Herald Sun – Climate change, coal terminals … Great Barrier Reef under constant threat CLIMATE change and the development coal terminals on the Queensland coast could permanently destroy the Great Barrier Reef, a marine expert warns. In his keynote speech at the David Thomas Conservation Oration in Sydney on Monday, Professor Callum Roberts will say...
Govt not opposed to uranium being shipped over reef The Gladstone Observer THE State Government is not opposed in principle to uranium being shipped from a Queensland port through the Great Barrier Reef, Natural Resources and Mines Minister Andrew Cripps says. Mr Cripps was commenting on Monday after a six-person Uranium Implementation Committee returned its...
New science panel looks at water, not sick fish by John Mikkelsen – The Queensland Telegraph SPECULATION has been running hot over membership of the State Government’s new science panel to oversee Gladstone Harbour water quality, with claims there is no focus on the health of marine animals. Makeup of the panel under the leadership...
We don’t know if marketing guru and propagandist Toby Ralph knows much about wind farms. But he certainly knows how big companies bulldoze small communities. Speaking on The Gruen Planet recently, he referred to the following template companies use to counter community opposition. 1. Forge local relationships 2. Understand local concerns 3. Create local opinion...
AFA NEWSLETTER OUT NOW! The latest February 2013 Newsletter is available for viewing on our website and facebook page. Articles by Sue Arnold – CEO of Australians for Animals include: THE FIGHT FOR THE REEF GOES TO CANBERRA There’s a lot happening...
This infographic by Jessica Wallace demonstrates the astonishing amount of plastic that is produced, barely used then discarded into the environment. It also shows how banning, or placing a charge on the use of plastic bags can dramatically reduce their use and consequently the damage they cause to our ecosystems. The full article and infographic...
Our November Newsletter is now available for download as a PDF from our website. www.australiansforanimals.org.au or you can click this direct link to view the Newsletter… https://www.australiansforanimals.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/afa_nov2012_newsletter.pdf
Features Seismic stress for whales by: GRAHAM LLOYD, ENVIRONMENT EDITOR From: The Australian October 01, 2012 12:00AM Whale campaigner Sue Arnold, at Byron Bay, northern NSW, says the noise from oil exploration might prevent whales from breeding and foraging for food. Picture: Vanessa Hunter Source: The Australian WHEN shipping was stopped in Canada’s Bay of...
Young humpback has whale of a time Kristy Martin | 25th September 2012 6:22 A Tags: fraser coast, humpback whales A young whale stunned Pacific Whale Foundation passengers by becoming airborne off Fraser Island. Pacific Whale Foundation A PLAYFUL young whale has delighted spectators by performing aerial stunts off Fraser Island. The calf was captured...
Listen and enjoy http://www.washington.edu/news/files/2012/07/feb09songs_47USE.mp3 Kate Stafford, Sue Moore and colleagues recently discovered that the Arctic Bowhead whales between Greenland and Norway have a complex repertoire of songs they sing throughout the winter. Their underwater world remains such a mystery to humanity and yet we continue to destroy the whales’ environment. Underwater noise causes so much...