April 10, 2011 - ...in one word, society’s remorseless slide into unsustainability it would be desalination. Web sites The website www.saveourgulfs.org.au will be operational from 25 April 2011. I thank Ruth Trigg for her assistance in preparing this article. Ten reasons to save our precious Gulfs One The extraordinary marine biodiversity of the Gulfs The waters of Gulf St Vincent and Spencer Gulf are teeming with more species than in almost any other part of the world’s oceans. 80% of these species are unique to the Gulfs, whereas 80% of species of the Great Barrier Reef can be located elsewhere. Researchers and photographers visit...
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DEA writes to Minister Burke over mining threats to Reef
January 8, 2012 - ...remove Gladstone Harbour from the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. The Gladstone Harbour was classified as a World Heritage area because it met the criteria for world heritage listing, including this clause: ”contains the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation” Healthy biodiversity is vital for the ecological services that human health depends upon. Biodiversity underpins a resilient ecosystem, so it can continue to provide healthy water and food and other ecological services to maintain our...
A healthy world without inequality
May 3, 2013 - ...than their counterparts in the more equal countries. There are likely to be similar connections between inequality and adverse environmental impacts. Poorer people around the world can’t afford newer technologies, so depend on clearing forests for food and fuel, and using older, more polluting cars. Poorer countries tend to have higher birth rates and lax environmental regulations and safeguards. The poor often carry the blame for environmental impact, but the top end of income range has an infinitely larger environmental footprint per capita. In the US, the richest 1% are estimated to use up to 10,000 times more carbon than...
The Guardian: Australian power stations among world’s worst for toxic air pollution
August 19, 2019 - Dr Ben Ewald told the Guardian that there were places in Australia that had a serious SO2 (sulphur dioxide) problem and limits were set well above what was needed to protect human health. The comments followed a Greenpeace report using satellite data to analyse the world’s worst sources of sulphur dioxide pollution, one of the main pollutants contributing to deaths from air pollution worldwide. Dr Ewald stated the same was the case for nitrogen dioxide, another airborne pollutant. “These pollutants can cause childhood asthma, lung disease, cancer, birth defects and reproductive issues. “Australian governments must introduce tougher standards to protect...
ABC’s World Today: Heatwave to hit record temperatures across Australia
December 18, 2019 - As Australians this week brace for a nationwide heatwave which could see temperatures approach 50 degrees in some areas, Dr Arnagretta Hunter says that while people have lived with such high temperatures, worsening climate change could test our biological limits over the coming years. Featured guests on the program today were: Doctor Arnagretta Hunter, cardiologist and ACT Chair for Doctors for the Environment Australia Chad Staples, Western Sydney Zookeeper Paul Roberts, SA Power Networks Hear the interview on the ABC’s World Today HERE....