Fresh green links
No-take zones in Great Barrier Reef a success for fisheries – also working out well for California.
Gorgon gas project ‘saves’ endangered animals by moving them to a radioactive location – and a national park full of cats, dogs and foxes. Gee, thanks for your efforts to preserve the ecosystem while you take the profits.
News just in: carbon pricing works in the long term – so now will our politicians stop pretending that Australia is about to embark upon some wacky experiment? Because we’re actually playing catch-up with programs that have been in place in Europe for nearly a decade now.
The Bloom Box explained – it’s been all over the green news this week. Gizmodo.com explains what it is (energy-generating and -storing fuel cell) and how it works.
The Year of the Tiger – urban sprawl, pollution and poaching for black market trading are driving tigers to extinction. This slideshow has beautiful pictures of these magnificent animals, plus links to organisations trying to help them.




Maybe it’s narrow-minded of me to say so but when I read about The Bloom Box and how it “still relies on fossil fuels” I started to wonder….
Yes, I still think it’s in the “wait and see” category. It can run on natural gas or biodiesel, and seems pretty efficient, which makes it good but not a game-changer.
I think you’ve put it really well. I’m waiting patiently for the game-changer.