Archive for March, 2010

Sydney CBD Metro axed but road spending increased

Posted: 30 March, 2010 • Category: News • Tags: Governance, Transport • Comments(0)

In Sydney Australia, NSW state premier Kristina Keneally has taken the axe to the transport blueprint of past premier Nathan Rees, cancelling the proposed metro network to spend the money on expanding the existing heavy rail system but still favouring road spending. $5.3 billion for the Sydney CBD Metro was axed but $21.9 billion in unspecified road spending over 10 years was confirmed. Read the full SMH article here

Over consumption – the tale of two cities

Posted: 8 March, 2010 • Category: News • Tags: Biodiversity, Culture/Education, Waste, Water • Comments(1)

History is littered with examples of urban settlements abandoned and forgotten. In the case of two notable examples, Machu Picchu and Angkor, it has often be speculated that the reason for the demise of these two great metropolis of their times was their success and then the eventual unsustainable growth in population and resultant demand for food and clean water. Fast forward a thousand years and we may be witnessing the start of the demise of two world capitals for ...

The profit in pollution

Posted: 8 March, 2010 • Category: News • Tags: Economy • Comments(0)

A new study is set to reveal that if large corporations were made accountable for their environmental impacts then they would lose up to a third of their annual profits. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/feb/18/worlds-top-firms-environmental-damage