From this Issue
Making the shift: from consumerism to sustainabilityThe inconclusive outcome of the UN climate conference in Copenhagen highlighted one of the dilemmas of sustainable development – humans will often fail to change their behaviour in the face of scientific evidence about its damaging impacts.
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Nanosafety and the environmentWith scientists now able to engineer innovative materials at this incredibly small atomic scale, some potential environmental and health risks are emerging that will require further research.
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News
Climate now: New state of the Climate Snapshot
More extremely hot days, fewer cold ones, wetter in the north and drier in the south: this is not a forecast for Australia’s climate but a snapshot of our climate right now, according to a joint CSIRO/Bureau of Meteorology climate report released this week.
Some nano-sunscreens ´come at a cost´
The most effective nanoparticles in some invisible sunscreens might also be the most toxic, a new Australian modelling study suggests.
From the Archive
Havoc surrounds a wave called Kelvin
Scientists at CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre are working to develop an ocean-atmosphere model that simulates the El Nino-Southern Oscillation.
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The Ten Commitments
Faced with a growing catalogue of environmental priorities and having seen little real progress on solutions, a group of Australia's most eminent ecological scientists decided to take matters into their own hands.
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Forthcoming Events
Sustainability Virtual Summits: Smart ICT
Online conference, 25 March (live); Apr-June (on demand)
http://www.sustainabilityvirtualsummits.com/agenda-ict.php
‘Oceanic Transformations’ Victoria University Conference
Melbourne, 8-11 April 2010
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