Archived News for Green Sector Professionals
The NSW Government has been accused of ignoring its obligation to protect the Greater Blue Mountains world heritage area with a plan to heighten the Warragamba Dam.
New tech to pull fuel from air
Researchers are working to make fuel out of carbon dioxide pulled from the sky.
NT coast value counted
Economic analysis has found the Northern Territory's coastal and marine environments are worth $2 billion per year ...
Sand mine faces local opposition
Concerns have been raised about a planned sand mine in the New South Wales Southern Highlands.
Temperature changes fish value
Research suggests warmer water can reduce the nutritional value of seafood.
Wind farm group goes almost nowhere
Tony Abbott’s expert group on the health impacts of wind turbines has done very little.
Adani protestors hit Wagners site
Anti-Adani protestors have targeted Queensland engineering firm Wagners.
Experts issue solar warning
Energy Networks Australia says solar rooftop has flooded the network in Queensland.
Global prize for local science
A UNSW researcher has become the first Australian to win the prestigious Global Energy Prize, worth more than $820,000.
Green help for SA industries
South Australia's mining lobby has signed a renewable energy deal it hopes will help slash power bills.
Hospital solar to help health bills
A NSW hospital is installing what will be the largest rooftop solar panel system on any healthcare facility in the country.
Lithium plant to revive rural centre
Plans have been revealed for a new lithium refinery in WA’s Goldfields.
Bee brains trained on nothing
Scientists have discovered honeybees can understand the concept of zero.
Mars probe finds echoes of life
NASA’s Curiosity rover has found new evidence that Mars could have supported ancient life.
Airport studying PFAS spread
Melbourne Airport has confirmed PFAS contamination has spread in water beyond the airport boundaries.
Authorities talk tough on water theft
NSW water authorities say they will not hesitate to take action on irrigators who flout the law.
Big QLD wind plan advanced
Approval has been granted for a billion-dollar wind farm in central Queensland.
Big stores take aim at waste
Supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths are making changes in an effort to reduce landfill and water pollution.
Experts repeat Reef warnings
Experts say the current decline in Great Barrier Reef coral coverage is a phenomenon that “has not been observed in the historical record”.
Fish stocks dropping nationwide
Stocks of some large fished species have decreased by about 30 per cent over a decade around Australia.
Powdered broccoli on path to less waste
CSIRO is trying to reduce food waste by adding broccoli to coffee.