In the lead-up to December's Copenhagen climate talks, 35 emergency services workers are running from one end of Australia to the other. Sunday Age politics reporter Melissa Fyfe joins their journey, supported by The Age, as they meet the nation's leading climate experts and explore the latest developments in clean energy.
Sea level rules need to go further: mayor
Melissa Fyfe Byron Bay mayor Jan Barham has copped a lot of flak over her shire's handling of coastal erosion. But she's not relenting. In fact, Cr Barham believes the latest science means council will have ...
Banking on a different climate
Melissa Fyfe Some people in the environment lobby might be surprised to hear Arthur Sinodinos talking about climate change action. For a decade, Sinodinos served as John Howard's chief-of-staff and was regularly .
Beautiful one day, crowded the next
Melissa Fyfe There's much to like about the Sunshine Coast. The sunshine, obviously. Throw in the beaches and lush forests and it's easy to see why this part of Queensland is now a powerful magnet for new ...
Stefano de Pieri: a new type of food bowl needed
Melissa Fyfe Stefano de Pieri's house sits on a high river bank in Mildura, on a wide sweep of the Murray. It's a blessing and a curse, he says.
Rethinking the Murray's massive water loss
Melissa Fyfe Paul Tregoning is not a climate scientist. He's no water expert, either. But when he released findings on the Murray-Darling basin earlier this year, scientists from these disciplines were ...
Catching some rays
Melissa Fyfe Keith Lovegrove is a bit like Frankenstein's inventor. He's built something so powerful he's a little unsure how to deal with the strength of his creation.
Looking at the stars
Melissa Fyfe In a freshly-built housing estate in Portland you will find Peter Reefman's unassuming new home. Aside from the lack of lawn, the house appears little different to the other homes in the street. ...
Welcome to the Climate Run blog
Melissa Fyfe Emergency services workers are not normally the type you'd expect to join the battle against climate change. They are not your stereotypical greenies. They wear uniforms. They are calm, no-nonsense ..
Taking the acid test on the Great Barrier Reef
Melissa Fyfe Unlike some sexual processes in the animal world, coral reproduction remains a rather magical and mysterious event. And Dr Selina Ward loves it. The thousands of little red bundles of eggs and ...
Turning the tide in Townsville
Melissa Fyfe Vern Veitch does not muck about. The Townsville councillor is pretty blunt about the city's energy needs, which are spiralling four times faster than the population growth.
The Daintree and the possum that can't stand the heat
Melissa Fyfe At first, Steve Williams worried about the tiny frogs. He's still worried about those frogs, but now it's a particular possum that's got him fretting.
Far north winds of change
Melissa Fyfe Archer Point is not just plain windy. It is hat-snatching, tent-mauling, tree-bending windy. It is one of the windiest places in Queensland. And it could be the start of an energy-sufficient future ..
The Governor and his pesky chandeliers
Melissa Fyfe As he launched Run for a Safe Climate yesterday, Victoria's Governor David de Kretser shared a little achievement with the audience.
