From this Issue
Coming clean on phantom RECsRenewable energy developers and environmental NGOs are becoming increasingly concerned about design flaws in the expanded national Renewable Energy Target (RET), which was passed into law by Parliament in August 2009.
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Managing Tiwi fires for greenhouse gas abatementThe economic potential of carbon is the focus of a new collaborative fire project on the Tiwi Islands, 80 km north of Darwin in the Northern Territory.
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News
´Biology´s bad boy´ takes on renewable energy challenge
A scientist who played a key role in sequencing the human genome, and who has since turned his attention to developing a new generation of biofuels, will be presenting a free public talk in Melbourne on Wednesday 17 March.
Australian agriculture must adapt to climate change
Australian agriculture needs to adapt now to climate change according to a CSIRO book launched today entitled: Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change: Preparing Australian Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry for the Future.
From the Archive
Sea birds in the trees
The Abbott's booby is the rarest and most restricted in distribution of the species belonging to the sea-bird family Sulidae (gannets and boobies). It is unique to Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean. Land clearing for rock phosphate mining has changed wind patterns, affecting the bird's breeding success, so a revegetation program is one of the measures being considered to improve the habitat in order to increase the chances of the bird's survival.
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Unearthing geckos and truffles
Alcoa World Alumina Australia (Alcoa) has an innovative environmental rehabilitation program, which has succeeded in restoring the botanical richness of its bauxite mine sites in Western Australia. Research on fungi from rehabilitated sites has led to the discovery of a new truffle, Amarrendia oleosa.
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Forthcoming Events
Dr Craig J Ventor - Graeme Clark Oration (free public event)
Melbourne, 17 March
http://ict4lifesciences.org.au/
Sustainability Virtual Summits: Smart ICT
Online conference, 25 March (live); Apr-June (on demand)
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Deserts can teach us new ways to live, manage scarce resources, cope with a harsh climate, isolation and a lack of water and energy.
