As cyclones battered the Cook Islands, Samoa and American Samoa this week, people in the region look to the global community to deal with climate change so they won't suffer increasingly extreme and devastating weather
events.
The planet celebrates today as the Kyoto Protocol becomes law. The world welcomes a new dawn of climate protection with a push towards clean energy. Meanwhile, Australians are left in the dark by the Howard government, which refuses to ratify the Protocol.
Australian shoppers have something big to crow about. Thanks to their efforts and a concerted Greenpeace campaign, Australia’s top three poultry companies have agreed to stop giving their birds genetically engineered (GE) feed.
Mayors from around the world are joining Mayors for Peace to protect their communities from the threat of global conflict. Twelve Australians have so far joined the group, which was started by the mayor of Hiroshima. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
