The eyes of the energy world are upon it, but the renewable energy transition in South Australia is probably one of the misunderstood, misreported and under-appreciated achievements of our time. By Giles Parkinson South Australia, for those who have not been paying attention, has dumped coal and now sources more […]
The 737 Large Air Tanker (LAT) operating out of Coffs Harbour this fire season has already made 107 water bombing missions. Last year the LAT made 125 missions statewide. The LAT has only been operating in Coffs Harbour since August, and is expected to remain a key pillar in the […]
The Australian parliament voted against it. But now 11,000 people who might know one or two more facts than a bubble of politicians have confirmed it is, indeed, happening: the whole world is in the midst of a climate emergency. By Andrea Hamblin And they believe the threats are accelerating […]
Coffs Harbour City Council is in crisis talks over a 26 million dollar landfill contract with neighbouring councils. See the Prime News 7 video clip here; http://Coffs Harbour City Council is in crisis talks over a 26 million dollar landfill contract with neighbouring councils. Coffs Coast Outlook has published several […]
The green economy has grown so much in the US that it employs around 10 times as many people as the fossil fuel industry – despite the past decade’s oil and gas boom. By Adam Vaughan The fossil fuel sector, from coal mines to gas power plants, employed around 900,000 people in the […]
Water legislation: enriching the few, destroying the many ‘I’m going to make a shitload of money.’ Peter, a farmer, listened intently to the merchant banker boasting to the grandly-named Global Food Forum. Because the politicians had changed the rules under their National Water Initiative, the banker explained he’d been able […]
The way the federal government licenses CT and MRI medical scanning equipment is killing people – a factor in Australia having the highest cancer rate* in the world. By Michael Pascoe That’s the conclusion to be drawn from a report by doctor, anti-tobacco campaigner and former politician, Dr Arthur Chesterfield-Evans. […]
Half a century ago a tiny military-funded experiment changed the world in ways we are only just coming to terms with – for good and bad IT BEGAN – some would say, as it meant to go on – with an error message. Late on the evening of 29 October […]
AT FIRST glance, you might think you were in the office of a technology start-up. People peer at computers and talk about influencers, reach and hashtags. Like their peers in Silicon Valley, these men and women know how the internet can be used to change hearts and minds. By Carl […]
Politicians on all sides aren’t prioritising environmental issues, while the media is failing in its role in bringing the world together, writes Sue Arnold. THERE ARE SEVERAL LESSONS our politicians can learn from the current global climate emergency: Without a healthy environment, economic and ecological collapse are inevitable. Limit growth. […]