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Issue 172



Features

Quiet on board please: science underway
The first massive pieces of the hull of Australia's new scientific research ship, RV Investigator, were winched into place last month in a Singapore shipyard. CSIRO's Dr Brian Griffiths and ECOS writer Michele Sabto give readers a preview of the impressive technology mounted in and on the hull.
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Science arms islands for a changing climate
The projected effects of climate change may seem abstract to those of us living in Australia, where changes like sea-level rise will take time to manifest. But for those living on small Pacific island nations, the impacts of climate change are predicted to be more serious and happen sooner. In some cases, they have already started.
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Energy efficiency matters: an interview with Alan Pears
Alan Pears is a pioneer of energy-efficiency policy in Australia, having worked in the area since the late 1970s.
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'Printed power' to light the world's darkness?
In too many parts of the world, grid-connected electricity remains an unattainable luxury. However, the rise in living standards in some developing countries has brought with it access to decentralised power generation – mainly solar power. The latest solar cell technology, flexible solar cells based on thin plastics, heralds a new generation of ultra-low-cost lighting for poor communities in remote areas.
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Savanna bird abundance deceives
Flocks of brilliant emerald budgerigars are an iconic image of the Australian outback, signifying seasonal renewal. But, are large numbers of nomadic parrots really a sign of landscape health and good management?
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In Brief - Round-up of sustainability news

Beetles find beer bottles irresistible
 
 
Oz algal company signs US$100M Chinese deal
 
 
Orangutans graduate from school into the wild
 
 
Call to focus on smallholders at Rio+20
 
 
Underground mozzie postpones its blood feast
 
 
CSIRO team wins international award for WLAN technology
 
 
Algal bloom under arctic sea ice linked to climate change
 
 
Darwin Harbour bush tucker gets a health check
 
 
Australia 'needs national groundwater strategy'
 
 
Dairy farming opportunity to turn manure into income
 
 
Clouds clear for solar power
 
 
Marine reserves provide baby bonus to fisheries
 
 
Tamar River silt – dredging not the answer
 
 
Yellowfin tuna with a heart of gold
 
 
Call for trade restrictions to contain frog-killing fungus
 
 
Australia's tiniest bird benefits from revegetation of farmland
 
 
NBN pilot rollout – that’s bins, not broadband!
 
 
IEA praises Australian industry energy-saving program
 
 
Carbon dioxide levels reach milestone at Arctic sites
 
 
Concern over SE Asian agrofuel developments
 
 
Australia's first timber high rise building
 
 
Australian renewables investors unprepared for global growth
 
 
Mobile recycling engages students in environmental issues
 
 
Lessons to be learnt from loss of the pipistrelle
 
 

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