BellingenNSWJan 20, 2025

Flying trampolines

100-plus kilos flying object hazards are occupying many Aussie gardens. With wind they become airborne missiles and are propelled across space. The missiles have the potential to harm life and destroy objects. In the end they are just eyesores and plastic junk .
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-21/damaging-storms-nsw-spark-calls-for-trampoline-regulations/104834666
#plastic #trampolines #FossilFuel #JunkSpace #Flying #hazards #climate #gardens #eyesores #regulation

Calls for greater regulation of trampolines after storm damage in NSW

Some residents dealing with damage caused by rogue trampolines in the aftermath of severe weather in NSW say it is time for greater regulation.

ABC News
ZeitgeistOct 22, 2024
"The total mass of human-made space objects in Earth orbit is some 13,000 tonnes. That’s about the same mass as 90 adult male blue whales. About one third of this mass is debris (4,300 tonnes), mostly in the form of leftover rocket bodies."
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https://theconversation.com/4-300-tonnes-of-space-junk-and-rising-another-satellite-breakup-adds-to-orbital-debris-woes-241790
#SpaceJunk #JunkSpace #Garbage #pollution #satellites #Earth #atmosphere #technosphere #accountability
4,300 tonnes of space junk and rising: another satellite breakup adds to orbital debris woes

The Intelsat 33e communications satellite unexpectedly broke up in orbit, creating at least 20 fragments. How do we track the growing amounts of orbital debris?

The Conversation
Manly BlogAug 9, 2023

From the bush to Antarctica one big waste dump

Turning Antarctica into a toxic waste dump
Pollution at Australia’s largest Antarctic research station, Casey, has exceeded international guidelines for close to 20 years, new research shows.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/10/pollution-at-australias-largest-antarctic-research-station-exceeded-guidelines-for-almost-20-years

The Aussie bush - a place to dump rubbish
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-10/townsville-illegal-waste-dumping-bush-access-restricted-boulders/102701150
#JunkSpace #waste #dumping #values #mindsets #Antarctica #TheBush

Pollution at Australia’s largest Antarctic research station exceeded guidelines for almost 20 years

Levels of contaminants such as arsenic and lead at Casey eclipsed international quality guidelines between 1997 and 2015, study finds

The Guardian