News Archive (01 Mar 2007 - 31 Mar 2007)
domain.com.au launches interactive guide to greener home
In the lead up to Earth Hour this Saturday, domain.com.au today launched an easy guide to saving energy in the home. Earth Hour invites all Sydney households and businesses to turn off their lights for an hour at 7.30pm this Saturday. The domain.com.au guide shows how consumers can make an impact long after the lights come back on.
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Roosters kick off the lights for Earth Hour
Sydney City Roosters is proud to get behind Earth Hour, which will see Sydney businesses and residents turn their lights off for one hour at 7.30pm on March 31 in a huge environmental initiative aimed at reducing the city's greenhouse gas emissions.
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World Heritage destroyed on Premier Lennon's watch
WWF-Australia expressed extreme alarm that the Tasmanian Government steadfastly refuses to be part of the long-term solution to the rabbit plague that is destroying World Heritage-listed Macquarie Island.
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Over 1000 businesses commit to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
One week before the start of Earth Hour on Saturday March 31, 2007 when Sydney will be turning off lights for one hour at 7.30pm, over one thousand businesses have registered their commitment to Earth Hour.
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Governments sit on hands while pollution damages Reef: WWF
Governments must act urgently to address the problem of pollution from farms running onto the iconic Great Barrier Reef, which is showing signs of serious damage, warns WWF-Australia.
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Wolfmother, Missy Higgins and more jam for Earth Hour
Eric Prydz, Missy Higgins, Silverchair, Wolfmother, Cat Empire, Mark Dynamix and Deni Hines.
It's not the next big festival line-up, but a who's who list of artists who have rallied behind Earth Hour, an environmental initiative aimed at changing Sydneysiders' attitudes and behaviours to carbon emissions, starting by switching off the city's lights from 7:30pm to 8:30pm on Saturday 31 March.
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Newtown's drag queens reveal less light is more
The Newtown Hotel's licensee Roger Z had a feeling Earth Hour would be a hit before he signed up Australia's oldest gay pub to the campaign.
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World's top rivers face mounting threats
The world's top water suppliers - rivers on every continent - are drying-out threatening severe water shortages. Poor planning and inadequate protection of natural areas mean we can no longer assume that water will flow forever, says WWF.
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Students of NSW to join Earth Hour
On March 30, 2007 the students and teachers of New South Wales will lead by example and demonstrate their commitment to Earth Hour. Students and teachers will turn off lights and appliances during their morning recess and lunch break to show Australia how easy it is to reduce global warming.
Pay fair share or give World Heritage island to the Commonwealth
The political quagmire over who should pay to rid World Heritage listed Macquarie Island of rabbits and rodents is an international embarrassment, which could be solved by Tasmania handing the island over to the Commonwealth, WWF-Australia said today.
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Earth life saving - SLSA rides the Earth Hour wave
Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) has announced its support of Earth Hour, the environmental initiative which will see Sydney businesses and residents turn their lights off for one hour at 7.30pm on March 31 to reduce the city's greenhouse gas emissions.
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Green is the new black - Ksubi partners with Earth Hour
How do you save the earth and look good at the same time?
The lads from Ksubi know there is nothing cool about global warming and are using their line of "sad earth" t-shirts to promote Earth Hour, an environmental initiative aimed at reducing Sydney's greenhouse gashouse gas pollution by switching off the cities lights from 7:30pm to 8:30pm on Saturday 31 March.
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'Full house' for FSC Australia launch
A near capacity audience of almost 300 people packed one of Melbourne's most high profile venues, Zinc, this week for the official launch of the Forest Stewardship Council's (FSC) Australian national initiative.
Taxpayers want more action on climate, biodiversity: WWF poll
Australians in the outer suburbs of major cities want governments to invest more money to protect habitat against the upheavals of climate change, according to a Galaxy opinion poll commissioned by WWF-Australia.
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WWF to push for protection of the Ross Sea
The Ross Sea near Antarctica should be declared a Marine Protected Area (MPA) to help protect it from unsustainable fishing, marine pollution, climate change and the spread of invasive plants and animals, says WWF at the start of the 2007-2008 International Polar Year.
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