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Minister condemns 'revolting' platypus catch

Written by ABC News: Environment
10/09/2008
Queensland Sustainabilty Minister Andrew McNamara says the netting of a platypus in a Sunshine Coast creek is "revolting". Read more...

Grim water forecast for northern Victoria

Written by ABC News: Environment
10/09/2008
The Victorian Government has released a 50 year water plan for the state's north. Read more...

'Environmental vandal' dumps 200 tyres in river

Written by ABC News: Environment
10/09/2008
Authorities in far north Queensland are investigating the dumping of more than 200 tyres in a river north of Mareeba. Read more...

Marine conservation group backs snapper stock protection

Written by ABC News: Environment
10/09/2008
The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) says it supports a proposal by the Queensland Department of Primary Industries (DPI) to protect snapper stocks. Read more...

Homemade Pregnant Belly Cast Makes Art of Expecting Mother’s Body

Written by Derek Markham

10/09/2008

For a unique keepsake of your pregnancy, try a homemade pregnant belly cast.

A homemade belly cast is best done around 8 months along, although a progression of casts done each month of the pregnancy would also be really neat. This video gives you an idea of the process, with full instructions after the jump:

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Indigenous groups pleased Cape York plan dropped

Written by ABC News: Environment
10/09/2008
Indigenous groups are relieved that plans to lobby for the heritage listing of Cape York Peninsula have been dropped. Read more...

MicroPlace: Getting Something Back from MicroFinance Loans

Written by TreeHugger
10/09/2008
Image source: MicroPlace Interested in using your investments to directly help low-income folks develop sustainable income, possibly even in your local community? MicroPlace, launched in 2007, offers microfinance loans, but with a twist for investors. What makes MicroPlace different from other microfinance options? Investors get... Read more...

U.S. Focus on Climate Could Ease Financial Crisis

Written by jride
10/09/2008
If the United States focused on curbing climate change as soon as a new president took office -- or sooner -- it could help pull the world from the financial brink, environmental policy experts told Reuters. [More at lime.com/planet] Read more...

Never to Part: Devoted Couples Share Life, Death

Written by jride
10/09/2008
Phenomenon of spouses dying close together has medical, social roots. [More at lime.com/balance] Read more...

Ecopolis Plans Future Green Cities

Written by TreeHugger
10/09/2008
Image source: The Science Channel What will future cities look like? How will we feed the estimated 75% of the global population that will be living in cities by 2050? How will we transport and house and clothe all of those people living in a finite space? Nobel-Prize winning Dr. Daniel Kammen, host of Ecopolis, thinks he might have a few answers.... Read more...

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