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EcoBlog

Australian green blogs, commentary and analysis

"Uncomfortable": What 4C of warming will mean

Posted by: sustainadelic on 27 Feb, 2011

Tagged in: climate change

In 2007, John Howard admitted that a 4C warmer planet might be "more uncomfortable" for some people.

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Oil giant Chevron ordered to pay $8.7 billion. Or not.

Posted by: sustainadelic on 18 Feb, 2011

Tagged in: pollution , oil

In the wake of last year's Deepwater Horizon oil spill, there have been developments in an 18-year court battle over an even larger oil disaster.

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Is a polyester shirt more eco-friendly than cotton?

Posted by: sustainadelic on 16 Feb, 2011

Tagged in: sustainability

You’d think a cotton shirt – a natural fibre – would be better for the environment than a polyester one. After all, polyester is derived from oil, isn’t it.

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Giant dams get the go ahead

Posted by: sustainadelic on 11 Feb, 2011

Tagged in: renewable energy

Two of what would be the planet's largest hydroelectricity projects moved a step closer to reality.

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Biggest emitter of CO2 in 2010? The Amazon.

Posted by: sustainadelic on 04 Feb, 2011

Tagged in: drought , deforestation

Instead, according to a new report in the journal Science, it was the Amazon rainforest, courtesy of a devastating drought that resulted in billions of trees dying. As they rot, the trees release vast quantities of carbon dioxide. The 2010 drought follows a similar "once-in-a-century" drought in 2005.

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