ABC Environment
The Science Show and Ockham's Razor have always brought us commentary on the environment and climate change. Now Off Track takes us out to feel the breeze. Special features can also be found on Background Briefing and our other current affairs regulars: Breakfast, RN Drive, and the weekend Extras.
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Risk of private investment in renewables going elsewhere if 'blame game' ensues
Climate Council member Andrew Stock says political conflict over renewables risks their future in Australia.
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Simon Birmingham on the Adelaide storm, renewables and education funding
Federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham discusses whether South Australia's high renewable energy target could leave it vulnerable during extreme weather events.
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Great Australian Bight the new oil and gas battleground
Energy giant BP's plans for oil and gas exploration in the Great Australian Bight were put on hold for the third time yesterday by the national offshore energy regulator, NOPSEMA.
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WHO releases alarming air quality report
The latest World Health Organisation report on air quality finds one in nine people are at risk from pollution.
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Wave energy harnessed to power WA island
Have you heard of wave power? This is a form of clean energy that is generated using the power of waves that move across the surface of bodies of water.
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Culling sharks 'flies in the face of a modern conservation approach': expert
Dr Daniel Bucher, a senior lecturer in Marine Biology and Fishery Science at Southern Cross University, says culling isn't a suitable approach.
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Frydenberg says government 'on track' to meet Great Barrier Reef protection targets
The federal government will today release the first annual Reef 2050 report, and says 'good progress' is being made towards protecting the Great Barrier Reef.
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The future of urban agriculture
Negotiating the realities of a changing climate and its impact on horticultural crops.
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Long term climate heading into territory 'unknown' by humans: Steffen
Two million years of climate records stored in ocean sediment cores point to three to seven degrees Celsius long term temperature rise at current levels of atmospheric carbon.
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African elephant population tumbles but some countries want to lift the ivory ban
The world's biggest conference on the international wildlife trade has begun in Johannesburg with the plight of Africa's elephants, targeted for their tusks, at the centre of heated talks.
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Getting serious about North Korean nukes
What can the world do to stop North Koreas nuclear development – is a new approach called for – and if so, what is it?
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Good riddance to rats
Is the world finally winning the long war with rats?
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Lyrebird survey in Sherbrooke Forest and horses find new homes
We go in search of the superb lyrebirds that live in Victoria's Dandenong Ranges; a commercial fisherman makes dog treats from unwanted fish; and ex race horses find new homes in western Queensland.
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Clean energy transition will be 'messy' and there will be price increases: Grattan Institute
Politicians need to 'fess up' and recognise that there is 'no way' Australia can make the transition to clean energy without higher costs and power prices, says energy expert Tony Wood from the Grattan Institute.
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The human fallout from Maralinga
We may never know the human fallout from the British nuclear tests at Maralinga but many attribute a wave of stillbirths and miscarriages to the towering radioactive clouds that rained poison across the vast area known as the prohibited zone.
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All aboard Australia's super science ship
It’s as if this ship has invisible cat’s whiskers extending off her hull. Pricked and at the ready, they sense the weather, the temperature, the density of the atmosphere, the salinity and map the course ahead.
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Renewable energy on Kangaroo Island
Will Kangaroo Island give up its electricity cable to the mainland and choose a renewable energy future?
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A Big Country September 24, 2016
We go in search of the superb lyrebirds that live in Victoria's Dandenong Ranges; a commercial fisherman makes dog treats from unwanted fish; and ex race horses find new homes in western Queensland.
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My Feed: @Twitchathon
Sean Dooley is an author, the Editor of Australian Birdlife Magazine, a bird-watcher and a keen tweeter.
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Seeds and water attract backyard birds
The preliminary results are in for a national citizen science project looking into which bird species are visiting backyard bird feeders.
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