Environment

Report for the UN into the activities of the world’s 3,000 biggest companies estimates one-third of profits would be lost if firms were forced to pay for use, loss and damage of environment The Guardian Juliette Jowit 18th Feb 2010 Article Link:

Imagine one of your neighbors taking all of her trash, including uneaten food, extra paint, batteries, unused meds, shoes, computer parts, old tires, CDs, and plastic bottles, and burning it all in an open pit in her backyard. Now imagine this fire burning all day every day, sending out continuous billows of black smoke. Would

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