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Podcast: Climate Conversations
Episode: Climate News: Energy expert, Bruce Mountain, on Radio National; Burning trees for energy worsens climate crisis; Floating farms in Bangladesh; Europe reaches deal on carbon tax
Description: Bruce Mountain (pictured) tells Patricia Karvelis on Radio National that Australia's east coast is "swimming in gas" - "Government taking a bigger role in energy: analyst";
"Burning Trees for Energy Is Catastrophic for Biodiversity, Scientists Say";
"The ‘silent killer’ of flooding: Murray River fish in dire straits as water quality drops";
"Starving seabirds on Alaska coast show climate change peril";
"Farmers in Bangladesh return to 200-year-old floating farm technique to battle rising sea levels and extreme monsoon seasons";
"Europe Reaches Deal for Carbon Tax Law on Imports";
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