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Australian Rodent Is First Mammal Made Extinct by Human-Driven Climate Change, Scientists Say
2016-08-07 22:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Australian researchers say rising sea levels have wiped out a rodent that lived on a tiny outcrop in the Great Barrier Reef, in what they say is the first documented extinction of a mammal species due to human-caused climate change. The rodent was known to have lived only on Bramble Cay, a minuscule atoll in the northeast Torres Strait, between the Cape York Peninsula in the Australian state of Queensland and the southern shores of Papua New Guinea. The long-tailed, whiskered creature, called...
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BP drilling sites in Great Australian Bight 'couldn't be more inappropriate', Wilderness Society says
2016-08-06 14:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The Wilderness Society has released a map of the Great Australian Bight it says pinpoints the spots where BP wants to drill as part of its exploration plans. The map is based on one obtained by the conservation group from the petroleum giant and shows two sites, Stromlo and Whinham, both of which fall within the Great Australian Bight Marine Park. The Wilderness Society's SA director Peter Owen said while BP's map was "very low resolution" and "hard to read", it was the first time precise locations...
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BP reveals Great Australian Bight oil drilling sites are within marine reserve
2016-08-06 00:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: BP has quietly announced the planned location of its controversial drilling in the Great Australian Bight, and the two sites fall within the Commonwealth Marine Reserve. Despite being the subject of a Senate inquiry, and having its application to drill knocked back twice by the regulator NOPSEMA, BP had so far never released the precise location of its exploratory drilling wells in the pristine Great Australian Bight. In a document released by BP entitled Update on regulatory approvals, the...
Royal Australian Navy establishes new mine warfare team
2016-08-02 01:00:00| Naval Technology
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has officially christened the new mine warfare team at the HMAS Waterhen shore installation in Sydney.
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This week in spirits & wine, featuring Diageo and Edrington's FY results, Moet Hennessy's H1s, Campari's pre-mixed Negroni and Australian wine
2016-07-29 15:03:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Here's a round-up of this week's top stories in the spirits & wine categories. We also have similar round-ups for beer & cider and soft drinks & water.
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