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Respect climate science: Anglicans urge Tony Abbott to change tack on climate change policies
2014-07-03 22:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Herald: The Anglican Church has told the Abbott government to change its approach to climate change, urging it to respect and base its policy on scientific evidence. At a meeting in Adelaide, the church's Australian general synod passed a unanimous motion calling on the government to "respect and act upon relevant independent evidence-based scientific advice on climate change. The 23 dioceses of the church said they were gravely concerned that Australias target to cut carbon dioxide emissions -...
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ALP lists Abbott climate change 'whoppers'
2014-06-26 05:40:19| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AAP: Parliamentary debate has started on the coalition government's second attempt to axe the carbon tax, with Labor saying the move is based on 10 "whoppers". Labor's environment spokesman Mark Butler said the government had mounted a "hysterical" and "mendacious" campaign against measures to curb emissions. The lower house is considering 11 related bills - which also abolish the Climate Change Authority and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation - simultaneously. The government will limit debate on...
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Tasmanian forest ruling: Abbott government says jobs will be lost
2014-06-24 09:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Abbott government has reacted defiantly to a stinging UN rebuke to its plan to remove world heritage protection from Tasmanian forest, claiming the rejection will result in job losses in the state. Unescos world heritage committee took just eight minutes to reject the Coalitions request to strip 74,000 hectares of Tasmanian forest from the internationally protected area at a meeting in Qatar on Monday night. Portugals delegate to the committee said the governments justifications for...
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What does Australia prime minister Tony Abbott really think about climate change?
2014-06-16 05:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Emerging from a meeting with US President Barack Obama, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott told reporters he took climate change very seriously. Abbott said the world should do something to cut greenhouse gases emissions, but this shouldnt be done with policies that clobber the economy. But if anyone thinks that Abbotts very serious position on climate change represents even a small shift in his thinking then theyre mistaken. Over recent years, Abbott has taken some irreconcilable...
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Voters turn on Abbott over fuel price
2014-06-15 13:37:22| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
A GIANT poll of people taking action over the fuel tax hike reveals half are now less likely to vote for Tony Abbott.
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