Browse Davidson, Steve
1-131 out of 131 article(s)
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| On-farm conservation: get farmers on side first. |
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Dec 1, 2006 |
481 |
| Algae bioreactors that tackle C[O.sub.2] emissions. |
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Oct 1, 2006 |
915 |
| A community revolution: around Australia, ordinary people are forming organisations and mobilising against sustainability challenges in a wave of community-level action that began in the 1990s. Steve Davidson profiles four successful initiatives that illustrate the power of local effort. |
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Aug 1, 2006 |
2612 |
| Vegetation carbon stock has doubled since 1788. |
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Aug 1, 2006 |
848 |
| Landmark forestry conflict playing out in court. |
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Apr 1, 2006 |
719 |
| A view of dangerous climate change: earlier this year, prominent international climate advisor, Professor John Schellnhuber, spoke in Canberra on the topic: Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change. Steve Davidson was there, and reviews the background to the widening discussion on this scenario. |
Editorial |
Apr 1, 2006 |
2324 |
| Roof tiles go solar: a short-listed entry in this year's Australian Design Award[R]-Dyson Student Award has the potential to revolutionise adoption of solar power in Australian suburbs, transforming the humble concrete roof tile into a technical package delivering both solar power and solar hot water to grid-connected homes. |
Editorial |
Apr 1, 2006 |
632 |
| Sounding out the seabed. |
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Feb 1, 2006 |
669 |
| A new wetlands effort for the last Southern Brolgas: the Southern Brolga population has been reduced to about 600 or maybe 1000 individuals. |
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Dec 1, 2005 |
793 |
| Private conservations. |
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Dec 1, 2005 |
2903 |
| Sound treatment for polluted sites. |
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Dec 1, 2005 |
799 |
| Going organic. |
Cover Story |
Oct 1, 2005 |
3215 |
| Natural services open for business. |
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Oct 1, 2005 |
1881 |
| Cooperation nets the benefits of bycatch reduction. |
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Oct 1, 2005 |
693 |
| A red mud remedy. |
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Oct 1, 2005 |
587 |
| Seeing the light: is the resources sector changing? |
Cover Story |
Aug 1, 2005 |
2493 |
| Australian performance: an international perspective. |
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Aug 1, 2005 |
823 |
| Rio Tinto's approach: Australia's Rio Tinto, one of world's largest resource companies, has the philosophy 'that there is no conflict between sustainable development and business'. The company says turning that philosophy into action has been made possible largely by the pragmatic culture of the minerals industry. |
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Aug 1, 2005 |
732 |
| Cultural burning revives a Kakadu wetland. |
Cover Story |
Jun 1, 2005 |
826 |
| Closing the loop? A review of recycling in Australia. |
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Jun 1, 2005 |
2867 |
| Metals: supremely recyclable. |
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Jun 1, 2005 |
477 |
| A fish farming salinity solution. |
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Jun 1, 2005 |
799 |
| Sponging off the natural north. |
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Jun 1, 2005 |
619 |
| Making, water hold the salt: desalination technology is becoming more efficient, and more feasible. Proponents say it now makes good sense in Australia, but critics argue that wider environmental impacts must still be taken into account. |
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Apr 1, 2005 |
1750 |
| Amazon isotope discovery should sharpen climate predictions. |
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Apr 1, 2005 |
982 |
| Growing fuel from algae. |
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Apr 1, 2005 |
705 |
| A new bacterium may be associated with reef bleaching. |
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Apr 1, 2005 |
803 |
| Transforming thinking: over the next 10 years, millions of people in both developed and developing nations are likely to gain a greater knowledge of sustainability through education initiatives under the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, or DESD, (2005-2014). Its global objectives are ambitious and uplifting. |
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Jan 1, 2005 |
1886 |
| Air transport impacts take off: once the preserve of well-heeled jetsetters and business people, air travel, glamorous and convenient, is now affordable for many. But does the phenomenal growth in air transport, with global air traffic growing 9% a year since 1960, have an insidious downside? |
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Jan 1, 2005 |
1913 |
| Connecting sustainable agriculture to consumers. |
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Jan 1, 2005 |
978 |
| Sustainable use of native animals: a great debate. |
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Jan 1, 2005 |
662 |
| Safari hunting--in Australia? |
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Nov 1, 2004 |
796 |
| Improving the weak assessments of GMO risks. |
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Nov 1, 2004 |
456 |
| Sustainability reporting is up, but behind international rates. |
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Sep 1, 2004 |
415 |
| Ant security guards for tropical fruits. |
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Sep 1, 2004 |
410 |
| Burning issues for water supplies: there were severe but little-known effects from recent bushfires on essential water catchments. Steve Davidson uncovers a concerning story of long-term damage and a lesson learned about the vulnerability of our urban water supplies. |
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Jul 1, 2004 |
2982 |
| Ultra-light rail is moving right along. |
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Jul 1, 2004 |
709 |
| Dried-up ideas: our changing approach to drought. |
Cover Story |
Jul 1, 2004 |
3492 |
| SkyCool--extraordinary paint on a hot tin roof. |
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Apr 1, 2004 |
508 |
| Ethanol: what's it all about? Ethanol has crept into our petrol, the media, and our lives, and is a confused issue. Steve Davidson looks at why it's on the agenda, who's behind it, and whether it is really a viable green fuel. |
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Apr 1, 2004 |
2620 |
| Could alcohol fuels be cropped? |
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Apr 1, 2004 |
618 |
| The great dingo dilution: Australia's only wild dog, the iconic dingo, has survived a couple of hundred years of persecution--from shooting, trapping and poisoning. Ironically, it is now at grave risk of disappearing. The greatest threat isn't so much over-hunting or the usual culprit, habitat destruction; it's the friendly domestic dog. |
Cover Story |
Jan 1, 2004 |
1126 |
| A bold blueprint: Steve Davidson reviews Western Australia's ambitious, timely, and leading State Sustainability Strategy. |
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Jan 1, 2004 |
2276 |
| Driving a revolution in the paddock: the environmental and productivity benefits of precision driving are converting Australian and international farmers to a technique called controlled traffic farming. |
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Jan 1, 2004 |
1171 |
| Light factories: nature does it best. Or does it? An ambitious trans-Tasman cooperation is aiming to perfect artificial photosynthesis. Researchers want to exploit its potential to produce just about everything under the sun. |
Cover Story |
Oct 1, 2003 |
1484 |
| Towards the forever fuel: the globe's major economic players are beginning to weigh into a hydrogen future. Steve Davidson looks at the viability considerations ahead for a transition to the new fuel economy and profiles Australia's position. |
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Oct 1, 2003 |
3004 |
| Enticing mat cleans up--fast. |
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Oct 1, 2003 |
421 |
| Perth's hydrogen bus trial: the Western Australian government has taken the road to the future with investment in a trial of fuel cell buses. |
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Jul 1, 2003 |
443 |
| Australia after rabbits. |
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Jul 1, 2003 |
2558 |
| Putting C[O.sub.2] back: underground sequestration could be a long-term, high-volume greenhouse gas solution. Steve Davidson looks at the work of Australian scientists assessing its potential. |
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Jul 1, 2003 |
2200 |
| Fish need healthy stream banks: both the individual fitness of fish and species diversity are influenced by the riparian zone. |
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Jul 1, 2003 |
446 |
| Native fauna outfoxed by wanton killer. (spectrum). |
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Apr 1, 2003 |
615 |
| Do sediments sully the reef? Steve Davidson investigates the effects of cattle and cane on the corals of the Great Barrier Reef. |
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Apr 1, 2003 |
2653 |
| People and biodiversity linked. (journal extracts). |
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Apr 1, 2003 |
360 |
| Fish by-catch dilemmas. (journal extracts). |
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Apr 1, 2003 |
366 |
| Lizards cool under fire. (journal extracts). |
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Apr 1, 2003 |
400 |
| Termite magnetism. (journal extracts). |
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Apr 1, 2003 |
459 |
| Pioneering proteins: the blossoming field of proteomics promises better ways of managing and treating serious ailments in livestock and humans. |
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Jan 1, 2003 |
2070 |
| Biotech cotton: a budding field: Steve Davidson sums up the performance of genetically-modified cotton in Australia. |
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Jan 1, 2003 |
1591 |
| Butting whales. |
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Jan 1, 2003 |
519 |
| Time-worn koalas. |
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Jan 1, 2003 |
468 |
| Tales of the swamp. |
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Jan 1, 2003 |
420 |
| Young turks: Steve Davidson reckons brush-turkey chicks are the solitary street kids of the rainforest. |
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Oct 1, 2002 |
1665 |
| Sleepy lizards guard mates. (journal extracts). |
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Oct 1, 2002 |
395 |
| Weedy wattles. (journal extracts). |
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Oct 1, 2002 |
338 |
| Wildlife in the firing line. (journal extracts). |
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Oct 1, 2002 |
346 |
| Tail loss in skinks. (journal extracts). |
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Oct 1, 2002 |
433 |
| Weevils worth millions. (journal extracts). |
Brief Article |
Oct 1, 2002 |
257 |
| Old habits die hard. (spectrum). |
Brief Article |
Jul 1, 2002 |
713 |
| Carp crusades: Steve Davidson gives the European carp a fair trial, and outlines a potential genetic route to its long-term management. |
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Jul 1, 2002 |
2409 |
| Chicken feed: Steve Davidson explores the dynamic relationship between the eagle and the rabbit. |
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Jul 1, 2002 |
1042 |
| Tolerance to 1080. (journal extracts). |
Brief Article |
Jul 1, 2002 |
361 |
| Not-so-fearsome fossils. (journal extracts). |
Brief Article |
Jul 1, 2002 |
488 |
| Burning rubber. (journal extracts). |
Brief Article |
Jul 1, 2002 |
392 |
| Cat chronicles. (journal extracts). |
Brief Article |
Jul 1, 2002 |
394 |
| It pays to count your rabbits. |
Brief Article |
Jul 1, 2002 |
469 |
| A heavenly harvest. (spectrum). |
Brief Article |
Apr 1, 2002 |
312 |
| Reinventing agriculture: can southern Australia be saved from dryland salinity? Steve Davidson checks the view from the frontier. |
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Apr 1, 2002 |
3417 |
| Rainforest more or less? Steve Davidson considers how tropical forests might shape up in a warmer world. |
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Apr 1, 2002 |
1135 |
| Cats with bells on. (journal extracts). |
Brief Article |
Apr 1, 2002 |
277 |
| Quokka defence. (journal extracts). |
Brief Article |
Apr 1, 2002 |
439 |
| Lobster lines. (journal extracts). |
Brief Article |
Apr 1, 2002 |
323 |
| Stepping lightly. |
Brief Article |
Apr 1, 2002 |
433 |
| Water alchemy: aquifer injection is shaping up as smart water conservation. |
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Jan 1, 2002 |
1518 |
| Fishy issues. (journal extracts). |
Brief Article |
Jan 1, 2002 |
383 |
| Rat-midden records. (journal extracts). |
Brief Article |
Jan 1, 2002 |
363 |
| Clear-fell versus fire. (journal extracts). |
Brief Article |
Jan 1, 2002 |
334 |
| Agriculture weeds out cadmium. (spectrum). |
Brief Article |
Oct 1, 2001 |
600 |
| Cotton blends. |
Brief Article |
Oct 1, 2001 |
634 |
| Surprise pastures: Steve Davidson discovers unexpected diversity amid the rural grasslands of south-east Queensland. |
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Oct 1, 2001 |
1046 |
| Penguins and oil don't mix. (journal extracts). |
Brief Article |
Oct 1, 2001 |
341 |
| Sharks at all-time low. (journal extracts). |
Brief Article |
Oct 1, 2001 |
326 |
| Weed-beating wheats. (journal extracts). |
Brief Article |
Oct 1, 2001 |
214 |
| Bats as aircraft. (journal extracts). |
Brief Article |
Oct 1, 2001 |
362 |
| Backyard blues. |
Brief Article |
Oct 1, 2001 |
647 |
| Do woodland trees improve pastures? In the eucalypt woodlands of Australia's far north, trees may actually be pasture friendly. |
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Jul 1, 2001 |
982 |
| Herbarium lends landcarers the vision of Hume: Steve Davidson explains how a community pieced together a historical view of indigenous plant species to assist in landscape restoration. |
Brief Article |
Jul 1, 2001 |
670 |
| Sound standards: noise complaints have reached a crescendo, but tougher sound insulation standards mean the writing is on the wall for the building industry. |
Brief Article |
Jul 1, 2001 |
995 |
| Ancient journeys. (journal extracts). |
Brief Article |
Jul 1, 2001 |
474 |
| Birds in the heath. (journal extracts). |
Brief Article |
Jul 1, 2001 |
413 |
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