Tasmanian Times
Knowledge
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1.6KTasmania Reached Net-zero Emissions and 100% Renewables – but Climate Action doesn’t Stop There
Getting to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and 100% renewable energy might seem the end game for climate action. But what if, like...
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A Healthy Environment as a Human Right
UN recognition of this right would strengthen legal arguments for preserving nature.
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3,000 Shipping Containers Fell Into the Pacific Ocean Last Winter
A rise in container-ship accidents adds to the growing marine plastic pollution problem and poses risks to ocean health, wildlife and mariners.
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Dr Lisa-ann Gershwin – My Little Dolphin
Scientist Dr Lisa-ann Gershwin recently spoke eloquently to a Senate committee about Tasmania's own endemic dolphin.
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Speeding Drivers Keep Breaking the Law even after Fines and Crashes
Over 1,000 Australians died as a result of a traffic crash in the past year, with speed being a factor in around...
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New Names for COVID-19 Variants
The World Health Organization (WHO) has assigned new labels for key variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, using letters of...
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UTAS Launches Schools Recommendation Program for 2022
The University of Tasmania today launched the Schools Recommendation Program for 2022, saying it had the capacity to make a real difference...
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Fossil Fuels on the Run
Four seismic climate wins show Big Oil, Gas and Coal are running out of places to hide Three global fossil fuel giants...
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Indigenous People ‘Erased’ By Maps of Settlers
How early Australian settlers drew maps to erase Indigenous people and push ideas of colonial superiority The new Netflix series Shadow and...
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1.1KWarmer Winter Ahead for Most of Australia
Most Australians are in for a warmer than average winter, according to the latest seasonal outlook released today by the Bureau of...
