With what passes for Australia’s population debate in the spotlight again, some history might prove illuminating, especially environmental history. The United Tasmania Group (UTG) formed on 23 March 1972 at Hobart Town Hall, under the leadership of botanist Richard Jones, as the threat to flood Lake Pedder reached a climax. The lake came under threat Continue reading »
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Labour ditched its plans in February but has announced a new net zero transition policy - it isn't enough
Global rates of resource consumption and ecological impact are now far beyond levels that are sustainable, or that all people in the world could rise to, or that technical advance could make sustainable. This is steadfastly ignored by all governments and the economics profession and the consuming masses. Few realise how great the degrowth would Continue reading »
Your next jacket might be made of mushrooms.
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What they teach us about resilience.
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Report exposes over 100,000 cases of corporate wrongdoing since 2010, with rule-breakers often given just a slap on the wrist
The Uni is allowing invasive ground investigation surveys which critics say could disturb or even destroy active birds' nests protected under the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act
News that a Russian polar survey vessel found a vast oil field off the coast of the British Antarctic Territory has caused significant alarm
by Kent Peacock
The idea that 2⁰C is a safe guardrail against global heating was a guesstimate by an economist almost fifty years ago, and it had a sketchy scientific basis even at that time. In November 2023, a consortium comprised of many of the top glaciologists and climate scientists in the world published a report entitled “The State of the Cryosphere 2023—Two Degrees is Too High.” (See also the review on Carbon Brief.) The only hope of preventing catastrophic sea-level rise,
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In Gainesville, Florida, children are on the front lines of the hazards long ignored by local and state government officials.
The post For Decades, Officials Knew a School Sat on a Former Dump — and Did Little to Clean Up the Toxins appeared first on The Intercept.