Mornington Peninsula Blog
Posted in Environment on Oct 31st, 2008
In the latest Living Planet Report, WWF, the Zoological Society of London and the Global Footprint Network say the Earth’s natural resources are being depleted so quickly that the equivalent of two planets would be required to sustain current lifestyles by the mid-2030s.
In 2002, WWF and its Living Planet Report partners found that humanity [...]
Posted in Environment on Oct 30th, 2008
Australia’s ecological footprint is among the worst in the world, with the nation using around 1.39 million litres of water each year compared to the global average of 1.24 million litres, a report released today reveals.
It identified Australia’s ecological footprint - the amount of land each person uses a year - at 7.81 hectares, [...]
Posted in Environment on Oct 11th, 2008
The report People, Property and Places set out the likely impacts from climate change that we could expect around Western Port. We have now completed Risks and Adaptations Workshops with council and agency staff to work out the best ways to respond to these impacts. For the full report, please click on the Climate Change Risks [...]
Posted in Environment on Sep 11th, 2008
Amsterdam, International, 11 September 2008 - Confirming Greenpeace’s position on the crisis facing Mediterranean bluefin tuna, an independent review panel of international fisheries experts has branded the management of the fishery by government members of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) as an “international disgrace” in its conclusions, published this week.
Posted in Environment on Sep 11th, 2008
Verdict marks a ‘tipping point’ for climate change movement
London, United Kingdom, 10 September 2008 - British Government Ministers suffered a blow to their energy plans today as six Greenpeace UK volunteers were acquitted of criminal damage by a Crown Court jury in a case that centred on the contribution made to climate change by burning [...]
Posted in Environment on Sep 11th, 2008
Amsterdam, 10 September, 2008 - Greenpeace today applauded Steve Jobs’ announcement that Apple’s latest batch of revamped iPods - the iPod Touch, iPod Nano and iPod Classic - will now be free of both PVC and BFRs, along with an absence of mercury and the use of arsenic-free glass(1).
Posted in Environment on Sep 9th, 2008
Israeli police arrest Greenpeace Rainbow Warrior Captain on Quit Coal
protest:
Ashkelon, Israel - 8 September 2008
The Israeli police, guided by the navy, have arrested the captain of the
Greenpeace ship the Rainbow Warrior, Daniel Rizzotti, following a
peaceful direct in which two activists painted “Quit Coal”, in English
and Hebrew, on the hull of a ship unloading coal to [...]
Posted in Environment on Aug 25th, 2008
Even humble Mornington Peninsula Shire feels entitled to terrify people for the cause:. The increased incidence of exteme heat days and heat waves, in conjuction with a growing and ageing population in the peninsula, has the potential …more
Posted in Environment on Aug 23rd, 2008
I doubt any shire in Australia has tried as hard as Mornington Peninsula’s to terrify ratepayers about global warming. The shire has even sent all residents a booklet, Climate change: What we are doing about it (no link), that warns that many of them could die from global warming over the next few decades: more
Posted in Environment on Aug 23rd, 2008
One of the best kept secrets on the Mornington Peninsula, Warringine Park is a 250ha conservation park located in Bittern on the shores of Western Port. The park is divided into three sections: a Coastal Wetland, a Creekland and Woodland; all with their own special values.
