Mornington Environment Association Inc. (MEA)
From Cosmos (13/2/24)… The Australian water industry is undergoing profound change Australians have worried about running out of water since before colonisation. Back then, coastal Aboriginal people turned to rivers, streams and lakes for drinking water; those inland, perhaps a mound spring or well-charged…
From The Conversation (13/2/24)… The world’s spectacular animal migrations are dwindling. Fishing, fences and development are fast-tracking extinctions In 1875, trillions of Rocky Mountain locusts gathered and began migrating across the western United States in search of food. The enormous swarm covered an area…
From The New Daily (8/2/24)… Joyce, Price and Littleproud make ‘false and exaggerated claims’ at anti-renewables rally Coalition politicians including Barnaby Joyce, David Littleproud and Jacinta Nampijinpa Price used an anti-renewables rally at Parliament House to make several “false and exaggerated claims” about wind…
From Cosmos (6/2/24)… Australia aims to catch US standards by 2028 The automotive industry and advocacy groups have welcomed the Australian Government’s release of an impact paper on new fuel efficiency standards. Such standards would bring Australia into line with other developed economies that regulate…
From The New Daily (31/1/24) Conflicting reports over wet La Nina for 2024 create confusion There are conflicting opinions on whether Australia will face a wet La Nina event this year Sky News and ABC meteorologists have run stories about how the weather…
From Cosmos (31/1/24), it seems the Sargasso Sea is growing!… The overwhelming threats of the golden floating rainforest Imagine standing on the deck of the research vessel, surrounded by the vast, endless expanse of the ocean. The deep blue waves extend as far as…
From Victorian National Parks Association (31/1/24), an invitation to a community webinar… Nature of Change in Port Phillip Bay: a community webinar We’re excited to invite you to Climate change and our coastline – the third instalment of our Nature of Change webinar series! Join us…
From The New Daily (15/1/24)… ‘Both sides of the ball’: Firms road-blocking climate reforms despite net-zero pledges Some of Australia’s largest corporations have been accused of “playing both sides of the ball” on climate change, with new analysis revealing a huge gap between their rhetoric…
From Cosmos (18/1/24), some serious background on the facts and figures of climate change. It’s a bit complicated but well worth reading… By the numbers: the measures of climate, energy and policy According to the World Meteorological Organisation, 2023 was 1.45°C hotter than preindustrial levels.…
From Cosmos (13/1/24)… As the climate warms, endangered numbats are feeling the heat Researchers using thermal imaging to study numbats in Western Australia have found the animals are limited as little as 10 minutes of activity in direct sun before overheating during hot weather.…