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Welcome to the first official Rooted Reading List

Amber Jamieson — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:19:17 +0000

There’s lot of great environment reading that Amber Jamieson does during the week but doesn't get a chance to write about, so she's started a weekly Rooted Reading List.

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Guilty confessions of an Australian republican

Crikey — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:50:44 +0000

For Australian republicans, Prince Charles has often been seen as an easy target, writes freelancer David Ritter.

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Why we need a big green bank for low carbon transition

Crikey — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:03:16 +0000

One of the arguments that has been thrown forward against the proposed Clean Energy Finance Corporation is that it will be good money thrown after bad, writes Giles Parkinson at RenewEconomy.

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Wind farms, the Waubra Foundation and a post-office box

Simon Chapman — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:03:10 +0000

Senator John Madigan is due to call for a total moratorium on all wind farm development while the rest of the world reached a record level of output, with wind now contributing 3% of the world’s electricity generation.

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Indigenous community pleads with minister on NT nuclear dump

Crikey Intern — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:03:08 +0000

The federal government is pushing ahead with plans for a nuclear waste dump in the NT. But traditional owners of the site say claims they support the dump are false, writes Freya Cole.

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Sustainable fish and the ‘red prawn of disapproval’

Crikey — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:49:29 +0000

As a consumer, understanding the impact of fishing practices on the environment can be a little daunting, writes Paulina Olszanka, a freelance journalist.

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Parkinson: no easy choices, but strong case for energy action

Crikey — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:09:40 +0000

A new report from the Grattan Institute has underlined the failure of current policies to push Australia down the path of a clean energy future Giles Parkinson, editor of RenewEconomy, reports.

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Beyond the carbon price, a Faustian bargain

Crikey — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:09:27 +0000

Decarbonising the economy quickly is absolutely necessary, writes David Spratt, an author and researcher in climate change.

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Barrier Reef’s World Heritage status at risk of being lost

Crikey — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:59:03 +0000

The World Heritage Committee (WHC) is about to send a delegation to Australia for eight days to look at the Great Barrier Reef, writes Crikey naturalist Lionel Elmore.

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Queensland flood inquiry recalled as victims left in limbo

Crikey — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:39:20 +0000

The Queensland flood inquiry heard less than two days of evidence in April last year about the events in the Lockyer Valley, including Grantham, writes Amanda Gearing, a freelance journalist based in Toowoomba.

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Canberra says no to grazing — so what are states for?

Charles Richardson — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:39:14 +0000

At least as the federal government sees things, the controversy over cattle grazing in Victoria's Alpine National Park is now over.

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Farmers will attack the govt but not their supermarket giant customers

Crikey — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:38:15 +0000

Farmers appear to have no qualms about attacking the government, but the raised fist turns into a cat’s paw when the time comes to criticise their largest customers, the retail giants, writes Matthew da Silva.

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A fighting fund for climate scientists battling FOI requests

Amber Jamieson — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:54:54 +0000

An official fighting fund for climate scientists battling freedom of information requests from well-funded climate denier think tanks has been established in the United States, writes Amber Jamieson.

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Is a quota for whales a solution looking for a problem?

Crikey — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:12:27 +0000

If Japanese whaling was restricted to Japanese territorial waters, they would have an economic incentive to look after their own whales and manage their own marine environment, writes Crikey naturalist Lionel Elmore.

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Stop the press: misleading climate change op-ed in WSJ

Crikey — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:08:41 +0000

What’s news these days when it comes to climate change? asks Graham Readfearn, a freelance journalist.

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Tim Flannery: the divisive Akubra-wearing palaeontologist

Crikey — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:26:07 +0000

Tim Flannery has perhaps the most unenviable job in the country: explaining to the Australian public why they should pay for pollution before the rest of the world, writes Tom Cowie.

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An Aussie clean technology news site launches

Crikey — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:45:37 +0000

Renew Economy, a new online publication created by former Climate Spectator editor Giles Parkinson, launched yesterday. Amber Jamieson spoke to Parkinson about the new project.

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Why you should worry about Australia’s groundwater

Amber Jamieson — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:08:08 +0000

A leading groundwater experts has slammed the latest Murray Darling Basin draft plan as "major u-turn" from the 2010 guide, with new increases to groundwater extraction in the basin, writes Amber Jamieson.

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The SMH leads the way on climate change

Crikey — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:00:11 +0000

Australia was an exception to the downward trend in international media coverage of climate events during 2011. The Sydney Morning Herald led the way, fuelled by stories from journalists such as Lenore Taylor and Adam Morton, reports Richard Farmer.

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Fisherman win more algae testing — but not in time for tourists

Crikey — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 01:55:13 +0000

The Victorian Department of Health have used a unique "whole fish crush test" to find a toxin and closed the state's largest fishery at the start of Christmas, writes Crikey naturalist Lionel Elmore.

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Murray Murmurings: no jobs on a dead river

Crikey — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:33:46 +0000

Last week in Griffith irrigators tried to replicate their stunt of burning copies of the Murray Darling Basin plan. But, the MDBA waxed the report to a high sheen -- neatly rendering the pages flame retardant. It's a good metaphor for the response...

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Great Christmas Comet surprises red eye flyers

Crikey — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:11:04 +0000

Pilots and passengers have reported the appearance of a great comet in the pre dawn skies from flights between Perth and the eastern cities. The ghostly crescent tail is that of Comet Lovejoy, writes Ben Sandilands.

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Durban revealed climate’s many shifting allegiances

Crikey — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 01:56:43 +0000

Canada’s reversal on Kyoto won’t undermine the sense that the Durban climate conference achieved more than many expected, writes Michael Jacobs of Inside Story.

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Parkinson: think small and kick out coal

Crikey — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:51:04 +0000

If Australia is going to meet its targets on reducing emissions from its energy sector and keeping energy prices under control, it’s going to need some revolutionary thinking from somewhere, writes Giles Parkinson.

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Fishing industry overhaul to have huge impact on jobs, tourism

Crikey — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:50:52 +0000

The Department of Primary Industries Victoria seems to have nearly got away with very limited consultation before undertaking the most extensive reform of fisheries in Australia's history, writes Crikey naturalist Lionel Elmore.

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