Archived News for Green Sector Professionals
A new round of inquiry has slammed various aspects of Victoria’s Hazelwood mine, which caught fire and burned for 45 days last year.
Days left to settle decades-old title claim
A bush hearing next week is set to settle a native title claim lodged two decades ago.
Science and strength lacking in CSG review
A parliamentary inquiry in Victoria has recommended that the state’s ban on coal seam gas (CSG) extraction should continue, but cannot decide how long it should last.
Chinese response won't stop strangling cities
Beijing has issued its first-ever red alert for pollution, with a new blanket of choking smog about to descend on the city.
Research calls for religious take on nature
With Paris climate talks stymied in indecision and ideological conflict, one researcher says appealing to a higher power might be the key.
Study gleans green use for tree waste
Researchers in the US have discovered a new material for making biofuel, which had previously been discarded as part of the process.
Wendelstein awakening this week
German engineers are about to take the next step toward what could be the future of energy systems.
Call for brakes on gene machine
A group of US scientists and activists want the next level of gene-editing techniques banned.
Insurers back climate money outlook
The insurance industry has welcomed the Federal Government’s renewed focus on natural disaster preparedness and mitigation.
Religious research finds faith in the lab
A worldwide survey has provided some surprising findings about the religion of scientists.
Expert seeks smart view of SA waste dump
There are more hearings on this week in South Australia’s nuclear fuel cycle royal commission.
Biofuel buffs call for government support
This year’s Bioenergy Australia conference in Tasmania has been used to call for state and federal government help to improve the industry.
Climate swings hit trees each year
New research shows that even small shifts in climate can have massive effects on forest health.
Japan sets sail for more whale slaughter
Japan is side-stepping international law to send its ships out to kill hundreds more Minke whales.
MDBA gets permanent boss
Senior Agriculture Department official Phillip Glyde has been named as the new Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) chief executive.
QLD called to answer for traditional take-back
Reports this week suggest the Queensland Government has been planning to strip native title off traditional landowners to make way for the Carmichael coal mine.
Defence contamination response slammed
New South Wales water authorities are demanding that the Defence Department remediate the Tomago Sandbeds.
Oil-eating super-sponge edging closer
Australian researchers are close to commercial trials of an exciting new material that can soak up oil spills.
EPA ignores itself in WA road fight
Western Australia’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has admitted ignoring its own policy to approve the Roe 8 highway extension.
Sand mine slammed for flood risk
The director of a company hoping to set up a sand mine in Queensland has referred to his own son’s battle with leukaemia to claim the mine will not harm children.
Climate moves could leave trillions stranded
Measures to limit global warming could put the world on track to build trillions of dollars worth of uneconomic fossil fuel projects, new analysis says.