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Australian endangered species: Kangaroo Island Dunnart - http://renewablesenergy.net/environment-and-climate/australian-endangered-species-kangaroo-island-dunnart/ Island fauna are particularly vulnerable to new threats. Not only do they have a very limited population size and distribution to begin with, they can display extreme naïveté to new predators, due to a lack, or at least reduced diversity, of native predators on the island. The Kangaroo Island D...Australian, Dunnart, endangered, Island, Kangaroo, species

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Why is electricity consumption decreasing in Australia? - http://renewablesenergy.net/environment-and-climate/why-is-electricity-consumption-decreasing-in-australia/ Until 2010, for well over a century, through two world wars and the Great Depression, the quantity of electricity used in Australia each year was greater than the year before. In the three years since 2010, the quantity used each year has been less than the year before. There is no evidence this...Australia, consumption, decreasing, Electricity

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Bhutan's environmental success is a pleasing paradox - http://renewablesenergy.net/environment-and-climate/bhutans-environmental-success-is-a-pleasing-paradox/ In a time of diminishing global biodiversity, Bhutan’s conservation achievements read like an environmentalist’s heavenly dream. More than 50% of its land area is designated as protected in national parks, nature reserves and biological corridors. More than 80% of the country is covered by nat...Bhutans, environmental, paradox, pleasing, success

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It's a scorcher: new site tracks heatwaves across Australia - http://renewablesenergy.net/environment-and-climate/its-a-scorcher-new-site-tracks-heatwaves-across-australia/ As much of inland and eastern Australia sweats through its first heatwave of the summer, a new interactive website has been launched to track where the heat is coming from and to map past heatwaves across the country. Extreme heat has killed more Australians than any other natural hazard in the...across, Australia, heatwaves, scorcher, tracks

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Found: world's most mysterious bird, but why all the secrecy? - http://renewablesenergy.net/environment-and-climate/found-worlds-most-mysterious-bird-but-why-all-the-secrecy/ The Night Parrot has been called the “world’s most mysterious bird”. First discovered in 1845, it was rarely seen alive for most of the next hundred and seventy years, but it has been rediscovered in 2013 by Queensland naturalist John Young. The rediscovery has been shrouded in secrecy; photo and...found, mysterious, secrecy, worlds

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Seed banks: saving for the future - http://renewablesenergy.net/environment-and-climate/seed-banks-saving-for-the-future/ In 1926, just outside of St Petersburg in Russia, botanist and geneticist Nikolai Vavilov set up the Pavlovsk Experimental Station. It was one of the world’s first “seed banks”. The term “seed bank” or “gene bank” describes a place where seeds are stored, such as food crops or rare plants. Why st...banks, Future, saving

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Paper parks or a world-class system of ocean protection? - http://renewablesenergy.net/environment-and-climate/paper-parks-or-a-world-class-system-of-ocean-protection/ The federal government’s recent announcement “reproclaiming” the new Commonwealth Marine Reserves overturns previous plans to protect Australia’s marine biodiversity, and review the management of Australia’s marine parks. The previous government planned to introduce a limited number of “no-take” ...ocean, Paper, parks, protection, system, worldclass

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A 2014 calendar for climate change policy-making - http://renewablesenergy.net/environment-and-climate/a-2014-calendar-for-climate-change-policy-making/ To mark the beginning of a new year, I have put together a list of some of the major issues and events expected to influence climate change policy-making in 2014. From 1 to 8, these are my top predictions. In 2011, nations participating in the Durban climate change conference agreed “to develop a...calendar, change, Climate, policymaking

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Is industrial hemp the ultimate energy crop? - http://renewablesenergy.net/environment-and-climate/is-industrial-hemp-the-ultimate-energy-crop/ Bioenergy is currently the fastest growing source of renewable energy. Cultivating energy crops on arable land can decrease dependency on depleting fossil resources and it can mitigate climate change. But some biofuel crops have bad environmental effects: they use too much water, displace people...Energy, industrial, ultimate

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Slip a more sustainable prawn on your barbie this Christmas - http://renewablesenergy.net/environment-and-climate/slip-a-more-sustainable-prawn-on-your-barbie-this-christmas/ Australians are set to munch through half a billion prawns this Christmas. But where do all those prawns come from? And can we feel good as we throw another one on the barbie? About half of the prawns eaten in Australia come from overseas. More than A$200 million worth of frozen prawns were...barbie, Christmas, prawn, Sustainable

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We know who's profiting from emissions - let's bill them - http://renewablesenergy.net/environment-and-climate/we-know-whos-profiting-from-emissions-lets-bill-them/ Research published last month in the journal Climatic Change may provide an essential building block in proving corporate liability for current and future climate change damage.Researcher Richard Heede found that 90 entities are responsible for an astounding 63% of global carbon emissions....emissions, profiting

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Australia needs gas reservation to protect industries and climate - http://renewablesenergy.net/environment-and-climate/australia-needs-gas-reservation-to-protect-industries-and-climate/ What is the future of Australia’s gas reserves? While it might be good news for the gas industry, increasing international demand could see gas prices in Australia rise, driving up the cost of electricity. Meanwhile increasing prices could drive us away from gas and back to coal, leading to a s...Australia, Climate, industries, needs, protect, reservation

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2013, the year that was: Energy + Environment - http://renewablesenergy.net/environment-and-climate/2013-the-year-that-was-energy-environment/ For the past three years it’s been an occasional pleasure and a frequent privilege to work with the academics who contribute to The Conversation’s Environment & Energy section. It’s not just the soil jokes and the hilarious profile pictures: it’s the opportunity to see a whole bunch of actual...Energy, Environment

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Which homes will survive this bushfire season? - http://renewablesenergy.net/environment-and-climate/which-homes-will-survive-this-bushfire-season/ After the early onset of the 2013-14 bushfire season, it is worth reviewing which homes are more likely to be left standing when the fires inevitably return. One of the most important factors to note is that most house losses during bushfires in Australia have occurred within 100 metres of...bushfire, Homes, season, Survive, which

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Wash and go for a weed-free Christmas holiday - http://renewablesenergy.net/environment-and-climate/wash-and-go-for-a-weed-free-christmas-holiday/ As Christmas and summer holidays approach, many of us are packing our bags, ready to drive off on holidays to see families and friends. Those long car trips are often to coastal towns, national parks and other stunning landscapes. But before we all set off, it’s worth giving a thought to what e...Christmas, Holiday, weedfree

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2013 was Australia's hottest year, warm for much of the world - http://renewablesenergy.net/environment-and-climate/2013-was-australias-hottest-year-warm-for-much-of-the-world/ The Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed 2013 as Australia’s hottest year since records began in 1910. Average temperatures over the continent have been 1.2C above the 1961-1990 average, breaking the previous record set in 2005 by 0.17C. It was also the hottest year on record for South Australia, ...Australias, Hottest, World

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Australia's rising air con use makes us hot and bothered - http://renewablesenergy.net/environment-and-climate/australias-rising-air-con-use-makes-us-hot-and-bothered/ With temperatures starting to climb, it’s time to think about how we will stay cool this summer. The stakes are getting higher when it comes to hot weather. As the Australian Medical Association has warned, heat is a “silent killer”, and we lose more Australians each year to heat than the annual ...Australias, bothered, Makes, Rising