‘Green’ technology discussion
January 19, 2010
A public talk on available and needed technologies and actions towards a sustainable future will be held at City Hall on February 4.
Dr Mark Diesendorf, deputy director of the Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of NSW, will be guest speaker at the event organised by the group Community Action for Sustainability (CAS). Read more
New report flags climate change impact
December 6, 2009
A new document from the region’s peak government environmental management body claims overuse is the greatest threat to the region’s unconfined aquifer.
The report states irrigators are the largest user group, with more than 450,000 megalitres pumped from the resource each year. Read more
Climate change believers on the run
November 26, 2009
Emergency services personnel called for the nation’s leaders to work together to tackle climate change as the Liberal Party fought internally yesterday over whether to back Opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull’s emissions trading scheme deal with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. Read more
KCA wants ‘level playing field’
August 21, 2009
The management of the local KCA mills has repeated its call for “a level playing field” when it comes to the Federal Government’s proposed emissions trading scheme (ETS).
The government released additional data about the ETS this month. Read more
Caves face climate change threat
August 3, 2009
The Federal Government has warned the World Heritage-listed Naracoorte Caves could be damaged by climate change.
According to the report — prepared by the Australian National University — the mammal sites at the caves were among 17 World Heritage-listed sites under threat. Read more
Sunspot researcher visiting Mt Gambier
July 9, 2009
Sunspot researcher and scientist David Archibald will speak in Mount Gambier on Saturday, July 18.
Mr Archibald will explain the relationship between sunspots and global temperatures and present the information showing why the earth is now heading for a cooling period of 20 years until 2030. Read more
Farmers concerned about carbon trading
December 5, 2008
The impact of carbon trading on farmers is developing into the single biggest issue in the history of Australian agriculture, according to a state spokesman for the sector.
Kalangadoo grazier and South Australian Farmers Federation board member Kent Martin said it was not just the potential for tax-break “carbon sink forests” to compete for prime agricultural land and water that was of concern. Read more
Talks planned on carbon tax impact
December 4, 2008
A South East Liberal MP will spearhead talks with one of the region’s largest forestry industry employers, following ongoing concerns over the impact of the looming carbon tax.
Member for MacKillop and Shadow Minister for Energy and the Environment told The Border Watch yesterday the Opposition would talk with major energy users across the state, including Kimberly-Clark near Millicent and OneSteel at Whyalla. Read more
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