New figures show that three quarters of the sharks caught by Western Australia's shark baiting were undersize. All the more reason to halt the program, writes Elizabeth Claire Alberts - and to end similar programs elsewhere in Australia
… Australia's shark baiting - cruel, dangerous, … quarters of the sharks caught by Western Australia's shark baiting were undersize. All … - and to end similar programs elsewhere in Australia To say that people are angry about …
It’s a critical time for the Tarkine, the last great wilderness in NW Tasmania, and former Senator Bob Brown is still fighting hard to protect it
… Bob Brown: Australia's first leader of the Greens … 19 years as a senator and the leader of the Australian Greens Party, Bob Brown announced … Tasmania. Bob and I met a week after former Australian Environment Minister Mark Butler …
Following the ruling by the International Court of Justice that Japan's whaling in the Antarctic is illegal, Elizabeth Claire Alberts examines the legal, financial and practical challenges of a continued whaling program - with some help from Sea Shepherd's Captain Paul Watson.
… Rothwell, Professor of International Law at Australian National University, says that … the injunction went into effect, Sea Shepherd Australia has taken over the whale defence … the Southern Ocean. Even though Sea Shepherd Australia is now in charge, Japanese lawyers …
Hawaii's salt-water aquarium trade is lucrative - but depends on the constant, scarcely regulated collection of wild fish, writes Elizabeth Claire Alberts. With 98% of fish in the trade taken from the wild, and high mortality rates from the moment of collection, Hawaii's coral reefs are experiencing a daily massacre.
… display aquariums. Western Europe, Japan, and Australia are the other primary importers. … and environmental journalist based in Sydney, Australia. To learn more about her, visit …
Ethical consumerism in the UK is currently worth £29.3 billion, yet 60 per cent of us feel we don't have enough information to make an ethical decision. There is an ever-growing array of eco labels, but what do they tell us? Or fail to tell us? Pat Thomas explains
… to many, but consider what’s happening in Australia. Last month, the government there …
The huge popularity of antibacterial household cleaners is encouraging superbugs,
allergies, immune-system failure and dangerous environmental pollution. It’s time to
stop cleaning ourselves to death.
… in the medical press in the US, Britain, Australia and Canada. This strain arises in …
A little mouthwash to make your tongue and gums feel fresh and clean? Beware, you may be swilling a mouthful of chemicals that will give you more to worry about than bad breath. Pat Thomas reports
… dermatitis and sensitisation. Banned in the Australia, USA and Norway. NOTE: Space …
The season of flu (and fear of swine flu) is upon us. But before you reach for this sticky pink cocktail dished out by doctors and parents as a cure-all for children, think again...
… hormone disrupter, banned in France and Australia), and a thickener xanthan gum (E415 …
Aerial surveillance is a proven and effective technique in tackling wildlife crime, writes Elizabeth Claire Alberts - so the arrival on the scene of a new wildlife organization dedicated to providing air reconnaissance services to frontline environmental defenders couldn't come too soon.
… journalist currently based in Sydney, Australia. In April 2015, she's leading a …