News Australia 2009 and 2010

2009
 Red dust storm engulfs Sydney, Australia, September 23 wikinews, September 23, 2009 topic
*Bundanoon takes up exciting community initiative of becoming Australia's First Bottled Water Free Town, July 8 Bundy on Tap, Jluy 8, 2009 topic
*Thousands of Australians call on the Federal Government to drop its carbon pollution legislation and start large-scale investment in renewable energy, June 13 greenlivingpedia, June 13, 2009 topic
* Australian Government will invest:$1.6 billion in solar technologies, including new funding of $1.365 billion in a Solar Flagships program, May 12 Australian Government,May 12, 2009 The Solar Flagships program will aim to create an additional 1,000 MW of solar generation capacity. This ambitious target is three times the size of the largest solar energy project currently operating anywhere in the world. topic
*Government delaying the introduction of Australia's proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (emissions trading system), by one year to 1 July 2011, May 4 Prime Minister of Australia, May 4, 2009 topic
*What will global warming look like? Scientists point to Australia, April 9 Los Angeles Times, April 9, 2009 topic
*Australian wildfires and web tools, February 9 Global Voices Online, February 9 topic / 2009 Victorian bushfires on greenlivingpedia
*Southern Australia feels the heat, January 28 BBC news, January 28 Residents of south-eastern Australia are being warned to expect the worst heatwave in a century. Temperatures went up to 45.5C (114F) in Adelaide, its hottest day in 70 years. topic
* Endangered species discovered - call for halt to logging, Brown Mountain old growth forest, Victoria, Australia, January 28 Environment East Gippsland, Media release, January 28 
=== News Sources ===
* envirowiki.info - resource for environmentalists and activists.
*Australian Climate Forum
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