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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:47:53 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[One in five of our mammal species faces extinction]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/one-in-five-of-our-mammal-species-faces-extinction/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/one-in-five-of-our-mammal-species-faces-extinction/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:47:53 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[The largest biodiversity survey ever carried out reveals that 20% of Australia's mammal species are endangered, the highest proportion of any developed country.  Some are pictured here.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Garnaut urges eating kangaroo]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/garnaut-urges-eating-kangaroo/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/garnaut-urges-eating-kangaroo/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:33:35 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>environment</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/garnaut-urges-eating-kangaroo/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[With sheep and cattle producing large quantities of harmful greenhouse gas methane, Ross Garnaut proposes a low-emitting alternative that may take a bit of getting used to.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New Zealand introduces carbon trading but no targets]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/new-zealand-introduces-carbon-trading-but-no-targets/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/new-zealand-introduces-carbon-trading-but-no-targets/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:50:38 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>environment</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/new-zealand-introduces-carbon-trading-but-no-targets/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The bill establishing New Zealand's Carbon Trading Scheme is now law, but is suffering from a lack of targets.  The NZ Herald notes that the ‘golden goose' of agriculture is actually the elephant in the room.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Penis Eating Fish Plague Australian Harbor]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/penis-eating-fish-plague-australian-harbor/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/penis-eating-fish-plague-australian-harbor/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 14:05:26 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
<category>environment</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/penis-eating-fish-plague-australian-harbor/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Look out! Note that it seems that nerve.com got the headline wrong and it's actually an Australian fish eating New Zealand penis. How embarrasing!<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Can engineering the Earth save it from catastrophe?]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/can-engineering-the-earth-save-it-from-catastrophe/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/can-engineering-the-earth-save-it-from-catastrophe/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:40:05 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>environment</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/can-engineering-the-earth-save-it-from-catastrophe/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Fears the world is not doing enough to cut carbon dioxide emissions are forcing scientists to &quot;think the unthinkable&quot; by contemplating altering the global climate artificially with mega-engineering projects.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Garnauta4s 10% target a4 not, he believes, sufficient]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/garnautrsquos-10-target-ndash-not-he-believes-sufficient/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/garnautrsquos-10-target-ndash-not-he-believes-sufficient/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:14:12 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>environment</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/garnautrsquos-10-target-ndash-not-he-believes-sufficient/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A misguided political pragmatism seems to have caused Garnaut to abandon his brief to develop an effective strategy for addressing climate change.  This Canberra Times piece is comprehensive and well-written.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Desperate times, desperate measures for lower Murray lakes]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/desperate-times-desperate-measures-for-lower-murray-lakes/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/desperate-times-desperate-measures-for-lower-murray-lakes/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:10:14 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>environment</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/desperate-times-desperate-measures-for-lower-murray-lakes/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As government strategists thrash out the trigger point to determine when sea water will be let into the lakes, enviro-dinosaur Nelson continues to deny the River's dire state is a consequence of climate change<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Australia suffering 'man drought'?]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/australia-suffering-man-drought/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/australia-suffering-man-drought/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:39:37 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
<category>environment</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/australia-suffering-man-drought/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Statistics have revealed that there are almost 100,000 more females than males in Australia.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[North Pole can now be circumnavigated]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/north-pole-can-now-be-circumnavigated/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/north-pole-can-now-be-circumnavigated/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:39:28 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>environment</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/north-pole-can-now-be-circumnavigated/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[For the first time in human history, the Arctic's North-west and North-east Passages are both open, as sea previously covered by reflective ice absorbs more heat from the Sun.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New dolphin species discovered in Australia]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/new-dolphin-species-discovered-in-australia/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/new-dolphin-species-discovered-in-australia/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:46:09 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
<category>environment</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/new-dolphin-species-discovered-in-australia/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A team of scientists has identified a new dolphin species - the first for at least 30 years - off north Australia.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fireball at Uluru (Ayers Rock)]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/fireball-at-uluru-ayers-rock/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/fireball-at-uluru-ayers-rock/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:35:54 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
<category>environment</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/fireball-at-uluru-ayers-rock/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Joseph Brimacombe captures a fireball meteor on film near Uluru (Ayers Rock). Photo from 2006.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Genetically modified crops &quot;better&quot; for Australia]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/genetically-modified-crops-better-for-australia/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/genetically-modified-crops-better-for-australia/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:51:30 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
<category>environment</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/genetically-modified-crops-better-for-australia/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Where better means that wheat genertically modified to be drought resistant grows better in our drought prone land.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[World's Biggest Solar Plant Goes Online in Germany]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/worlds-biggest-solar-plant-goes-online-in-germany-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/worlds-biggest-solar-plant-goes-online-in-germany-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:52:18 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>environment</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/worlds-biggest-solar-plant-goes-online-in-germany-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[again, why haven't we embraced stuff like this in Australia???? and by the way - the plant mentioned in California is being built by an australian who was rejected here when he offered to power sydney with a s<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Briksdal Glacier is melting]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/briksdal-glacier-is-melting/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/briksdal-glacier-is-melting/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:52:11 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>environment</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/briksdal-glacier-is-melting/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[here we go again - can't believe we keep burying our heads in the sand about global warming.....<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Environmental Cost of Shipping Groceries Around the World]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/environmental-cost-of-shipping-groceries-around-the-world/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/environmental-cost-of-shipping-groceries-around-the-world/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:21:46 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>environment</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/environmental-cost-of-shipping-groceries-around-the-world/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Very interesting article about the environmental cost of the food we eat. I really like the ideas about including carbon footprint information on food labels. A lot of good ideas here. Next time you are shoppi<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sunscreen lotion responsible for coral bleaching]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/sunscreen-lotion-responsible-for-coral-bleaching/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/sunscreen-lotion-responsible-for-coral-bleaching/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 10:48:18 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>environment</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/sunscreen-lotion-responsible-for-coral-bleaching/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A new European Commission study has found that the estimated four to six thousand tonnes of sunscreen released annually in reef areas is having a devastating effect.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Games consoles poison environment]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/games-consoles-poison-environment/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/games-consoles-poison-environment/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 08:57:02 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>environment</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/games-consoles-poison-environment/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[An analysis of major games console components reveals that they contain toxic chemicals such as phthalates and bromine, and would not pass the safety standards required for toys.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tasmanian devil on endangered list]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/tasmanian-devil-on-endangered-list/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/tasmanian-devil-on-endangered-list/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 13:24:28 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
<category>environment</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/tasmanian-devil-on-endangered-list/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Tasmanian devil will be listed as an endangered species as a result of a deadly and disfiguring cancer outbreak.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A report on Earth Hour the Rove way]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/a-report-on-earth-hour-the-rove-way/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/a-report-on-earth-hour-the-rove-way/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:58:30 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>environment</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/a-report-on-earth-hour-the-rove-way/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Rove walks us through his ‘statistics' on what we all did during Earth Hour.  (Doesn't reveal whether he was in the 4% category...)<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Murray River. Where has it gone?]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/the-murray-river-where-has-it-gone/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/the-murray-river-where-has-it-gone/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2008 12:31:28 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
<category>environment</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/the-murray-river-where-has-it-gone/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[An image gallery from The Australian website showing how much the water level has changed.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Barrier Reef could be gone in 30 years]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/barrier-reef-could-be-gone-in-30-years/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/barrier-reef-could-be-gone-in-30-years/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:34:49 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
<category>environment</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/barrier-reef-could-be-gone-in-30-years/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A new study predicts the world's coral reef systems, including Queensland's Great Barrier Reef, could collapse within 30 years if the effects of global warming are not reversed.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Australia on track to meet Kyoto targets]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/australia-on-track-to-meet-kyoto-targets/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/australia-on-track-to-meet-kyoto-targets/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:26:53 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
<category>environment</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/australia-on-track-to-meet-kyoto-targets/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Australia is on track to meet its Kyoto target but greenhouse gas emissions are still projected to rise 20 per cent on 1990 levels by 2020, the federal government says.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pools for fair dinkum wimps]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/Pools_for_fair_dinkum_wimps/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/Pools_for_fair_dinkum_wimps/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:45:26 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>environment</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/Pools_for_fair_dinkum_wimps/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Public pools heated to between 27 and 30º in a sweltering summer?  This Perth blogger isn't happy, and points out the environmental impact.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[PM vows to stop Japan whaling in Australian waters]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/PM_vows_to_stop_Japan_whaling_in_Australian_waters/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/PM_vows_to_stop_Japan_whaling_in_Australian_waters/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:45:06 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>peterh</dc:creator>
<category>environment</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/PM_vows_to_stop_Japan_whaling_in_Australian_waters/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Australia's PM Kevin Rudd has vowed to do whatever it takes to end Japan's whale hunt as the bloody slaughter continued. Mr Rudd's declaration came as Japanese companies scurried to try to minimise a consumer<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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