@drianwright

Dad, husband, swimmer, associate professor @westernsydneyu, water researcher, no political affiliations, views my own, [email protected]

 Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Joined January 2020
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non stick cookware is a known source of pfas chemicals. when my mum started using them when i was a kid the fumes and food cooked in them made me sick. she finally gave them up when chemicals outgassed from new pan killed her boyfriends budgies.
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Great to see Neil the Seal is back :) au.news.yahoo.com/bizarre-bu…

Bizarre sight in the middle of Aussie road brings 4WD to standstill

The driver stumbled upon a sight that's drawn crowds from all around the world before. Find out more.

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Deportation to Emu Plains, in chains & press ganged to plant trees & live on gruel for the duration of their sentence. This practice has gone on forever at Lane Cove & was rife when I lived there yonks ago.
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I guess what you’d have to ask yourself is would you be happier if it were tomatoes or potatoes utilising whatever the final amount of water is that govt allocates. I suspect some just don’t want development of any kind, cotton being a convenient target.
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After almost a decade of the Coalition Gov wrecking our Darling-Baaka, the one thing we had was a viable alternative in the ALP at State + Fed levels. Both parties in the NT want to destroy their rivers so we need @tanya_plibersek to step in.
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Water management in the NT is in crisis – a fundamental overhaul is needed | Sue Jackson | The Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfre…

Water management in the NT is in crisis – a fundamental overhaul is needed | Sue Jackson

Not even a looming election has dampened the Territory’s commitment to unsustainable water practices

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Between 15 and 20% of material dug from long wall coal mines is waste coal wash. Guess where it gets dumped? In vast black tiers across the bushland koala habitat adjacent to Campbelltown. Selling off Dendrobium and Appin mine also means dumping more waste into koala country.
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In the heart of what appears to be a pristine national park west of Wollongong, a greenhouse gas is leaking out of an old underground coal mine. #mining #coal #climate abc.net.au/news/2024-07-21/m…

A gas '80 times more harmful than CO2' is seeping out of a Sydney mine not used in decades

Some 34 years after operations closed at the North Cliff mining site in Dharawal National Park, vision given to the ABC shows methane gas leaking out into the atmosphere.

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Used to swim in at Templestowe, Kangaroo Ground and Pound Bend Warrandyte in the 70s. Those were the days.
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#BREAKING There are reports of an #orca stranded on mud flats at Auckland's Waitemata Harbour - If you are in #NewZealand and spot the animal please call Ingrid Visser's report hotline: 0800 SEE ORCA @Casey_Pup
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Three major developments in a single day have a biologist on the frontline of avian influenza research worried it poses an increasing threat to animals and humans. I spoke with Dr Jenna Guthmiller at The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. au.news.yahoo.com/three-viru…

Three virus changes trigger concern as odds of new human pandemic rise

A leading researcher is warning avian influenza is spreading 'uncontrolled' and has flagged a potentially dire outcome. Read why.

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NSW SES is advising people in Sanctuary Point to prepare to evacuate due to flooding at Tomerong Creek. Things are getting serious in the Shoalhaven. More on 97.3 ABC illawarra shortly. @ABCemergency
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Happy #WorldEnvironmentDay‌ @Mozziebites Thanks for the awesome day and experience for our @westernsydneyu #EnvironmentalScience students
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Arizona is building the first solar canal in the U.S. . Solar-covered canals will generate renewable energy and save water in this notoriously dry area: buff.ly/3wEcF5h We have so many solutions to this crisis. Implement them. #ActOnClimate #climate #energy #renewables
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Can our bodies sustain the ongoing attack of plastic pollution, on top of all the other toxic chemicals in our water, air, and soil? Asking for a friend (aka all of humanity)... thebrockovichreport.com/p/th… #truthunfiltered #plasticpollution #microplastics

The Ongoing Contamination Of Our Bodies: New Study Finds Microplastics In Testicles

Plus: Latest Federal Surveys Identifies Funding Challenges For Drinking Water Systems & More

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What about the failed tailings dam, which they have still not fixed, 6 YEARS LATER. This below was December. If I was the regulator they'd be shut down. If Russ McConnell* was the regulator they'd be shut down. (* Doyen of Qld dam engineering and long-time dam safety regulator.)
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Replying to @Anna98831 @CJHarvey56 @AlboMP @tanya_plibersek
That the govt is using the EPBC Act to excuse their nature negative approvals is so infuriating, when they promised to fix our broken federal environment laws. Juice Media have done well here. xitter.cf/drianwright/status/178…
Ian Wright@drianwright5 May 2024
Why is reform of the Commonwealth EPBC Act important (but not happening) for at-risk environments across Australia? This short video from the Juice Media explains it (with X rated language) VERY effectively! Funny - but also incredibly sad.
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Happening in the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment too! Lots of mullet impacted.
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Not worried about Australia ocean outfalls? Here's some facts to consider. Find out more here: cleanocean.org/cocw-national… #cleanoceancleanwater @SenatorSurfer @tanya_plibersek
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Ever wondered how much nutrient from our depleted soils we lose through outfalls? Data from our research for the National Outfall Database says...a lot! See more here nespmarinecoastal.edu.au/pub… and here nod.org.au/
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