Habitat Australia articles from April 2001

Habitat Australia archives from April 2001

green VIEWS.
April 1, 2001... Biotech responds I would like to draw your attention to a number of errors Bob Phelps made in this article regarding Biotechnology Australia's Public Awareness Program (`GE crop a flop', Dec 2000). In the article, Mr Phelps states that...

campaign TRAILS.
April 1, 2001... ACF CAMPAIGNS SA Conservation Council Trial Date Set In 1998 defamation proceedings were issued by members of the Chapman family against the Conservation Council of South Australia and a number of the Council's officers. The legal...

SLICK OPERATORS TARGET REEF.(oil exploration, Great Barrier Reef)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2001... In a return to the dark days of the 1980s, oil sharks are again circling Australia's greatest natural icon, the Great Barrier Reef, in search of petroleum and profits. IT IS DECEMBER 28 2000, and in the middle of Christmas celebrations and...

The green road to office.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... THE ENVIRONMENT is back on the agenda, say the pundits. Of course ACF members know that it was never off the agenda, just that governments weren't paying it enough attention. Two recent state elections, in Western Australia and Queensland,...

Shareholder democracy under assault.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... THE CONCEPT OF shareholder democracy relates to the simple notion that shareholders in a company have the right to participate in corporate decision making. Although the term `shareholder democracy' is relatively new, the concept behind it...

Repairing the country Has the penny finally dropped?(environmental policy)
April 1, 2001... When Federal Parliamentarians from both sides of politics recommend a multi-billion dollar national environment levy, something strange must be happening. Something strange is happening. For years ACF has been warning that Australia is losing...

AUSTRALIA I FADS THE WORLD! ... IN LAND CLEARING RATES.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2001... A new ACF report reveals that Australia now ranks alongside some of the most oppressive, poor and unstable countries in the world when it comes to clearing bushland. THE RATE OF LAND clearing in Australia now puts us on a par with some of...

Fiddling while homes burn.(firewood usage)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... The crackling warmth of a cosy wood fire is some compensation for the chill winds of autumn and winter. But does our comfort and pleasure come at too high a cost to the environment? Damage to wildlife habitat from firewood cutting, along...

Very volunteer!(environmental associations)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... ENVIRONMENT VOLUNTEERS are the lifeblood of conservation groups around Australia, providing hundreds of thousands of hours of assistance annually. They are found in large national lobby groups like ACF right through to small `friends of'...

Conversion to conservation.(David Bryce)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... WHILE DAVID BRYCE didn't experience a blinding vision in one single moment, his conversion from timber feller to conservationist was just as complete as that of Paul from Pharisee to Apostle on that famed road to Damascus. In his early...

A fishy tale.(environmental effects of fishing industry)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... I like eating fish, but I would like to know that the fish I'm eating is being fished sustainably. Please could you tell me which fish I should eat, and which I should avoid? Hamish Pearce Perth, WA Chris Smyth responds When...

Just a walkin' the dawg ...(cyclist and dog tour Australia)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... TAKE ONE charismatic dog in a baseball cap and sunblock and one strong woman with a bike, vision and ideals, and you have the most appealing fundraiser ACF has seen since Tammy Van Wisse swam the Murray River. Diggity the wonder dog and...