"In particular, Australia, because of its ancient geography, soil profile and distinctive weather patterns, is more adversely affected by climate variability than some other continents."

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"A knowledgeable and courageous U.S. president could help enormously in leading the world's nations toward saving the climate."

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"The climate continues to deteriorate."

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"While mainstream media is led by profit, ratings and popularist culture and filtered by the current political climate, Alternative Media is lead solely by the convictions of the campaign and film maker."

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"The current climate change is an outer mirror of our inner consciousness. It is an outer mirror of our attitude to try to conquer nature, instead of being in harmony with nature, but in the end the part can never conquer the whole."

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"All the modelling we do shows that the climate is poised on the jump up to a new hot state. It is accelerating so fast that you could say that we are already in it."

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"Not a breath of air stirred over the free and open prairie; the clouds were like light piles of cotton; and where the blue sky was visible, it wore a hazy and languid aspect."

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"Climate change is such a huge issue that it requires strong, concerted, consistent and enduring action by governments."

Change

"In our early period we pretty much survived or perished on our capacity to reach people, and on getting into the pattern of having no money and playing lots of shows."

Money

"Our senses convey that all is not well with the natural world."

Sense

"I believe that the quantum of our knowledge will increase considerably in the coming years and that scientists will continue to be amongst the brave voices speaking out."

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"There was never going to be a right time for a band that was still recording and had health in its environment, had made a very good record and was playing well."

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"The fact is that we take music very seriously."

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"As far as performance, the roar of the crowd, the smell of the greasepaint no I don't feel that."

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"What generally happens in this county is that our politicians don't serve us well because they don't tell the truth, and they don't keep their promises."

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"Look, very clearly there are things that need to be done urgently in relation to climate change, and of those the most obvious is to have an enforceable and equitable arrangement delivering deep cuts in emissions into the middle of the century."

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"Recently though, our State Governments have discussed instigating a carbon trading scheme - the details are still to be decided - and that's an encouraging sign."

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