Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Farming tougher to bring into carbon fold - National Rural News - Agribusiness and General - General - Stock & Land
"Farmers could be disadvantaged if they were forced to adopt practices that made it more expensive or difficult for them to compete internationally."

The federal government has excluded agricultural emissions indefinitely from its carbon tax and trading scheme.
Pachauri rings alarm on glaciers - The Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Noted environmentalist R K Pachauri said the Himalayan glaciers are melting at a "very rapid pace" on Tuesday, but did not refer to his earlier assertion that the glaciers could disappear by 2035, for which he had come under sharp attack from the government and others.
Ocean acidity 'turning fish deaf' -  Environment | MSN News - MSN UK
Ocean acidification caused by fossil fuel emissions may be turning fish deaf.

Clownfish reared in seawater acidified by carbon dioxide grow up with impaired hearing, a study has found.

This could have "devastating" consequences for the colourful star of the 2003 animated movie Finding Nemo, say scientists.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

"This could have "devastating" consequences for the colourful star of the 2003 animated movie Finding Nemo, say scientists."

Isn't it interesting that they chose to use a fictional fish character as the victim of their fictional catastrophe? Nevermind the blatant attempt to exploit the beloved cartoon character to influence children. The parallel to Joe Camel should be obvious.