Rich Bowden

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It's My Party, and I'll Cry if I Want To

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Nov 26, 2009, 7:55 pm
Opp. Leader Malcolm Turnbull. Credit: Adam Carr. By Simon Hukin The ire raised by Mr Turnbull’s recent decisions regarding the CPRS legislation has brought about some of the most bizarre scene...
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Beyond Traveston: Group Looks to the Future

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Nov 26, 2009, 7:10 pm
Proposed Traveston dam Site. Credit: patrickmccully/ flickr By Rich Bowden: Not content with running a highly effective anti-dam campaign that helped to ensure the conservation of the Mary River Val...
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Senior Libs Desert Turnbull Over ETS

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Nov 26, 2009, 1:37 am
Tony Abbott. Credit:dimensional dan/flickr By Rich Bowden: Five Liberal frontbenchers have resigned over its leadership’s decision to ram through an agreement with the Government on an emissio...
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New Weight Loss Science Reverses Approach on Hunger Signals

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Nov 25, 2009, 2:46 pm
Beef Burger. Credit: wEnDaLicious/ flickr By Rich Bowden: An Australian research team has taken a radically new approach to weight loss, preventing the body from receiving hunger signals rather than...
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Australian Opposition Splits on Climate Legislation (Updated)

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Nov 24, 2009, 8:56 pm
Opp. Leader Malcolm Turnbull. Credit: Adam Carr. By Rich Bowden: Updated: Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull has hung on to the leadership after winning a motion to call a spill 48 to 35. Treasury s...
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Australian Opposition Splits on Climate Legislation

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Nov 24, 2009, 5:35 pm
Air Pollution. Credit: US Parks Service By Rich Bowden: The Australian Opposition appears to have split  over whether to support the Government’s amendments to key climate legislation after a...
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NZ Glaciers Continue to Retreat: Report

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Nov 23, 2009, 8:02 pm
Franz Josef Glacier, South Island,NZ By Rich Bowden: A recently-released report on the state of New Zealand’s glaciers has found they have, once again, lost a significant portion of their ice ...
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Wild Weather Frames Australia's Climate Change Debate

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Nov 22, 2009, 9:40 pm
Senator Penny Wong. Credit: penrithsustainabilityunit By Rich Bowden: The Australian Government has linked a weekend of searing temperatures in NSW, and wild flooding in the south, to changes brough...
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Debate Erupts Over Hacked Climate Documents

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Nov 21, 2009, 12:10 am
The Sun. Credit: NASA By Rich Bowden: Documents and emails purporting to show manipulation of climate data and suppression of dissenting material have been hacked from the University of East Anglia,...
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Is Gas the Latest Cargo for PNG?

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Nov 19, 2009, 10:37 pm
LNG Plant, Papua New Guinea. Credit: Damian Baker By Damian Baker: The Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project is the biggest of its type in the history of PNG. Oil was found in the southern highlands 2...
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CPRS: A Taxing Question (Part Three)

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Nov 19, 2009, 5:50 pm
Australian Currency. Credit: martinhoward/flickr By Simon Hukin: Why I Love Tax and You Should Too A carbon tax has none of the problems associated with other carbon reduction schemes. The carbon t...
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Our Petrochemical Romance

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Nov 18, 2009, 7:33 pm
Oil Exploration, Oklahoma Style. Deep Fork Wildlife Refuge, OK. Credit FreeWine/flickr By Michael Hodgkin: Yes, the official global oil predictions are rubbish; we all knew that, even the new predic...
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CPRS: A Taxing Question (Part Two)

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Nov 17, 2009, 11:35 pm
House of Representatives, Parliament House, Canberra By Simon Hukin: The Business of Emissions Trading It’s not enough saying a cap-and-trade system will work in theory. Sure, the underlying ...
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Scientologists Deny Senator's Allegations

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Nov 17, 2009, 4:12 pm
Senator Nick Xenophon. Credit: liam.jon_d By Rich Bowden: The Church of Scientology has described a speech by independent Senator Nick Xenophon yesterday outlining allegations against the church as ...
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CPRS: A Taxing Question (Part One)

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Nov 17, 2009, 12:16 am
Air Pollution. Credit: US Parks Service By Simon Hukin: I admit, I’m a lefty. Even within the ALP I’m a lefty. I should be all for solidarity; standing firmly behind the party line. But ...
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New Noah's Ark Option to Save Tasmanian Devils

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Nov 16, 2009, 9:13 pm
Tasmanian Devil with Facial Tumour Disease. Credit: Menna Jones By Rich Bowden: Scientists have called on the Tasmanian Government to extend a “Noah’s Ark” plan to isolate healthy ...
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Profits Mask Food Shortages in a Land of Plenty

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Nov 16, 2009, 1:42 am
Malnourished child in Moro. Credit: Damian Baker By Damian Baker: The petroleum industry arrived in the Lake Kutubu area, around 20 years ago with Chevron and BP and soon the delicate ecological bal...
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Meeting the Bougainville Militia

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Nov 15, 2009, 3:10 pm
General Chris Uma of the Mekamui defence force and his son. Credit: Damian Baker. By Damian Baker: After a somewhat tense introduction we finally got to meet and talk with the leader of the remnants...
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Australia's Climate Countdown to Copenhagen

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Nov 14, 2009, 6:41 pm
Air Pollution. Credit: US Parks Service By Kevin Rennie: With just over three weeks till key climate talks in Copenhagen, there is little optimism that a binding agreement will be reached. In Austr...
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Bougainville's Eco Revolution

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Nov 13, 2009, 11:36 pm
Young Bougainville Fighter. Credit Damain Baker By Damian Baker: Blood could again be spilled in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville if negotiations to restart the Panguna gold an...
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APEC Must Deliver Meaningful Climate Goals: WWF

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Nov 12, 2009, 11:33 pm
APEC Leaders, Sydney September 2007.Credit: Kremlin.ru By Rich Bowden: Asia Pacific leaders gathering in Singapore for this weekend’s APEC summit must commit to ambitious climate targets if th...
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CSIRO Opens New Renewable Energy Research Facility

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Nov 11, 2009, 11:56 pm
CSIRO Renewable Energy Integration Facility. Credit: CSIRO By Rich Bowden: The Australian CSIRO has moved closer to helping the country reduce its reliance on fossil fuels when it opened a new facil...
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Australia and China Should Co-operate at Copenhagen

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Nov 11, 2009, 3:32 pm
Chinese Coal Plant. Credit: Tobixen By Rich Bowden: Australia and China should co-operate at Copenhagen to produce a binding agreement on climate change, a conference held in Tianjin, China has hear...
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People and Power, Papua New Guinea Style

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Nov 11, 2009, 1:48 am
Volcano, PNG. Credit: Damian Baker By the NewsHooker: Sitting in the comfortable surrounds of the Bismark Ramu offices in northeastern Madang, with broadband, air-conditioning and the relative comfo...
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Garrett Says 'No' to Traveston Dam

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Nov 10, 2009, 10:34 pm
Environment Minister Peter Garrett. Cred: Mushroom and Rooster/flickr By Rich Bowden: Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett has rejected the Queensland Government’s bid to build a dam at ...
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Australian Breakthrough to Increase Solar Cell Efficiency

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Nov 10, 2009, 3:25 pm
Solar array at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Credit: theregeneration/flickr By Rich Bowden: Australian researchers have come up with an ingenious method of increasing the efficiency of conventional...
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The Shifting Sands of Australian Politics

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Nov 9, 2009, 10:33 pm
Opp. Leader Malcolm Turnbull. Credit: Adam Carr. By Alex Schlotzer: The Liberal Party of Australia is experiencing a significant power shift in its state branches with some surprising results having...
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Traveston Dam Decision Within a Week

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Nov 8, 2009, 6:15 pm
Proposed Traveston dam Site. Credit: patrickmccully/ flickr A decision on whether the Queensland Government’s controversial Traveston Dam will go ahead will be made within a few days. Environm...
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SBY's Second Term Begins, With Some Disasters

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Nov 7, 2009, 4:30 am
SBY & President George Bush, APEC 2004. Credit: White House/Eric Draper Just a few months after Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s re-election for a second term, his administration...
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Melbourne's Bike Project; A Good Idea Ruined

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Nov 6, 2009, 1:10 am
Bicycle Riding. Credit: latch.r/flickr The city of Melbourne recently came up with a great idea; a bicycle program for the city’s central business district (CBD).  Indeed on the face of it, th...
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Handouts Could Doom Carbon Reduction Scheme: Report

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Nov 5, 2009, 12:19 am
  Air Pollution. Credit: US Parks Service A report comparing 100 carbon reduction policies of G20 nations has found those that offer assistance to polluters are likely to have an adverse environmen...
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Sydney's Bush Rodents to 'Bully' Black Rats

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Nov 3, 2009, 9:33 pm
Black Rat (Rattus rattus). Credit: liftarn By Rich Bowden: An experiment to re-introduce eradicated native bush rats to the Sydney region is underway in an attempt to reduce the city’s black r...
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Relations Sour as Fiji Expels Australian, NZ Envoys

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Nov 3, 2009, 5:07 pm
Fiji Interim Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama. Credit: ABC. By Rich Bowden: Fiji’s diplomatic relations with its influential neighbours have hit a new low as leader Frank Bainimarama announced...
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Is the Seat of Higgins Safe Liberal?

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Nov 2, 2009, 12:09 am
Dr Clive Hamilton. Credit Australian Greens By Rich Bowden: Over the next month, theangle.org will be taking an in-depth look at the two by-election seats of Bradfield, on Sydney’s north shore...
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Leaky Logic: Taking the Boat out of Boat People

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Nov 1, 2009, 7:52 pm
Baxter Detention Centre, S.A. Credit: Karen Eliot/ flickr By Simon Hukin: Well, that’s the apology to the stolen generations over and done with, we now return you to your normal viewing; re-ru...
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Twelve Months to Reduce Global Warming

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Oct 30, 2009, 10:58 pm
Power Station, Victoria. Credit: Damian Baker. By Rich Bowden: Australian researchers have said it is still possible to contain climate change to within 2 degrees C however base this assumption on a...
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Choppers, Special Ops Police and the NewsHooker

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Oct 30, 2009, 4:08 am
Police officer/security guard on the Kainuntu mine site. Credit: Damian Baker By the NewsHooker: Well I’m on the road again to an area called Kainantu. The road is good, the sun is out, regga...
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Kainantu Gold Mine Proves a Volatile Mix

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Oct 30, 2009, 2:09 am
Bilimoia village, eastern Highlands. Credit: Damian Baker By Damian Baker: theangle.org’s Damian Baker previews his next assignment in the eastern Highlands town of Kainantu. I’m here i...
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Study Warns on State of Australia's Young People

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Oct 29, 2009, 1:56 am
Clinical Depression. Credit: Julianne.hide/flickr By Rich Bowden The Australian Government has acknowledged the risks to Australian teenagers’ health and wellbeing in a report released today. ...
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Plug-in Electric Car Revolution Underway

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Oct 27, 2009, 2:28 am
  PHEV electric car. Credit: CSIRO By Rich Bowden: Australia’s CSIRO has said Victorian energy distributor SP AusNet has begun road testing the revolutionary plug-in hybrid electric vehicles...
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Brumby's Pollution Agenda

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Oct 26, 2009, 9:38 pm
  Power Station, Victoria. Credit: Damian Baker. By Alex Schlotzer: The Premier of Victoria just happens to be one of the worst apologists for big polluters. And it’s no wonder when the state of...
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NewsHooker in Highlands Robbery

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Oct 26, 2009, 6:25 pm
  Contortionist PNG style: Credit Damian Baker By The NewsHooker: On location in the PNG Highlands, the NewsHooker describes how he evaded robbery by a local rascal. I had let my guard down as, a...
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CSIRO Sets Standard on Marine Impact Assessment

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Oct 26, 2009, 1:08 am
By Rich Bowden: Australian marine scientists have attracted the world’s interest over a new environmental impact assessment for fisheries. Researchers from the Commonwealth Scientific and...
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New Cholera Outbreak Grips Lae

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Oct 25, 2009, 10:39 pm
By Damian Baker Lae city in Papua New Guinea’s eastern Morobe Province is struggling to cope with another outbreak of cholera. The Angau Memorial Hospital in the country’s second largest city...
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Porgera: PNG Paradise Lost

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Oct 23, 2009, 7:07 pm
By Damian Baker: Porgera is nestled in a valley in the PNG highlands shadowed on one side by 300-meter slopes, with all other approaches covered in dense tropical jungle.
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NewsHooker, the Ipili & the Porgera Valley

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Oct 23, 2009, 3:42 am
The NewsHooker: The NewsHooker takes us through the wild and untamed Porgera Valley in the PNG Highlands, describing the cruel exploitation of mining companies while fending off a marriage proposal.....
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Greens Announce Climate Expert as By-Election Candidate

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Oct 23, 2009, 12:06 am
By Rich Bowden: The Australian Greens have today announced that academic, author and climate expert Dr Clive Hamilton will contest the recently-vacated, blue-ribbon seat of Higgins. Seeking to...
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Can Australia Sustain 35 Million People?

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Oct 22, 2009, 8:07 pm
By Rich Bowden: While Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has welcomed a 60 percent population growth in Australia by 2050, others have questioned if the country can sustain such a population.
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Scientists Look to New Cell Therapy for Transplants

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Oct 22, 2009, 12:52 am
By Rich Bowden: Australian researchers are looking to a controversial cell therapy in a bid to treat a potentially fatal disease suffered by bone marrow recipients. According to a release by the...
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Asylum Seeker War of Words Escalates

Rich Bowden posted an article on - Oct 21, 2009, 11:14 pm
By Rich Bowden: The battle to gain political supremacy over the issue of asylum seekers entering Australian waters has again deteriorated. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd called on Opposition Leader...
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A Sydney-based writer/editor, I am currently in the process of launching a new, independent news organisation online called theangle.org.

Designed to be a "middle path" between traditional journalism and New Media, you can check it out at http://auspacificmediagroup.blogspot.com/.

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