Clean coal lobby demands more federal funding
Developing ‘clean coal’ power plants won’t make business sense for at least two decades unless the Australian Government assists the carbon capture and storage industry more, says Dick Wells, Chairman...
View ArticleIndonesia exploits loopholes to grant new logging and plantation concessions
Back in 2010, we featured commentary by Greenpeace Southeast Asia’s Campaigns Director Shailendra Yashwant on a landmark commitment by Indonesia to protect its remaining forests with $1 billion...
View ArticleNo winners if Tassie forest deal unravels
The Forest Industry Association, Tasmania’s peak timber industry group, has announced it is suspending support for the groundbreaking Intergovernmental Agreement to protect forests signed in August...
View ArticleSave Our Seas says the World Bank
The World Bank has announced a new alliance and funding commitment to protect the world’s oceans from threats such as over-fishing and pollution. World Bank President Robert Zoellick highlighted the...
View ArticleSouthern shark numbers bounce back
In some rare good news for sharks, whose global populations have been devastated by decades of overfishing, researchers have found numbers in Tasmanian waters are showing signs of recovery.
View ArticleMassive fine a warning for palm oil industry
PT Hindoli, a subsidiary of agribusiness giant Cargill, has been fined $1 million for clearing land to grow palm oil trees beyond its concession in in South Sumatra, Indonesia. Environmental group...
View ArticleJapan terminates whaling season early
Japan has cut short its whale hunt with less than a third the kills it’s annual quota allows. Japan’s Fisheries Agency blamed adverse weather conditions and sabotage by activists. Anti-whaling group...
View ArticleFlawed consultation on Murray-Darling rescue plan
Public consultation on the Murray-Darling Basin Authority’s $9 billion draft plan to save the river system has been roundly criticized for being initiated before the results of an important CSIRO study...
View ArticleCall for comprehensive packaging recycling system
The National Chair of Keep Australia Beautiful National Association, Don Chambers, has called for cooperation and increased partnerships to help develop an improved recycling system that covers all...
View ArticleAPP accused of breaching its forest protection commitments to international...
WWF and Indonesian environment groups claim that European and Japanese taxpayers are among those unwittingly underwriting the continued destruction of important forest in Sumatra, including habitat for...
View ArticleGM bacteria could generate fuel from waste
A researcher and bioengineer from Rice University says genetically modified combined strains of the E. coli bacteria could be used to convert plant waste into synthetic diesel fuel or oil-like...
View ArticlePositive energy returns from solar edge closer
Stanford researchers estimate that all the solar panels operating around the world produced enough energy last year to offset the energy it took to manufacture them. The power used to make solar panels...
View ArticleJapan to face court over whaling claims
Australia’s challenge to Japan’s so called “scientific” whaling programme in Antarctica will be heard at the United Nation’s International Court of Justice in The Hague in June. Japan continues to...
View ArticleGreens initiate inquiry into air pollution health impacts
The Australian Greens have initiated a senate inquiry into the potential health impacts of air pollution from sources such as coal mining and power stations. A submission from the Australian Medical...
View ArticlePETA snaps up stake in newly listed SeaWorld
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has made an undisclosed investment in one of it’s long time targets, SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. PETA says it hopes to use its position as an investor...
View ArticleInterstate transmission upgrade aids spread of renewable power
Plans to upgrade electricity transmission infrastructure between South Australia and Victoria will allow South Australia to export more excess wind power and help Victoria decrease its dependence on...
View ArticleUNESCO sounds alarm on Great Barrier Reef
The health of the Great Barrier Reef is at risk due to excessive coastal development, according to a new UNESCO report on the World Heritage listed area. “Wetlands along the coast are vital to the...
View ArticleNo evidence for “wind turbine syndrome”
Inaudible sound from turbines operating on wind farms does not affect human health, according to a recent review by the Victorian Department of Health. The review found that typical sound pressure for...
View ArticleMinister joins Rio Tinto’s challenge to block on mine expansion
The New South Wales State Government has stepped in to support mining giant Rio Tinto’s appeal against a court decision preventing further expansion of its Warkworth mine in the Hunter Valley. The...
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