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2007Article detailing the benefits of verandas, decks and patios in saving energy on air conditioning in Queensland.
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,24760857-5012321,00.html
The Green Building Council of Australia says the construction industry can play a pivotal role in reducing greenhouse emissions.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/27/2256930.htm
In a portent of how climate change could transform town planning along the nation's coastlines, the South Australian Supreme Court has ruled that predicted sea level rises are a valid reason to reject beachfront housing developments.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/
0,25197,23360118-11949,00.html
The NSW Government has been accused of failing to take climate change seriously in the wake of a decision by Planning Minister Frank Sartor to approve a development on a flood plain.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/
0,25197,23222125-11949,00.html
Development of wetlands into an industrial and tourism area in South Korea has come under scrutiny from environmental academics, who envisage a massive decline of the area’s animal species.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/24/2427901.htm
A Filipino scientist says he has created a new composite building board made of chicken feathers that could be a major breakthrough for the construction industry in Asia.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/03/2322734.htm
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E-waste problem at 'crisis point'
Results from a study by the Total Environment Centre highlighting the problem of large amounts of electronic waste (e-waste) items building up in Australian landfills.
(ABC News, 12/12/08)
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Results from a study by the Total Environment Centre highlighting the problem of large amounts of electronic waste (e-waste) items building up in Australian landfills.
(ABC News, 12/12/08)
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Great Barrier Reef will die by carbon, scientists say
Environmentalists and scientists stress that the Australian Government’s low emissions target has condemned the Great Barrier Reef to destruction And will impact the reef’s tourist industry. This is due to rising temperatures and ocean acidification causing wide-spread coral bleaching and coral disease.
(ABC News, 15/12/08)
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Environmentalists and scientists stress that the Australian Government’s low emissions target has condemned the Great Barrier Reef to destruction And will impact the reef’s tourist industry. This is due to rising temperatures and ocean acidification causing wide-spread coral bleaching and coral disease.
(ABC News, 15/12/08)
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