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 …
Consumers around the world want their electricity to come from renewable sources, writes Paul Brown. Yet governments from the UK to Australia are defying the popular will as they push for fossil fuels and nuclear power. The good news? Renewable energy is surging ahead regardless.
… 6th September 2014 News Energy Renewables UK Australia India Germany Solar Wind … Paul Brown. Yet governments from the UK to Australia are defying the popular will as they … voters of all parties and no party." Even in Australia, where the government has repudiated …
The ever-falling cost of renewable energy could leave investors in coal, gas and oil seriously out of pocket as demand for fossil fuels falls away, writes Paul Brown. In the wake of the Paris Agreement and shrinking markets in major importing countries, the smart money is moving into renewables.
… pensioners to an impoverished retirement. Australian and US coal most vulnerable as … Assets and Thermal Coal ', found that Australian and US coal assets were the most vulnerable. Australian mines were particularly at risk …
A report published ahead of tomorrow's UN Climate Summit shows that we can meet all our energy needs from renewables, writes Paul Brown - poor nations and prosperous, tiny islands and great cities, in any part of the globe. And some are doing it already ....
… such as Frankfurt in Germany and Sydney in Australia - the report makes clear that the …
Governments worldwide have been warned: draw up plans to help populations who are being forced to move because of climate change, or face a future of growing conflict and insecurity, writes Paul Brown.
… - for example, nursing - in countries such as Australia. Other new jobs include seafaring, …
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 …
Just one degree of global warming could cut wheat yields by 42 million tonnes worldwide, around 6% of the crop, writes Paul Brown - causing devastating shortages of this staple food.
… Kingdom, Colombia, Mexico, India, China, Australia, Canada and the United States - are …
China has now overtaken the European Union as the largest new market for solar power, writes Paul Brown - as solar PV becomes one of the world's fastest growing industries - and one that's sure to keep on getting cheaper!
… growth at 96% followed by Japan (57%) and Australia (32%) - whereas the EU saw a decline …
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 …