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Australia to Change Lightbulbs to Curb Warming

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 21:26:00 GMT

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Australia will be the world's first country to ban incandescent lightbulbs in a bid to curb Greenhouse gas emissions, with the government saying on Tuesday they would be phased out within three years. Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull said yellow incandescent bulbs, which have been in use virtually unchanged for 125 years, would be replaced by more efficient compact fluorescent bulbs by 2009.

"By that stage you simply won't be able to buy incandescent lightbulbs, because they won't meet the energy standard," Turnbull told local radio.

Australia along with the U.S. has refused to sign up to the Kyoto Protocol setting Greenhouse Gas reduction targets, calling instead for an agreement requiring energy-hungry developing countries like India and China to help combat climate change.

Turnbull said the banning of incandescent bulbs would help trim 800,000 tonnes from Australia's current emissions level by 2012 and lower household lighting costs by 66 per cent.

Tags: climate change, global warming, environment, australia, lightbulbs, energy

Australian Aboriginal Art

Wed, 12 Jul 2006 10:30:18 GMT

clipped by: Deepti

Clip Source: www.aboriginalartonline.com

Alice Springs	Amata	Balgo
Jane Doolan Dancing Lubras	Mona Shepherd Husband and Wife Story	Helicopter Tjungarrayi Wangkartu
Central Desert	Collectors Area	Ikuntji (Haasts Bluff)
Johnny Yungut Untitled	Paddy Sims Warlu Jukurrpa	Narputta Jugadai Kaarkurutinytja
Kimberley	Lockhart River	Ngukurr
Billy Duncan Cave at Kirkimbie	Fiona Omeenyo Untitled	Barney Ellaga "Wrnoo Lalda"
Ninuku	Tiwi Islands	Utopia
Nyankulya Watson Kapi	Kylie Puruntatameri Kulama Design	Evelyn Pultara Bush Yam
Wangkatjungka	Warmun	Warakurna
Jean Tighe Wome's Camp site	Patrick Mung Mung Tapankulkul	Rene Burke Warakurna Story
Hermannsburg
Gloria Panka West MacDonnell Ranges

Tags: interesting, anthropology, art, australia, aborigine

"Ghost Yacht" Mystery

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 11:48:21 GMT

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Clip Source: news.yahoo.com

Mystery yacht found without crew off Australia

SYDNEY (AFP) - A yacht has been found drifting off the Australian coast with computers running and a table laid for a meal -- but no sign of the crew, puzzled officials said Friday.

The 12-metre catamaran was spotted by a customs helicopter about 80 nautical miles off Townsville on Australia's northeast coast, near the outer Great Barrier Reef on Thursday, national radio reported.

The discovery that the yacht was unmanned sparked a major sea and air search for the three crew, two men in their 60s and one aged 56.

Emergency Management Queensland spokesman Jon Hall said rescue crews were puzzled by what they found aboard the yacht because "everything appeared normal".

"The engine was running, the computers were running, there was a laptop set up on the table which was running, the radio was working, the GPS was working and there was food and utensils set on the table ready to eat, but no sign of the crew," he said.

"It was a bit strange."

Tags: mystery, yacht, ocean, australia