For the first time in decades, the elusive call of the ‘bunyip bird’ returns to Tasmania’s Lagoon of Islands ( www.theguardian.com )
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It's what scientists don't know about native Australian bees that has them deeply concerned....
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/8796213...
cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/8969234...
As climate change results in more bushfires and we continue to clear-fell old habitat trees, the fate of the laughing kookaburra – our icon of the ages – could be sealed. That once-ubiquitous call will be heard no more.
Yes, fly across the planet to Australia and stab the GBR in the heart with your massive emissions /s....
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Australian households could save $9.3 billion on energy bills each year by investing in the untapped solar potential of residential rooftops across the nation, a new report has found....
This is paraphrasing and may need fact checking. However from what I've seen of the situation in America this can have a greater than 50% mortality rate, affects humans cats and other animals, and is spreading through cows. It seems to be global however Australia seems to be one of the few places still free of it so far....
Indigenous rangers in the Western Desert area of northern Western Australia recently spotted a small mole covered in silky golden hair, marking the second sighting in six months. The desert region is home to unique species adapted to the hot, dry environment. The rangers play a crucial role in monitoring and protecting these...
Australia’s electricity grid – still dominated by fossil fuels – is to have a hefty “shadow” carbon price that will guide regulatory and policy decisions, and help meet the country’s ambitious renewable energy goals....
archive.org linky link.
Federal climate and energy minister Chris Bowen has again slammed the federal Coalition’s “nuclear fantasy”, describing it as a deliberate distraction and the latest “desperate effort” to keep the culture war over energy and climate alive....
De-paywalled archive link: https://web.archive.org/web/20240304220528/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/west-gate-bridge-blocked-with-truck-during-peak-hour-climate-protest-20240305-p5f9v1.html