Pollution
Report on our worst oil spill ignores marine parks
Resources Minister Martin Ferguson has released a long-awaited report today into Australia’s worst offshore oil spill. The Montara well leaked......
BP courts Google to manage oil spill fallout
For a case study in what not to do when your company has caused one of the world’s biggest environmental......
Clean-up begins in the distater on the Great Barrier Reef
The eco-disaster off Queensland’s coast has now been isolated, but the full costs of the problem are just being discovered....
NSW Government on the defensive over Hunter pollution
The NSW Premier Kristina Keneally is on the defense, following an ABC expose on the impact of coal mining pollution......
Oil Spill in The Great Barrier Reef could have been avoided
Green’s leader Bob Brown has said today that an oil spill in The Great Barrier Reef, caused by a cargo......
Oil leak inquiry announced
Resources Minister Martin Ferguson today announced details of the Commission of Inquiry into the ten week oil leak off the......
Fire on oil rig draws attention back to continuing pollution
Ten weeks ago the oil rig off the West Australian Coast was in the headlines. Since that time little attention......
Message in a bottle
How many Australians actually recycle? The Greens say not enough to have the greatest possible benefit for the environment. The......
Contaminated lake in PNG highlights need for independent monitoring of mines
Local residents may suspect that the nearby drilling plant – run by the Australian owned Oil Search – was responsible......
How pollution from the Northern Hemisphere is affecting our rainfall
We all know air pollution is a growing problem and new research has discovered that pollution generated in the US......