Australian idiot talks about whale death FUNNY. Hundred-foot sink hole opens up on Rainbow Beach. A MASSIVE sink hole is swallowing up the beach at Inskip, north of Tin Can Bay.
Campers have told The Courier-Mail the hole, which appeared about 11am, could be up to 100 feet deep. Camper Shane Hillhouse said four-wheel-drives had been travelling along the popular stretch of sand, near Inskip Peninsula, shortly before the hole appeared. ``This has the potential to take the tip of Inskip Point with it – this is huge and on a scale I’ve never seen before,’’ he said. ``People are bringing chairs and sitting back to watch it in awe. ``This is absolutely amazing – it’s almost at the tree line now.’’ Mr Hillhouse said the sink hole had expanded dramatically since 11am. ``It’s three times bigger than it was an hour ago,’’ he said.
Who? is behind the Massive Worldwide Buyup of our Forests? « Ozspeaksup's Blog. This is a bit Aussie centric, but then theres a UK and USA linkup I think may have some bearing on it all.
Today the Sth Australian news is about the buyup proposed to be approved by Private UNnamed interests of the SA forests. Last few weeks theres been a similar event happening in the UK a huge amount of old forestry to be privatised, no names again.. now I got a CDC email toaday, aside from the political views the people behind the doings are worth some note. its the RBS royal bank of scotland…who happen to be broke and bailed out, doing the SA advisory. how odd? Then unrelated source I come across a corp that has bought almost All of Oregons forests to use for? Heres the real interesting bit! They plan to chip and use for Fuels! So the wood we would use as renewable home building and other sustainable ,non polluting , un like petrochem plastics etc, would be processed for fuel instead? Climate change driving Australian fish south. Australian scientists said Friday there was now "striking evidence" of extensive southward migration of tropical fish and declines in other species due to climate change, in a major ocean report card.
Compiled by more than 80 of Australia's leading marine experts for the government science body CSIRO, the snapshot of global warming's effects on the island continent's oceans warned of "significant impacts. " "Climate change is already happening; widespread physical changes include rapid warming of the southeast and increasing flow of the east Australia current," the report said. "There is now striking evidence of extensive southward movements of tropical fish and plankton species in southeast Australia, declines in abundance of temperate species, and the first signs of the effect of ocean acidification on marine species with shells. " Sea snakes were declining and warmer beaches were changing turtle breeding habits and seabird and marine mammal feeding and mating, it added. Sea Shepherd, Bob Brown boost campaign to save the Kimberley.
Whales sighted close to where Woodside intends to build its huge gas hub.
Photo: Kimberley Community Whale Research Project/Facebook The Sea Shepherd boat the Steve Irwin docked in Broome on August 6 to join community protests against the $30 billion gas hub proposed for James Price Point, in Western Australia’s Kimberley region. Sea Shepherd, a marine conservation organisation, said it undertook the trip “to highlight the significance of the James Price Point marine environment as a habitat and feeding ground for humpback whales, dolphins and turtles”.
Former Greens leader Bob Brown was among those who welcomed the boat to Broome. Brown has been campaigning to stop the huge gas hub being built by a consortium led by Woodside. 'Like a demon in a medieval book': is this how the marsupial lion killed prey? I've been thinking – as one does – about marsupial lions.
Of all the species that became extinct after people first arrived in Australia, between 40 and 50,000 years ago, this is the one that intrigues me most. Exceptional Progress at Fish River Station. Home | News | Exceptional Progress at Fish River Station Progress with the management of Fish River Station, a remote 180,000-hectare property situated along the Daly River in northern Australia, has been exceptional.
The Nature Conservancy, in tandem with Pew Environment Group, worked with the Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC) and the Australian Government’s National Reserve System to help the ILC purchase Fish River Station in 2010. **Watch a slideshow of incredible images from Fish River Station.** This groundbreaking partnership is helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, protect biodiversity, provide Indigenous communities with cultural and livelihood benefits, and incentivize further conservation and effective land management throughout northern Australia. Key achievements to date include: Northern Australia boasts an incredible diversity of life. Fish River Station is a jaw-dropping, 180,000-hectare chunk of northern Australia. Fish River Station was formerly a cattle ranch.