international study set up to answer the long-running question of whether mobile phones increase cancer rates is unlikely to give the all-clear for people who have been using phones for longer than 10 years. Sydney Australian, Australia. 18 November 2009.
Sea-level report 'not watertight.' The Victorian Government has questioned the reliability of a Federal Government report on rising sea levels, declaring the state would soon release work that was ''20 times'' more accurate. Melbourne Age, Australia. 18 November 2009.
Illawarra steelers get set to tackle renewable energy. The State Government is backing a bipartisan plan by industry, unions and Wollongong University to gear the heavy-polluting manufacturers of the Illawarra towards renewable energy. Sydney Morning Herald, Australia. 18 November 2009. [Registration Required]
GFC does little to stem global emissions. Despite the global financial crisis, carbon emissions from fossil fuels rose 2% last year, leaving the Earth on a worst-scenario track for global warming, according to a new report. ABC News, Australia. 18 November 2009.
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