]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/general Blog Articles Tagged with 'general' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-green/150974?rsstype=tag&tag=general I have been thinking about the issues facing students and immigrants coming to Australia. The biggest issue they face is to get a job. The issue is not lack of skills on their part or lack of jobs in Australia.The issue is what economists would call ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-green/150974?rsstype=tag&tag=general Thu, 27 Nov 2008 21:28:10 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/desmogblog/148091?rsstype=tag&tag=general Research on Arctic and North Atlantic ecosystems shows the recent warming trend counts as the most dramatic climate change since the onset of human civilization 5,000 years ago. Charles Greene... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/desmogblog/148091?rsstype=tag&tag=general Sat, 08 Nov 2008 09:16:57 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/145246?rsstype=tag&tag=general A Greenpeace inflatable boat tries to prevent Japanese whaling fleet's factory ship Nisshin Maru from refueling from the supply vessel Oriental Bluebird in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. Greenpeace/RezacSome great news for the whales - and it... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/145246?rsstype=tag&tag=general Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:32:11 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/desmogblog/143756?rsstype=tag&tag=general Climate change is happening much faster than the world's best scientists predicted and will wreak havoc unless action is taken on a global scale, a new report warns. The report says that the 2007 report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Ch... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/desmogblog/143756?rsstype=tag&tag=general Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:42:03 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/desmogblog/140339?rsstype=tag&tag=general Environmental damage such as desertification or flooding caused by climate change could force millions of peoples from their homes in the next few decades, experts said. Janos Bogardi... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/desmogblog/140339?rsstype=tag&tag=general Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:01:57 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/media/shows/tpn-atomic/136848?rsstype=tag&tag=general This video should provide some food for thought for people who believe that wind energy is clean and safe. ... http://www.greenedia.com/media/shows/tpn-atomic/136848?rsstype=tag&tag=general Sat, 27 Sep 2008 02:48:14 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/desmogblog/136674?rsstype=tag&tag=general Half of Europe's amphibian species could be wiped out in the next 40 years. Scientists from the Zoological Society of London say that the combined force of climate change, pollution, disease and habitat loss and degradation has left many with nowh... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/desmogblog/136674?rsstype=tag&tag=general Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:25:50 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/desmogblog/136275?rsstype=tag&tag=general The rapid rise in emissions means the world could warm faster than previously predicted, said professor Barry Brook, director of the Research Institute for Climate Change and Sustainability at the University of Adelaide in Australia. He said CO2 conc... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/desmogblog/136275?rsstype=tag&tag=general Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:36:13 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/business-of-green/134008?rsstype=tag&tag=general Tar sands, the sub-prime loans of the oil industry? (Jeff McIntosh/The Associated Press)As sources of oil become harder to exploit, oil majors like BP and Shell could become increasingly reliant on squeezing oil from tar sands in Canada for their sup... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/business-of-green/134008?rsstype=tag&tag=general Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:50:52 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/business-of-green/132117?rsstype=tag&tag=general Some experts say electric cars can be just as bad for the environment as traditional gas guzzlers. (Alessia Pierdomenico/Reuters)Many scientists and environmentalists agree that the benefits to the environment from the first generation of biofuels we... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/business-of-green/132117?rsstype=tag&tag=general Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:08:28 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/business-of-green/132444?rsstype=tag&tag=general Some experts say electric cars can be just as bad for the environment as traditional gas guzzlers. (Alessia Pierdomenico/Reuters)Many scientists and environmentalists agree that the benefits to the environment from the first generation of biofuels we... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/business-of-green/132444?rsstype=tag&tag=general Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:08:25 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/business-of-green/130942?rsstype=tag&tag=general With China and the U.S. resisting significant emissions cuts, are more drastic measures needed? (David Gray/Reuters)Reflecting heat back into space using artificial clouds and mirrors is one option for tackling global warming. But some experts warn t... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/business-of-green/130942?rsstype=tag&tag=general Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:00:45 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/business-of-green/130610?rsstype=tag&tag=general An advertising watchdog called ExxonMobil''s ad deceptive. (Mick Tsikas/Reuters)Natural gas is a cleaner burning fuel than coal and oil, and so companies invested in natural gas like to advertise that fact. But some may be exaggerating the benefits t... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/business-of-green/130610?rsstype=tag&tag=general Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:16:49 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/business-of-green/130156?rsstype=tag&tag=general E.ON, a large German utility, is planning to build the first new coal-fired power plant in Britain in decades. But protesters say the initiative would be harmful to the environment because it will emit tons of planet-warming greenhouse gases. The pro... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/business-of-green/130156?rsstype=tag&tag=general Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:47:16 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-green/129203?rsstype=tag&tag=general I recently bought the Nokia E71 and wanted to share my experience with the phone.With all the hype about the iPhone I was waiting to buy it. After checking it out a Optus store in Adelaide I was very impressed. The only thing stopping me was that it ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-green/129203?rsstype=tag&tag=general Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:23:58 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/127980?rsstype=tag&tag=general Biodiversity is in the air! It's Heritage Week in my country, and there's a healthy number of emails and stories going around of nature conservation and appreciation. There's a great what can we do ourselves, right now, to help attitude too (could ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/127980?rsstype=tag&tag=general Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:16:38 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-green/126580?rsstype=tag&tag=general I wanted to inform my readers behind the reason for the neglect of this blog. Even through I have been updating through Diigo links on some days, I have not written a good blog post for a while.I have moved to a new position in the past two months in... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-green/126580?rsstype=tag&tag=general Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:54:02 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/desmogblog/125223?rsstype=tag&tag=general Once the new Tata Ultra Mega power plant in western India is fired up in 2012 and fully operational, it will become one of the world's 50 largest greenhouse-gas emitters. And the World Bank is helping make it possible. A year after World Bank Preside... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/desmogblog/125223?rsstype=tag&tag=general Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:57:40 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/desmogblog/124393?rsstype=tag&tag=general US and British researchers have confirmed the link between warmer climate and an increase in powerful rainstorms, according to a study that underscores one of the challenges of global warming.The researchers even found that the increase of extreme ra... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/desmogblog/124393?rsstype=tag&tag=general Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:12:16 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/business-of-green/123890?rsstype=tag&tag=general This hazy view of the National Olympic Stadium in Beijing illustrates the need to cut emissions, but is the current trade in carbon offsets working? (Gil Cohen Magen/Reuters)These days you can readily buy carbon credits from websites to offset ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/business-of-green/123890?rsstype=tag&tag=general Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:32:22 -0400