UNESCO determined to investigate Great Barrier Reef dredging
UNESCO has sent a clear message that they are taking the threat of mass dredging to the World Heritage status of the Great Barrier Reef seriously, setting out comprehensive terms of reference for their Reactive Monitoring Mission.
Greens fight for threatened species protection
Australian Greens environment spokesperson Senator Larissa Waters will be in Melbourne this Friday for the Senate inquiry into her emergency listing of threatened species bill.
The bill would extend emergency protection to newly discovered species by allowing them to be temporarily listed as threatened.
Greens ready to represent Queensland
The Greens are raring to go in the Queensland state election, with Australian Greens Acting Leader Senator Christine Milne giving Greens candidates her support in Brisbane today.
Qld: Cracked coal ship a danger to Great Barrier Reef: Greens
A Liberian vessel carrying more than 67,000 tonnes of coal has been discovered to have a cracked hull, and is now anchored off Hay Point in Mackay, in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.
Qld The year that shifted Qld’s political landscape
The Queensland Greens say that 2011 has been a highpoint of the minor party’s 20 year history.
‘With Senator Larissa Waters taking her place in the federal parliament on 1 July, we finally have a voice for the Queensland environment at the national level,’ state spokesperson Dr Libby Connors said as 2011 draws to a close.
Queensland Greens welcome Independents' breakthrough on coal seam gas (CSG)
The Australian Greens today welcomed the Government's move to science-based policy regarding coal seam gas following its agreement with the Independents on the Mineral Resources Rent Tax, with a new $150 million committee to provide independent expert scientific advice on the long-term impacts of coal seam gas (CSG) mining.
"For the many Australian communities deeply concerned about the runaway CSG industry, it's good news that the Government will now establish this independent committee and require the states to take into account the committee’s advice," Greens mining spokesperson Senator Larissa Waters said.