Pluto strikers 'testing new IR laws'
(Australia) The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) has said workers protested because they wanted a sense of permanency at the remote camp, in Western Australia's Pilbara. He said motelling avoided expanding the camp, and therefore increasing its environmental footprint, and ...
(news.com.au) Tue Feb 09 01:10:00 2010 PST
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6 reasons to eat local food - G-Online, the best of green
(Australia) Going to farmer's markets or joining a Community Supported Agriculture group (more on those in a future blog post) is way more fun than trudging around supermarkets with a trolley.
(gmagazine.com.au) Mon Feb 08 23:36:13 2010 PST
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Government says LNG hub could be a $30 billion project
(Australia) "The environmental assessment process that is required under state and commonwealth law has been severely compromised by governments recklessly rushing to see the royalties flowing from this project.
(tradingroom.com.au) Mon Feb 08 23:36:13 2010 PST
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Expert rejects chemical cancer link
(Australia) A cancer cluster expert says a farm chemical in a former Eyre Peninsula reservoir in South Australia could not be responsible for cancer in the local population. Professor Bernard Stewart, an internationally recognised expert in cancer caused by environmental triggers, says while Sima...
(abc.net.au) Mon Feb 08 20:25:53 2010 PST
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AUSTRALIA: Students offered environmental tour - Local News - News - General - Ararat Advertiser
(Australia) Students offered environmental tour - Local News - News - General - Ararat Advertiser Students offered environmental tour REGION - Grampians Regional Waste Management Group is offering secondary students from the Grampians region the chance to take part in a free environmental tour.
(araratadvertiser.com.au) Mon Feb 08 18:10:16 2010 PST
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AUSTRALIA: www.theage.com.au - Tehran moves closer to nuclear confrontation
(Australia) US Defence Secretary Robert Gates insisted there was ''still time'' for sanctions and pressure to work against Iran's nuclear program despite the defiant announcement from Tehran.
(theage.com.au) Mon Feb 08 16:03:50 2010 PST
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AUSTRALIA: www.theage.com.au - Malcolm Turnbull's Speech on Emissions Trading Scheme
(Australia) www.theage.com.au - Malcolm Turnbull's Speech on Emissions Trading Scheme No winners in fight over climate change Turnbull, who helped shape the scheme and then lost his leadership for trying to have the Coalition support it, will adhere to his view that the only serious way to redu...
(theage.com.au) Mon Feb 08 16:03:50 2010 PST
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