Tag: Australia
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Melbourne Festival to Feature Shipping Container Display in Urban Coffee Farm
Young members of the HASSELL design firm have partnered with the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival to bring the story of coffee production to the Red Stairs public amphitheater on the banks of the River Yarra in Queensbridge Square. The Australian festival, which runs from March 1 to 17, 2013, is celebrating its twentieth year…
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Greenpeace Activists Board Ship in Protest of Australia’s Coal Export Boom
GREENPEACE—At sunrise, the six activists left the Rainbow Warrior on inflatable boats and drew up alongside the MV Meister, a ship carrying thermal coal …
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Asia Overtakes Rest of the World in Consumption of Materials
UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME — Asia Pacific has surpassed the rest of the world in its consumption of materials and will continue to dominate world material flows …
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Resource Scarcity, Climate Change and the Encroaching Global Catastrophe
TOMDISPATCH — Brace yourself. You may not be able to tell yet, but according to global experts and the U.S. intelligence community, the earth is already shifting under you. Whether you know it or not, you’re on a …
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Global Report: Wind Power Surges to New Record
United Nations Environment Programme — “Wind power may be variable, but the greatest threat to the continued stable growth of the industry is the variability and unpredictability of the politicians who set the frameworks for the energy sector …