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Australian Anglican Church Says Population Growth May Break Commandment 'Thou Shall Not Steal'
In what surely would be a hugely controversial move if had happened in the United States, the Australia's Anglican Church has come out saying that the nation
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Orangutans in Zoos Enjoy Watching You, Too
There's nothing quite like a visit to the zoo for catching a glimpse of some of the world's most fascinating animals--but, as it turns out, we're not the only ones who enjoy a little interspecies gawking. Researchers from
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Record Rains Drown and Strand Animal Residents of Zimbabwe's Starvation Island
It may take another Noah's Ark to save the population of Zimbabwe's sadly aptly named Starvation Island, where record seasonal rains have flooded the grazing land the animals rely on -- and left those that can't swim unable to reach mainland food sources.
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Australia Makes Good on Threat to Take Japan to Court to Stop Whaling
Whale meat on sale at the Tsukiji fish market in Japan, photo: Stefan Powell. Threatened for some time now, Australia has begun legal action against Japan to stop whaling in the Southern Ocean. Formal proceedings will begin in The Hague next week and
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The Carbonwood Bicycle. Art or Design?
Design is about compromise. Art doesn't know the word. Design needs to respond to vagaries of a mass market. Art is more unfettered -- the idea comes first, the audience later. Design acknowledges the dictates of
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Australia's First Public Electric Car Charge Station is Go
It was 2005 when we last reported on Australia's pioneering car share business GoGet. The guys have been going places since then, figuring that their service now keeps the equivalent of more than 230 cars off the
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Woodland Birds Losing Out to Farmland Birds as Australian Rivers Dry Up
The Macquarie Marshes, one of Australia's iconic wetlands, is dying a slow death as droughts and water diversion infrastructure take their toll, and
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Vintage Canvas Gets Reimagined as Chic Cycleware
What's not to like about a brand about a business that promotes materials reuse and cycling? Their brand name, maybe? Ron D Swan hardly conveys the tenor of the company, nor its product. But may the business thrive in spite of the
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After Chinese Coal Carrier Disaster, Australia Toughening Up Shipping Laws
We've been watching the drama unfold around the Chinese coal-carrying ship that grounded on the Great Barrier Reef, causing damage to the fragile ecosystem that could take decades to heal. Two of the crew members
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Species of Invasive Fish Walk on Land, Climb Trees
Australia has long battled with all sorts of harmful, invasive species--and wildlife authorities are concerned that they may soon be facing a new threat from what may be one of
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Visions of the Future: Stacked Suburbia and Underwater Cities
93% of Australians live in cities, and they are only going to get more dense. A competition was recently held to find visions of Australia's future, "Designs for Australia's cities 2050+" and many of them are fascinating, such as these towers of
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Sea Dragons: Too Cute For Captivity? (Video)
Photo: Richard Ling (Wikipedia) Weedy Sea Dragons: beautiful and maybe even magic Could the aquarium trade threaten this amazing little guy? According to conservationists and scientists, the weedy sea dragon - a miniature, leafy-looking creature found
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Japan Wants World's Largest Woodchip Exporter to Sell FSC Certified Product
It takes time, sometimes decades, but people power can turn around seemingly unstoppable juggernauts. That seems to be what is happening with regard to Tasmania's old growth forests. For decades environmentalists have
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Sweet! Sugar Cane Waste and Recycled Cardboard Become Flatpack Freefold Furniture
Freefold Furniture is, as the above video indicates, a versatile shelving system. But the system can also serves as partition, screen, plinth or bench. Made of Xanita X-board (more below), which is 97% post consumer waste paper, the Freefold system
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Australia's Top Scientists Conclude Global Warming Still Happening
Photo via SpaceTime Australian Scientists Evidently In On Plot to Socialize America According to an article in the radical left-wing communist pamphlet known as 'Reuters', Australia's climate scientists have convened in order to file a 'State of the
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All Together Now: Green Modern Cooperative Living in Australia
So many of the green houses we see are single family, alone in the country, but there are more and more developers and builders trying to build green communities. On Munro court in the
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How Australia Could Be Carbon Neutral in 10 Years
As of late, Australia's climate battles have mirrored those of the United States in some most unfortunate ways--despite having internationally respected, science-abiding, and climate action advocating leaders, neither
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Australia Sets Deadline For Japan to End Whaling or Face Legal Action
Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd has set a deadline for Japan
