Environment

The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) says fluoride from Alcoa’s aluminium smelter at Portland is making kangaroos sick. ABC News Candice Wyatt 23-02-2010 Article Link:

TREASURY boss Ken Henry has taken a swipe at his own department’s commitment to the environment, saying Treasury officials, among others, have failed to give proper weight to the importance of retaining Australia’s unique biodiversity. Trevor Martin 6th March 2010 Article Link:

Conservationists say rate of new species slower than diversity loss caused by the destruction of habitats and climate change. Juliette Jowit guardian.co.uk, Sunday 7 March 2010 Article Link:

THE term climate change is misleading. The world’s climate has always changed, but what is different this time around is the extent of the human plague and its blind pursuit of life’s comforts. This disrupts the fragile balance that maintains our exquisite and magical planet, and creates climatic disorder and chaos. Article Link:

Australia’s wildlife is becoming extinct faster than had been expected, and there is criticism that the old way, “lock it up” conservation, is not working. Article Link:

Los Angeles Times 10/10/2009 Article Link: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-oregon-dam10-2009oct10,0,4938332.story