environment

Media release – July 2012
Two new crocodile species discovered – the first new croc species named for decades!
A recent global review of the living crocodiles identified a new genus and two new species of crocodiles, being the first formally named species for decades.
The two new species are from southern New Guinea and the Northern Territory, Australia.
Both had been known as different for some years, but neither had been scientifically described and named.

Strzelecki Rainforest Reserve Now Cops Herbicide Spraying July 2012

http://hancockwatch.nfshost.com/docs/12july.htm

The Strzelecki Ranges (located 150km south east of Melbourne) once contained some of the largest trees and one of the largest stands of cool temperate rainforest on planet earth. That situation changed forever in the late 19th century with the logging and torching of the region. Now remnant vegetation is retained only on the eastern side of the ranges. The Strzelecki's is one of the most depleted bioregions in Victoria.

Government robbery – now called a carbon tax

This short piece of the Adelaide road shows about 30 lamps fully on in a mid day. Those lamps at that spot are on very often whole day. Sometimes only they are off.
Typically such lamps have 100-400W each. So one may argue that it is only 6kW of power assuming a 200W per lamp. It is not much comparing to a total power consumed by Adelaide and to total wasted power. Is it only a 6kW?

June 28, 2012: Up to 300 People gathered on the steps of the Victorian Parliament house to show opposition to new coal projects which would destroy prime farmland and triple Victoria's contribution to greenhouse pollution.

Residents from Bacchus Marsh and south Gippsland attended to show their opposition to new coal mining projects and plans to use an experimental drying technology by Exergen to open up further mining and the export of brown coal.

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