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- Monday 17:25 - Tasmanian Treasurer welcomes Peter Garrett's decision to approve further environmental modules for Gunns pulp mill (audio)
Michael Aird speaks to John Barron
published: 05/01/2009 (Gunns, Pulp Mill) - 14:45 - Water restrictions - and our commenurate water reduction - leads to higher water costs ... (audio)
Shon Walker asks Associate Professor Peter Coombes from Newcastle Uni "Why?"
published: 05/01/2009 (Water restrictions) - 11:45 - Is an increase in greenhouse gas directly behind the slowing of the Great Barrier Reef? (audio)
Doctor Glenn De'ath from the Australian Institute of Marine Science, explains new findings to Shon Walker
published: 02/01/2009 (Great Barrier Reef, Carbon Dioxide) - 16:15 - SA moves to implement a ban on single-use plastic shopping bags - will the other states follow suit? (audio)
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young tells John Barron she hopes so
published: 01/01/2009 (Recycling, Waste) - 13:50 - Setting a New Year resolution? Why not make it a green one ... (audio)
Rebecca Gilling is a spokeswomen for Planet Ark - she looks at the idea with Fiona Ellis-Jones
published: 01/01/2009 (Recycling, Personal Consumption) - 13:15 - 2008 the coldest year for a decade: what does that mean for Global Warming? (audio)
Dr Michael Coglan is head of the National Climate Centre and is speaking with Fiona Ellis-Jones
published: 01/01/2009 (Climate Change) - 07:20 - South Australia bans disposable plastic shopping bags (audio)
Marius Benson speaks to S-A Environment Minister, Jay Weatherill
published: 31/12/2008 (Plastic bags) - 14:25 - Using light to deter cane-toads? Well, sort of ... (audio)
Shon Walker hears from cane-toad expert Professor Ross Alford, from Townsville's James Cook University
published: 23/12/2008 (Cane Toads) - Not all will benefit from Rudd Government incentives to off-set the increased utility costs from the emissions trading reduction scheme (audio)
Anna Hipsley gauges the primary concerns for the property market with Chris Lamont, chief executive of the Housing Industry Association
published: 16/12/2008 (Climate, Carbon, Emissions) - Environment groups angry at Kevin Rudd for taking the so-called "soft option" with a carbon reduction target of between 5 and 15% (audio)
Anna Hipsley asks Matthew Warren, CEO of the Clean Energy Council, what it means for the future of renweable energy
published: 16/12/2008 (Climate, Carbon, Emissions) - Key business group and coal mining union give their assessment of the Rudd government emissions trading scheme (audio)
Marius Benson talks to Heather Ridout, Chief Executive of the Australian Industry Group and Tony Maher, President of the coal miners union
published: 16/12/2008 (Climate, Carbon, Emissions) - A group calling itself 'Rising Tide, Newcastle' staged a noisy protest during the Prime Minister's emissions trading scheme announcement (audio)
Member Annika Dean tells Ben McLean why they embarked on such a high-profile protest
published: 15/12/2008 (Climate, Carbon, Emissions) - The Federal Government appears to be a long way from winning unanimous Coalition support for its emissions trading scheme (audio)
Marius Benson talks to both sides of politics - the Minister for Climate Change, Penny Wong and the oppposition spokesman, Greg Hunt
published: 16/12/2008 (Climate, Carbon, Emissions) - Mixed reaction to the carbon pollution reduction scheme - environment groups say 5% is too low and there's also concern from business (audio)
John Barron speaks with Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chief Executive Peter Anderson and energy economist, Professor Tony Owen at the Curtin University of Technology in Perth
published: 15/12/2008 (Climate, Carbon, Emissions) - 5% the minimum target for cutting Australia's carbon emissions - it may rise to 15% depending on what action other countries take (audio)
Ben McLean seeks reaction to the Federal Government's target from the Climate Institute's Chief Executive, John Connnor
published: 15/12/2008 (Climate, Carbon, Emissions) - The Federal Government will aim to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least five per cent by 2020 (audio)
The Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd has revealed the design of his government's carbon pollution reduction scheme in an address to the National Press Club
published: 15/12/2008 (Climate, Carbon, Emissions) - Federal Government will today set out its plans for cutting greenhouse gas emissions as it tries to move Australia to a low carbon economy (audio)
Marius Benson speaks to the Coalition's emissions trading spokesman, Andrew Robb and Greens leader, Senator Bob Brown
published: 15/12/2008 (Climate, Carbon, Emissions) - Conservationists warning Australia's electronic waste problem has reached crisis point (audio)
Glen Bartholomew talks to Jane Castle from the Total Environment Centre about a protesting outside the electorate office of Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett
published: 12/12/2008 (Electronic waste) - The Federal Government's expected carbon pollution target of ten per cent below 2000 levels attacked by miners (audio)
Marius Benson talks to the Deputy CEO of the Minerals Council, Brendan Pearce
published: 10/12/2008 (Climate, Emissions, Minerals) - Climate change report finds homes in bushland surrounding Sydney will become more vulnerable to fires (audio)
Shon Walker talks to Rob Rogers, an Assistant Commissioner with the NSW Rural Fire Service, about how they'll deal with the increased threat
published: 05/12/2008 (Climate, Bushfires) - Disappointment over Rudd Government's delay in announcing its medium term target range for cutting greenhouse gas emissions... (audio)
John Connor of the Climate Institute tells Steve Chase the government should be showing more leadership on climate change policy
published: 01/12/2008 (Climate, Emissions) - Greenpeace claims the coal industry is costing 700 billion dollars in damage each year ... (audio)
Cate Carrigan asked activist Julieb Vincent about the new report titled "The True Cost of Coal"
published: 28/11/2008 (Coal, Carbon) - Corporate Australia is being challenged to declare its hand on greenhouse reduction targets... (audio)
The Climate Institute's Director, John Connor tells Steve Chase that so far the response from business heads has been muted
published: 25/11/2008 (Greenhouse, Emissions trading) - Anti-whaling campaigners modify their tactics ... and Australia takes a more directly scientific tack: will it work? (audio)
Federal environment minister Peter Garrett tells John Barron what this review will entail
published: 17/11/2008 (Whaling) - Plans for a national scheme to boost home-generated electricity ... (audio)
Matthew Warren is the chief executive of the Clean Energy Council and is speaking with Anna Hipsley
published: 11/11/2008 (Power generation) - Using the ocean's waves to power our homes ... (audio)
Anna Hipsley hears more from Tim Cornelius, the Chief Executive of tidal energy developer Atlantis Resources Corporation
published: 11/11/2008 (Power generation) - Australia's deserts could provide the power the nation needs - without generating any carbon gasses (audio)
Dr Barrie Pittock, an Honorary Fellow of the CSIRO, explains his ideas to Kel Richards
published: 07/11/2008 (Desert, Electricity) - The rugged mountains of the high country around Mount Kosciuszko, celebrated in verse by Banjo Patterson, get National Heritage listing ... (audio)
Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett is speaking to Marius Benson
published: 07/11/2008 (Snowy mountains) - A climate change expert says Australia's desert regions could produce enough renewable energy to power the whole country... (audio)
Shon Walker finds out more from Retired C-S-I-R-O scientist Barrie Pittock
published: 05/11/2008 (Renewable power) - Environment and industry groups say there's an increasing need for a national recycling program for computers and televisions ... (audio)
Ian McAlister from the Consumer Electronic Suppliers Association with Shon Walker
published: 05/11/2008 (Recycling)
