The NSW government has responded to extensive pressure from farmers, green groups and consumers by eliminating 3000 hectares from the proposed genetically engineered (GE) canola trials.
In recent weeks a leaked report from the Pentagon and the UK's Chief Scientist, David King, suggested that climate change poses a greater threat than international terrorism.
It’s been 15 years since the oil tanker, ExxonValdez, ran aground on the pristine shores of Prince William Sound in Alaska. It spilt almost 53 million litres of oil and devastated wildlife that still has not recovered.
On Saturday March 13, over 15,000 people rallied in Hobart to save Tasmania’s forests, sending a clear message to the Federal government to stop ancient forest destruction.
Top Sydney chefs today told Bob Carr and Agriculture Minister Ian Macdonald to be careful with our food chain, and maintain the moratorium on genetically engineered (GE) crops in NSW.
Oxfam Australia has joined the Solomons Eco-Foresty program, an initiative run by Greenpeace and other environmental groups to provide alternatives and solutions to logging in the Solomon Islands.
