http://www.thepunch.com.au/tags/carbon-change/ Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/rudds-ets-more-poisonous-than-a-cane-toad/ As the emissions trading scheme debate moves towards a frenzied climax in the Senate, Australia is sadly overlooking the biggest environmental issues facing this country right now. I believe the greatest threat to this nation’s environment right now is not global warming but feral animals and noxious weeds. Cane toads, lippia, foxes, serrated tussock, donkeys, feral cats, rabbits, Fireweed and Parthenium weed are hardly subjects of household discussion, yet between them they are destroying our native fauna and flora at an astounding rate. penberthyd@newsltd.com.au (David Penberthy) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/rudds-ets-more-poisonous-than-a-cane-toad/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/rudds-ets-more-poisonous-than-a-cane-toad/#item865 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 M30o93H7pQ09L8X1t49cHY01Z5j4TT91fGfr