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Welcome to the third instalment in our series Chemistry of Coffee, where we unravel the delicious secrets of one of the most widely consumed drinks in the world. As you listen to the whirring grinders… Via dilaycock 
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"This is the first clear glimpse of the massive scale of the construction work for the state's $1.76 billion water desalination plant at Kurnell. Earth works to prepare the controversial site, south of Botany Bay, have been under way for several months. The State Government commissioned the plant during the height of the drought, saying it would help solve Sydney's future drinking water shortage problems." Via dilaycock
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"In California the huge E&J Gallo and Mondavi wineries use Nasa technology. From satellites and small planes, pictures are taken using various spectra, such as infrared, which reveal exact conditions on the ground." Via dilaycock
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How do you feel after imbibing a bit of red wine? Euphoric, excited, or perhaps simply cheery? Or are you one of those drinkers prone to suffering a nagging feeling of guilt, combined with an uncomfortable sensation inside your head? Via dilaycock
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February 24, 2014 5:53 PM
A new high-resolution global map of forest loss and gain has been created with the help of Google Earth. The interactive online tool is publicly available and zooms in to a remarkably high level of local detail - a resolution of 30m. It charts the story of the world's tree canopies from 2000 to 2012, based on 650,000 satellite images by Landsat 7. In that time, the Earth lost a combined "forest" the size of Mongolia, enough trees to cover the UK six times.
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Logging companies in PNG are using special agricultural leases to clear vast tracts of rainforest timber, on the promise of roads and economic development for remote villages. Via dilaycock
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Palm oil plantations have an overall negative impact on biodiversity, according to research released this week. The study, published in Nature Communications, found palm oil plantations are home to fewer… Via dilaycock
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As Sydney house prices skyrocket and traffic congestion worsens, some enterprising workers are moving north to seek the lifestyle they want in Queensland while continuing their careers in NSW. Via dilaycock
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October 16, 2014 8:44 PM
THis is good article looking at home affordability for SHELTER
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Indonesia has for the first time surpassed Brazil in clearing tropical forests and losses are accelerating despite a 2011 moratorium meant to protect wildlife and combat climate change, scientists said on Sunday. Via dilaycock
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"Vast new cities are being built across China at a rate of ten a year, but they remain almost completely uninhabited ghost towns. Racing to stay ahead of the world economy, is the superpower about to implode?" Via dilaycock
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