It was the largest study ever done on the environmental impacts of genetically modified (GM) crops. So why does the Australian Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR) dismiss it as "irrelevant"?
Just in time for Easter, Darrell Lea Chocolates has gone GE-free. Their chocolate eggs have achieved "green" status in our updated online True Food Guide to GE-free shopping. They join other companies committed to supplying products free of genetically engineered (GE) ingredients, from paddock to plate.
For five years, Australians have enjoyed a cash discount on solar panels for their homes and businesses. The federal government solar rebate has helped many people become part of the greenhouse solution. Using the scheme, Derek Wrigley converted his home to solar energy five years ago. He has been enjoying the results ever since.
Thank you to everyone who enthusiastically signed our Kyoto Protocol petition to Prime Minister John Howard. Your energy-charged response saw 10,000 signing on in the first 24 hours! That number has grown to 22,561 in the month since we launched the petition, which coincided with the launch of the Kyoto Protocol (16 February, 2005).
This is not Tasmania’s Styx Valley ancient forest. Instead of eucalyptus leaves covering the forest floor, the snow lies thick on the ground. The temperature reaches -30C in the colder months up to March. But there is one similarity.
A coalition of non-government organisations (NGOs), union and civil society groups joined forces in Papua New Guinea (PNG) this week and called for the forestry minister to resign.
On a sprawling coral reef off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, the shallow water extends two kilometres out to sea into a clear, emerald ocean. Okinawa's reef nurtures diverse marine life, including coral and anemone fish. One of the world's remaining dugong populations also lives here. The dugong is critically endangered.
