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newmatilda.com » newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Oct 9, 2008
One of my favourite trade union banners reads simply "ETU Says No". It was first waved in 1998 during the first battle against power privatisation in NSW but has been a regular fixture at rallies since. From …
Also tagged: global warming, climate change, activism, hero, peter lewis, robert reich, supercapitalism, break through, ted nordhaus, garnaut review, michael shellenberger
newmatilda.com » newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Oct 1, 2008
The completion of the Garnaut Climate Change Review marks the squandering of yet another critical year in talk, talk, talk. The Rudd Government utterly fails to grasp the urgency of the global warming threat, and …
Also tagged: climate change, hero, treasury, emissions trading, garnaut review, geoff davies, climate policy
newmatilda.com » newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Sep 29, 2008
At the same time that the US Congress is approving the US$700 billion (AU$840 billion) bailout for the finance sector which may or may not work, the Centre for American Progress has released a report which argues that …
Also tagged: hero, renewable energy, nuclear power, solar energy, blogwatch, wind enery
newmatilda.com » newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Sep 24, 2008
What with all the hullaballoo over whether Kevin Rudd was only going to New York to meet Missy Higgins, everyone, including the Prime Minister himself, seems to have forgotten exactly why he is in the Big Apple this …
Also tagged: development, hero, un general assembly, kevin rudd, missy higgins, millenium development goals, flint duxfield, australian foreign aid
newmatilda.com » newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Sep 23, 2008
In one of those perfect ironies, Prime Minister Rudd’s announcement of his $100 million push to make Australia the global coal hub last Friday came on the same day that yet another so-called "clean coal" project …
Also tagged: climate change, hero, clean coal, geosequestration, kevin rudd, emission reduction, christine milne
newmatilda.com » newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Sep 15, 2008
Would you be willing to wait an extra six months for your income to double in order to sharply reduce the odds of catastrophic change to the global climate? In his report last week, Ross Garnaut told the Government …
Also tagged: global warming, climate change, hero, garnaut report, ross garnaut, clive hamilton
newmatilda.com » newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Sep 8, 2008
The latest installment in Professor Ross Garnaut’s tortuous journey through the travails of climate change policy was released on Friday. Entitled Targets and Trajectories, it is officially a supplementary addendum to …
Also tagged: hero, great barrier reef, garnaut report, ben eltham, murray darlinf, targets and trajectories
newmatilda.com » newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Sep 3, 2008
As food prices, fuel costs and global warming dominate the headlines, "locavores" have been held up as the new eco-warriors. These hardy souls eschew food that isn’t produced nearby, and count "food miles" rather than …
Also tagged: climate change, food, featured, fair trade, sustainability, locavores, debra mayrhofer
thaindian.com » Thaindian News - Aug 27, 2008
Bangalore, Aug 27 (IANS) The acquisition of the Britain-based SAP consulting firm Axon Group plc is part of IT major Infosys’ strategy to protect its business from a slowdown in the US and expand its global …
Also tagged: uncategorized, gopalakrishnan, global delivery, interim dividend, acquisition price, conventional technologies, domain expertise, global clients, krish, strategic fit
thaindian.com » Thaindian News - Aug 21, 2008
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) With India’s stature and role on the world stage growing, the cabinet Thursday approved an expansion of the external affairs ministry over 10 years by creating additional posts of officers and …
Also tagged: uncategorized, manmohan singh, prime minister manmohan singh, prime minister manmohan, international terrorism, external affairs ministry, priya ranjan, indian missions, cold war world, global realities