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Yellow-breasted buntings 'being eaten to extinction by China'
Birds once abundant in Europe and Asia could share the same fate as passenger pigeon as they are killed in millions for food
A bird that was once one of the most abundant in Europe and Asia is being hunted to near extinction because of Chinese eating habits, according to a study published on Tuesday.
The population of the yellow-breasted bunting (Emberiza aureola) has plunged by 90% since 1980, all but disappearing from eastern Europe, Japan and large parts of Russia, said the study, published in the Conservation Biology journal.
Continue reading...Dynamic EcoLibrium registrations open. Can SA go 100% renewable?
Former BP executive not guilty of reporting false information after 2010 spill
David Rainey was accused of lying about amount of oil being expelled into Gulf of Mexico after Deepwater Horizon explosion to match government reports
A federal jury found a former BP executive not guilty Friday of making false statements to investigators in connection with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Related: Deepwater Horizon: jury selection begins for BP exec charged in oil spill
Continue reading...Can Sea Shepherd survive its own success?
With a new $12m ship on the way and the Japanese whaling fleet on the retreat, the conservation organization is having a banner year – provided the Whale Wars stars can navigate a rising tide of multimillion-dollar lawsuits
In 2010, the world watched a $3m eco-action boat called the Ady Gil sink off Antarctica after being run through by a Japanese whaling ship. In many ways, it was a moment that defined the last five years for Sea Shepherd, the vigilante conservation group to which the trimaran belonged. With the sinking came renewed public support for their mission to do anything necessary to stop whaling.
The collision is likely to make headlines again this summer, as three separate multimillion-dollar lawsuits against Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) come to a head.
Continue reading...Why an opinion article on Delhi's air pollution upset many Indians | Janaki Lenin
A New York Times story of an eight-year-old’s struggle to draw a breath of air set off a storm of protest. Was it a case of shooting the messenger?
Gardiner Harris, the South Asia correspondent for The New York Times, wrote a critique of Delhi’s abysmal air quality before fleeing to the US. Since then his story has been re-published by major news websites and shared widely online.
Within nine months of the family moving to Delhi, Harris’ eight-year-old son Bram suffered respiratory distress, lost half his breathing ability, and had to take steroids regularly. Then the Harrises agonised if it was ethical to continue living in the city at the cost of their children’s health, especially when they had a choice. They could move elsewhere, while most of the city’s residents were grounded.
Continue reading...Seven new species of Australian spider discovered including unique tarantula
A team of scientists, rangers and field assistants had great success in their quest to find new and endangered species in the huge Judbarra national park
Seven new species of spider, including a type of tarantula completely new to science, have been discovered in a Northern Territory national park.
The discoveries were made by a team participating in the Bush Blitz nature program which saw 16 scientists, Indigenous rangers and field assistants, searching the 1.3m hectare Judbarra park for new species.
Continue reading...Emissions Reduction Fund: Exposure Draft Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Amendment Rule 2015
Emissions Reduction Fund: Exposure Draft Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Amendment Rule 2015
Barwon-Darling Unregulated River water source Tender Round Opens
Aggregation under the Emissions Reduction Fund - Consultation on guidance materials
SENG National Newsletter - May 2015
Draft decision on the state of conservation of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area
It's time to wean ourselves off the fairytale version of farming | George Monbiot
Children’s tales bear no resemblance to the cruelty of most modern farms, yet this image enables us to turn a blind eye to animal welfare and is exploited by the industry for profit – as Kerrygold’s recent Guardian advertorial shows
The way that meat, eggs and milk are produced is surrounded by one of our great silences, in which most people collaborate. We don’t want to know, because knowing would force anyone with a capacity for empathy to change their diet.
You break this silence at your peril. After I published an article on chicken farming last week, I had to re-read it to check that I hadn’t actually proposed the slaughter of the firstborn by terrorist devil worshippers – so outraged and vicious were some of the responses. And that was just the consumers.
Continue reading...Release of Exposure Draft - NGER (Measurement) Amendment Determination 2015 (No 2)
Release of Exposure Draft - NGER (Measurement) Amendment Determination 2015 (No 2)
Fort McKay: the Canadian town that sold itself to tar sands
This tiny Alberta town is one of the world’s single biggest sources of carbon pollution. The community grew rich on oil, and was wrecked by oil. So local Cece Fitzpatrick decided to run for chief, promising to stand up to the industry that came there 50 years ago
Within a 25-mile radius of Fort McKay, 21 projects with a capacity of up to 3.3m barrels a day have been approved or are in production. Another 20 with a combined capacity of about 1.6m barrels a day are in the planning stage, according to Fort McKay First Nation.
Locals can hear, smell, feel and taste the evidence of extraction, even inside their homes. On bad days, it smells like cat piss, according to Cece Fitzpatrick.
Continue reading...Release of Australia’s National Greenhouse Accounts 2013
Release of Australia’s National Greenhouse Accounts 2013
Two species listed as critically endangered under the EPBC Act
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