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Queensland Eel Fishery

Department of the Environment - Fri, 2014-02-28 10:18
Agency 2014 application on ecological sustainability - comments close 3 April 2014
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Queensland Eel Fishery

Department of the Environment - Fri, 2014-02-28 10:18
Agency 2014 application on ecological sustainability - comments close 3 April 2014
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Agbogbloshie: the world's largest e-waste dump – in pictures

The Guardian - Thu, 2014-02-27 23:53

Discarders of electronic goods expect them to be recycled properly. But almost all such devices contain toxic chemicals which, even if they are recyclable, make it expensive to do so. As a result, illegal dumping has become a lucrative business.

Photographer Kevin McElvaney documents Agbogbloshie, a former wetland in Accra, Ghana, which is home to the world’s largest e-waste dumping site. Boys and young men smash devices to get to the metals, especially copper. Injuries, such as burns, untreated wounds, eye damage, lung and back problems, go hand in hand with chronic nausea, anorexia, debilitating headaches and respiratory problems. Most workers die from cancer in their 20s

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Australia in Antarctica: Building on Mawson’s legacy

Department of the Environment - Thu, 2014-02-27 16:12
Today we celebrate an important milestone in Australia’s Antarctic history – 100 years since Australian geologist, Dr Douglas Mawson, returned from his epic two-year Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE).
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SENG National Newsletter - March 2014

Newsletters National - Sun, 2014-02-23 09:25
SENG National Newsletter - March 2014
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Did Discovery Channel fake the image in its giant shark documentary? | George Monbiot

The Guardian - Fri, 2014-02-21 22:05
Image showing Megalodon swimming past U-boats off Cape Town was doctored. Come clean, or prove me wrong

The suspicion that the Discovery Channel had abandoned its professed editorial standards was a powerful one. As I mentioned in my earlier blog, its documentary claiming that the giant shark Carchardon megalodon still exists contained images which gave a strong impression of being faked; reports of incidents which don't appear to have happened; and interviews with "marine biologists" no one has been able to trace.

But allegations of fakery are very hard to prove. As you know, absence of evidence doesn't mean evidence of absence. Just because no one has been able to find the news reports the Megalodon show claims to have found, or any record of the deaths of four people in an attack by a giant shark off South Africa last year, or any trace of the suspiciously handsome experts it used to confirm its thesis doesn't prove definitively that all of them are inventions, even though it's hard to see how they could not be.

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Capacity-building grants awarded for the 2014–2015 round

Department of the Environment - Fri, 2014-02-21 13:49
List of successful applicants.
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Review of the Renewable Energy Target

Department of the Environment - Mon, 2014-02-17 15:15
Release of the Terms of Reference for a review into the Renewable Energy Target (RET) scheme.
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Review of the Renewable Energy Target

Department of the Environment - Mon, 2014-02-17 15:15
Release of the Terms of Reference for a review into the Renewable Energy Target (RET) scheme.
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Tasmanian Freshwater Eel Fishery

Department of the Environment - Wed, 2014-02-12 16:40
Agency 2014 application on ecological sustainability - comments close 18 March 2014
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Emissions Reduction Fund Update newsletter

Department of the Environment - Tue, 2014-02-11 15:13
The first edition of the Emissions Reduction Fund Update newsletter is now available. The newsletter provides regular updates on the implementation of the Emissions Reduction Fund.
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Water Purchase Tender in the Queensland Lower Balonne now open

Department of the Environment - Tue, 2014-02-11 14:01
Applications close 5.00 pm AEDT Friday 14 March 2014.
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Public consultation: draft assessment bilateral agreement between the Commonwealth and South Australia

Department of the Environment - Tue, 2014-02-11 11:51
The Department is currently seeking public comment on a draft assessment bilateral agreement with the State of South Australia. Comments close 17 March 2014.
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2011–12 annual report to Australian Packaging Covenant released

Department of the Environment - Tue, 2014-02-11 09:41
The Government has released the annual report on its activities to meet the goals of its 2010–15 Australian Packaging Covenant Action Plan. The report shows strong progress is being made by all Australian Government agencies on best practice...
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Release of the September quarter 2013 national inventory estimates

Department of the Environment - Mon, 2014-02-10 09:31
Quarterly Update of Australia's National Greenhouse Gas Inventory: September 2013
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Release of the September quarter 2013 national inventory estimates

Department of the Environment - Mon, 2014-02-10 09:31
Quarterly Update of Australia's National Greenhouse Gas Inventory: September 2013
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SENG SA Chapter News and Events

Newsletters S.A. - Sun, 2014-02-09 11:05
SENG SA Chapter News and Events
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SENG Victoria Newsletter - February 2014

Newsletters VIC - Sat, 2014-02-08 06:40
SENG Victoria Newsletter - February 2014
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