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THIS year is Australia’s hottest on record and may be the planet’s warmest for thousands of years. Extreme weather events also soared, with a historic hurricane season in the north Atlantic and heatwaves and flooding on most continents, according to an annual review by the World Meteorological Organisation. Michael Coughlan of the Australian Bureau of…

2005 – A year of record climate extremes | CBC News Online Anyone who works in the business of monitoring, forecasting or reporting weather already knows that 2005 was a busy year indeed. But climate change scientists say they’ve got the stats to show that, when it comes to wild weather, 2005 is now the…

Australia’s green think tank, the Australia Institute, has accused the Federal Government of fiddling on climate change while Australia burns. Institute executive director Clive Hamilton says the Government is pandering to the fossil fuel industry, allowing greenhouse gas emissions to continue to rise unchecked and contribute to global warming. He says recent scorching temperatures are…

Coalition urged to cool a hot pollution problem – National – theage.com.au: “Coalition urged to cool a hot pollution problem By Orietta GuerreraJanuary 3, 2006 EXTREME weather at the weekend that fanned devastating bushfires shows serious measures are needed to tackle global warming, a think tank has warned. The Australia Institute urged the Federal Government…

Searing preview of greenhouse life – National – smh.com.au: “Searing preview of greenhouse life By Wendy Frew and Aaron TimmsJanuary 3, 2006 SYDNEY can expect more of the searing temperatures that fanned fires, stopped trains, disrupted air travel and blacked out suburbs on New Year’s Day, according to CSIRO global warming projections. On average, Sydney…

Wind can ease climate change – Opinion – theage.com.au Wind farms are essential to help Victoria reduce greenhouse emissions, writes Theo Theophanus. (Theo Theophanous is Victorian Minister for Energy Industries and Resources.) Wind energy is once again in the news, and it is no bad thing. Not everyone will agree with the Bracks Government’s policies…

Back to work tomorrow – so if anyone wants to kick their coal addictions and switch to 100% green power accredited wind power or solar power in their homes, get in touch!

Visi is just about to move out, meaning we’re in the market for another groovy female person to share our three bedroom house in sunny Clayton, Victoria. We’re not far from Monash University, the Clayton train station, awesome fruit & vegetable & spice shopping and under 30 minutes on the train from Melbourne. We have…

Well, well, well, 2005 certainly was an interesting one. Here’s hoping that 2006 is a good year for us Earthlings to pull our heads in and start moving in the right directions.

Auditory Spiral1992 – 2004R.I.P. Auditory Spiral was conceived in 1992, during the rise of the Perth rave / techno scene. Newly formed after the demise of U.W.A’s protagonistic – 6UVSfm, RTRfm enlisted the services of Shane de Mamiel (aka Shamus) to produce a new radio show that would redefine the bounds of an electronic dance…