June 6, 2012 - We thank Tim Stephens is Associate professor and director, Sydney centre for International law at University of Sydney and the Conversation for permission to publish under creative commons. His article ...
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Mining is digging the heart out of conservation covenants
May 30, 2012 - We thank the authors Vanessa Adams and Katie Moon and the Conversation for permission to publish under creative commons This is an issue of great concern to DEA; it is ...
Germany, solar technology, human health and Australian government failure.
May 29, 2012 - Solar energy has no health hazards and low green house emissions. Germany forges ahead with its use. Some Australian states are reducing their commitment to solar and indeed Queensland has ...
Climate change is the biggest health threat of the 21st century. A primer of the literature
May 26, 2012 - In 2009 the Lancet stated “Climate change is the biggest health threat of the 21st century” This article is intended for the student members of Doctors for the Environment Australia ...
Abolition of fossil fuel and diesel subsidies are health measures
May 24, 2012 - Doctors for the Environment Australia maintains its commitment to advocacy on climate change because this is one of the biggest threats to human health this century. Our quest to reduce ...
Brown coal, carbon capture and storage and the Victorian government
May 21, 2012 - The most recent setback to efforts to reduce greenhouse emission is the push from the Victorian government to develop brown coal resources. The basis for this is to export it ...
Assessment and acceptance of risk is essential in acting on climate change
May 19, 2012 - The acceptance of risk is essential to facilitating action on climate change. The worldwide insurance industry measures risk to property and its premiums are soaring due to extreme weather events ...
Reframing climate change could deliver health benefits
May 17, 2012 - We thank the author Marion Carey VicHealth Senior Research Fellow at Monash University and The Conversation for permission to publish under creative commons. Climate change is a complex problem but ...
Clear the air in coal versus health debate
May 14, 2012 - By Linda Selvey and David Shearman from the Newcastle Herald 12 May DEA Editorial Comment; This article talks about DEA’s submission opposing this huge project. There seems to be inevitability ...
An ABC of Climate Science; core references
May 13, 2012 - This initiative was stimulated by the department of Climate Change issuing a response to Ian Plimer’s 101 climate questions. In late 2011, Professor Ian Plimer, a geology professor and expert ...
Black carbon, methane and action on climate change, an update.
May 12, 2012 - This is an important topic because simple action on these short term pollutants reduces global temperature immediately. Their health impacts are therefore important. A year ago we provided an ABC ...
Club of Rome Report issues a warning about humanity’s ability to survive without directional change
May 10, 2012 - The Club of Rome, is an international think-tank that focuses on stimulating debate on achieving a sustainable future. The Club is continuing its tradition of supporting work that raises fundamental ...
How exposure to lead impacts human health
May 7, 2012 - We thank the author Peter Franklin, Assistant Professor in population health at University of Western Australia and The Conversation for permission to publish under Creative Commons. Editorial Comment Lead poisoning ...
Sustainable Anaesthesia is important to medical research and to climate change
April 30, 2012 - In the May 2012 edition of the journal Anesthesia and Analgesia there are a number of “highly sustainable” articles to be read. I commend you to peruse this edition of ...
Stumbling in the ‘green tape’ spin
April 27, 2012 - We thank the author Mary Debrett, Senior Lecturer in the Strategic Communications Program at Latrobe University and The Conversation for permission to publish under creative commons. With only inverted commas ...
Heat stroke, climate change and the elderly
April 24, 2012 - The increased attention to this topic in Australia and North America reflects the increasing incidence of heat deaths and the need for public health and community measures to address the ...
The Psychological Impacts of Climate Change
April 23, 2012 - This article is based upon an important new report on The Psychological effects of global warming in the United States. The report will be put in the context of previous ...
A Message from David Suzuki; the power of Corporations
April 20, 2012 - I suggest that the name David Suzuki will be known to all those truly interested in the future of the World. In a letter to friends and organisations he says ...
Minister Burke- don’t mine the Tarkine!
April 19, 2012 - Last month DEA’s Dr Dimity Williams- a Melbourne GP and passionate tree lover- went deep into the Tarkine with the crew from GetUp to help raise awareness on the threat ...
Tarkine Wilderness another victim of the Mining Boom
April 18, 2012 - For eight years conservationists have fought to have the Tarkine rainforest in Tasmania included on the National Heritage List. Yet despite its eligibility it is under threat from large mining ...