By Peter Willams, The West Australian newspaper. The Australian chief of the US energy giant at the forefront of developing shale gas in WA says the industry has failed to defend the practice of “fraccing” against claims about its dangers. The president of ConocoPhilip’s Australian business, Todd Creeger, said business had been on the back…

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There are less than 400 Sumatran tigers left in the wild. The habitat of Sumatran tigers is being sold in IGA supermarkets across Australia as toilet paper. IGA buys its toilet paper from Indonesia’s most notorious rainforest destroyer, Asia Pulp and Paper (APP). If you believe in Principle before Profit, and you don’t like the…

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Try eggs with cayenne to start the day. Cayenne and other peppers contain capsaicin, which suppresses appetite signals in the body. It also increases your metabolism rate, so you burn the calories faster. The protein in the eggs make you feel fuller as well.

CSG: a threat to us all. Tues 31 May, 2011. The coal seam gas industry is holding its ninth annual conference today in Brisbane. For the first time in its nine years of holding such conferences, the industry will be confronted by a movement that is horrified by the potential risks it presents to our…

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Volunteers sorting and recording marine debris collected at Binningup Beach during the 2010 South West Beach Cleanup. Millions of tiny plastic resin pellets, some containing harmful chemicals, which litter Western Australia’s southern beaches, are thought to be contributing to the “inevitable” wipe out of the world’s marine species. A report from the International Programme on…

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Find the best music to exercise and run to. Studies have shown that listening to music during exercise works wonders on the mind and body. Not only can it improve results by acting as a motivational tool AND as a distraction from fatigue, but it can help improve lung function and it might even make…

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