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The Age run blog
Follow the Climate Run blog by Melissa Fyfe (The Age)
Rethinking the Murray’s massive water loss
Paul Tregoning is not a climate scientist. He’s no water expert, either. But when he released findings on the Murray-Darling basin earlier this year, scientists from these disciplines were anything but dismissive. Read this story in “The Age”, 19 November 2009
Catching some rays
Keith Lovegrove is a bit like Frankenstein’s inventor. He’s built something so powerful he’s a little unsure how to deal with the strength of his creation. Read this story in “The Age”, 17 November 2009
Black Saturday fires ‘could happen again’
There is no reason why another huge bushfire, similar in scale to February’s Black Saturday tragedy, could not affect states and territories this summer, firefighters and climate change campaigners warn. Read this story in “The Australian”, 14 November 2009
Solar power at night? Yes, with a grain of salt
In the past few years, something remarkable has emerged on a dry plateau in the Spanish province of Granada. Read this story in “The Age”, 14 November 2009
Banking on a different climate
Some people in the environment lobby might be surprised to hear Arthur Sinodinos talking about climate change action. Read this story in The Age, 11 November 2009
Running for a safe climate
AS a fire fighter, Rohan Ashton is used to searing heat, but he’s not too fussed about being in the hot seat of global warming. Read this story in Sunshine Coast Daily, 10 November 2009.
High hopes for geothermal amid funds push
About nine kilometres north of Anglesea there is a rolling piece of land waiting to be broken open. A drilling rig will crack the surface and churn through 3.5 kilometres of crust and rock until it hits an aquifer. Read this story in “The Age”. 7 November 2009
The Daintree and the possum that can’t stand the heat
At first, Steve Williams worried about the tiny frogs. He’s still worried about those frogs, but now it’s a particular possum that’s got him fretting. Read this story in the “National Times”, 4 November 2009
Sargeant works up a sweat for safe climate
Sandringham police officer Matt Astill is running to help save future Australians. Read this story in the Leader, 10 November 2009
From saving lives to saving planet
Protecting politicians and responding to riots are all part a day’s work for Matt Astill. Next month the veteran policeman will be donating his precious annual leave to a higher priority: saving the planet. Read this story in “The Age”, 24 October 2009
CFA members Run for a Safe Climate
Malvern East cop’s far north climate change
MANY people go to far north Queensland for holidays, but none to run a 6000km relay – until now. Emergency services personnel including police, firefighters and the State Emergency Service have given up a month of annual leave for a multi-state and territory relay from Cooktown to St Kilda called “Run for a Safe Climate”. Read this story in “Stonnington Leader”, 22 September 2009
Ready and running for race against time
“Stark images from the ashes: a dead mother cradles two toddlers by a wire fence; the Prime Minister drops to his knees before a weeping woman; molten cars lie wasted by the roadside…” Read this story on the run in “The Sunday Age” of 26 July 2009.
SCA launch
Watch the launch of our charity Safe Climate Australia on Channel Ten with Christy Malthouse
Al Gore Warns Australia to Expect More Severe Bushfire, VOA News, 13 July 2009