| Wed 20th Oct 1824 |
Cement patent granted
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20th Oct 2024 |
| Tue 23rd Aug 1853 |
first International Meteorological Conference
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22nd Aug 2023 |
| Fri 19th Nov 1943 |
FIDO used for the first time
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17th Nov 2023 |
| Fri 5th Dec 1952 |
London sees climatic pollution events
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4th Dec 2023 |
| Thu 15th Mar 1956 |
scientist explains climate change to US senators
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14th Mar 2023 |
| Tue 16th Oct 1956 |
will H-bombs knock the world off balance!?
|
15th Oct 2022 |
| Fri 20th May 1960 |
Spengler suggests decline of the ... whole shebang
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19th May 2023 |
| Tue 1st Jun 1965 |
Tom Lehrer warns "don't drink the water and don't breathe the air"
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1st Jun 2022 |
| Sat 26th Nov 1966 |
Conservation Society first meeting
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25th Nov 2024 |
| Tue 24th Jan 1967 |
Senior British scientist says "by no means can (C02) report be dismissed as science fiction"...
|
23rd Jan 2024 |
| Fri 17th May 1968 |
"Some prophets of darkness warn of polar icecaps melting..."
|
17th May 2022 |
| Thu 6th Feb 1969 |
Senate Select Committee warned about CO2 build up by Professor Harry Bloom
|
3rd Feb 2024 |
| Tue 16th Sep 1969 |
Nobel-prize winning Australian scientist warns about carbon dioxide build-up. Yes, 1969
|
15th Sep 2022 |
| Wed 11th Feb 1970 |
Prince Phillip, Prince Charles and the Shell/BP "Environment in the Balance" film...
|
10th Feb 2024 |
| Tue 11th May 1971 |
U Thant gets The Message
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10th May 2023 |
| Sat 14th Aug 1971 |
Stanford Prison Study begins...
|
13th Aug 2022 |
| Mon 23rd Aug 1971 |
the Powell Memorandum
|
22nd Aug 2023 |
| Mon 30th Aug 1971 |
Bob Carr (ex- NSW premier) 'gets' climate change
|
29th Aug 2022 |
| Fri 16th Mar 1973 |
North Sea Oil for the people?! (Nope)
|
15th Mar 2023 |
| Thu 5th Jul 1973 |
The Predicament of Mankind discussed
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4th Jul 2023 |
| Tue 18th May 1976 |
US congress begins hearings on #climate
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18th May 2022 |
| Fri 18th Jun 1976 |
UK Meteorological Office explains things to Cabinet Office
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18th Jun 2022 |
| Fri 15th Jul 1977 |
"Heavy Use of Coal May Bring Adverse Shit in Climate"
|
14th Jul 2023 |
| Tue 4th Apr 1978 |
UK Chief Scientific Advisor worries about atmospheric C02 build-up
|
4th Apr 2022 |
| Fri 23rd May 1980 |
Aussie senator alerts colleagues to #climate threat. Shoulder shrugs all round. #auspol
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23rd May 2022 |
| Fri 1st Aug 1980 |
Wall Street Journal does excellent #climate reporting
|
31st Jul 2023 |
| Wed 2nd Dec 1981 |
"Is the world getting warmer?" (YES)
|
1st Dec 2023 |
| Mon 25th Oct 1982 |
Exxon and "Climate Processes & Climate Sensitivity" symposium
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24th Oct 2022 |
| Sun 1st Jul 1984 |
CSIRO film "What to do about C02?"
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30th Jun 2024 |
| Fri 5th Sep 1986 |
a "Safe Energy" rally, in London
|
4th Sep 2023 |
| Mon 13th Jun 1988 |
"'Greenhouse Effect' Could Trigger Flooding, Crop Losses, Scientists Say"
|
12th Jun 2022 |
| Thu 6th Oct 1988 |
coal lobby says greenhouse effect "greatly exaggerated"
|
5th Oct 2022 |
| Fri 4th Nov 1988 |
no quick fix on climate, warns Australian Environment Minister
|
3rd Nov 2023 |
| Fri 9th Jun 1989 |
the Australian Labor Party versus the unions versus the planet #climate
|
8th Jun 2022 |
| Sat 7th Oct 1989 |
Alexander Downer says mining lobby"weak and gutless", too soft on greenies
|
6th Oct 2022 |
| Sat 18th Nov 1989 |
Small Island States say "er, we gotta do something before the waves close over our heads"
|
17th Nov 2022 |
| Mon 9th Apr 1990 |
Australian business launches "we're green!" campaign
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8th Apr 2023 |
| Mon 6th Aug 1990 |
another climate documentary shown...
|
5th Aug 2023 |
| Thu 29th Nov 1990 |
Australian denial fools (Fred Singer and Brian Tucker) 1990 & 1994
|
28th Nov 2024 |
| Mon 22nd Jul 1991 |
two #climate idiots on the Science Show
|
21st Jul 2023 |
| Fri 6th Sep 1991 |
Titan has a greenhouse effect...
|
5th Sep 2024 |
| Thu 16th Jan 1992 |
ACT draft Greenhouse Strategy released
|
15th Jan 2025 |
| Mon 27th Jun 1994 |
Good free advice to Australian Environment Minister
|
26th Jun 2024 |
| Sun 2nd Oct 1994 |
twenty years of boredom, for trying to change the system from within (Phillip Toyne becomes civil servant)
|
1st Oct 2024 |
| Thu 10th Nov 1994 |
"profit or planet - choose one" (Victorian electricity)
|
9th Nov 2024 |
| Tue 29th Nov 1994 |
Australian denial fools (Fred Singer and Brian Tucker) 1990 & 1994
|
28th Nov 2024 |
| Mon 6th Feb 1995 |
Australian business versus a carbon tax
|
5th Feb 2023 |
| Fri 10th Nov 1995 |
Ken Saro-Wiwa and other Ogoni executed
|
9th Nov 2023 |
| Thu 7th Mar 1996 |
Australia hauled over coals for its definition of "equity" #auspol
|
7th Mar 2022 |
| Fri 14th Mar 1997 |
Australian senator predicts climate issue will be gone in ten years...
|
13th Mar 2023 |
| Mon 19th May 1997 |
BP boss says "If we are to take responsibility for the future of our planet, then it falls to us to begin to take precautionary action now."
|
19th May 2022 |
| Fri 19th Sep 1997 |
John Howard condemns the South Pacific to hell. Again.
|
18th Sep 2022 |
| Wed 31st Dec 1997 |
Government slags off Australian Conservation Foundation
|
30th Dec 2023 |
| Fri 11th May 2001 |
Bush Signs Oil Lobbying Organization's Executive Order
|
10th May 2023 |
| Fri 26th Oct 2001 |
BioEnergy Carbon Capture and Storage mooted
|
25th Oct 2023 |
| Tue 14th Jan 2003 |
WWF Australia raises the alarm
|
13th Jan 2025 |
| Tue 23rd Dec 2003 |
Vestas opens Tasmanian wind turbine factory
|
22nd Dec 2023 |
| Thu 6th May 2004 |
Australian Prime Minister John Howard meets business, to kill renewables
|
5th May 2023 |
| Mon 5th Sep 2005 |
Anthony Albanese introduced "Avoiding Dangerous Climate #Change" private member's bill
|
4th Sep 2022 |
| Mon 5th Mar 2007 |
Nick Minchin versus reality, again
|
4th Mar 2024 |
| Mon 19th Nov 2007 |
Gordon Brown announces first Carbon Capture and Storage competition at WWF event
|
15th Nov 2022 |
| Wed 12th Dec 2007 |
Canada leaves Kyoto Protocol as Australia joins
|
11th Dec 2023 |
| Wed 9th Jul 2008 |
President Bush operating at his peak intellectual capacity
|
8th Jul 2023 |
| Wed 26th Nov 2008 |
Climate Change Act becomes law
|
25th Nov 2023 |
| Mon 20th Apr 2009 |
World has Six Years to Act, says Penny Sackett
|
19th Apr 2024 |
| Wed 24th Jun 2009 |
Scottish Parliament passes insufficient climate legislation; claims 'leadership' anyway
|
24th Jun 2022 |
| Sat 5th Dec 2009 |
London sees climatic pollution events
|
4th Dec 2023 |
| Tue 15th Dec 2009 |
Daily Express expresses its irresponsibly idiocy...
|
14th Dec 2022 |
| Sun 28th Feb 2010 |
Australian Prime Minister says won't walk away from climate. (Then does, obvs.)
|
27th Feb 2023 |
| Sat 10th Apr 2010 |
activits hold "party at the pumps"
|
10th Apr 2022 |
| Tue 20th Apr 2010 |
Deep Water Horizon
|
19th Apr 2024 |
| Tue 27th Apr 2010 |
Rudd says no CPRS until 2012 at earliest. Seals fate
|
26th Apr 2024 |
| Thu 3rd Jun 2010 |
Merchants of Doubt published
|
2nd Jun 2023 |
| Fri 4th May 2012 |
The Heartland Institute tries the Unabomber smear. It, er, blows up in their face...
|
4th May 2022 |
| Wed 23rd May 2012 |
wicked problems and super-wicked problems all around...
|
22nd May 2023 |
| Mon 7th Jan 2013 |
Australian climate activist pretends to be ANZ bank, with spectacular results
|
6th Jan 2023 |
| Tue 2nd Jul 2013 |
Boris Johnson, expert on energy systems, attacks windfarms
|
1st Jul 2023 |
| Mon 22nd Sep 2014 |
"We Mean Business" coalition formed
|
21st Sep 2024 |
| Fri 13th Feb 2015 |
We refuse to divest ourselves of illusions
|
13th Feb 2022 |
| Sat 22nd Feb 2020 |
CO2 pipeline accident - "Like something out of a zombie movie"
|
21st Feb 2024 |
| Sat 31st Dec 2022 |
We Quit, says some group everyone has forgotten about.
|
31st Dec 2024 |
| Tue 30th Jan 2024 |
Climate Committee counsels action
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29th Jan 2025 |
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