Archived News for Green Sector Professionals
The humble roundworm could become a pioneer of modern scientific safety, as part of tests to measure the toxicity of nanoparticles.
Green light gets huge Watermark mine started
The NSW Planning Commission has given the green light to a new multi-billion dollar coal mine for the state.
Repeal falls short of forecast cuts
Figures out this week show the repeal of the carbon tax has not achieved the intended energy price reductions.
Beans and brains; the link between thinking and eating
Evidence is beginning to show a clear link between diet quality, nutritional deficiencies and mental health.
Gas fluid find shows all is not well
The discovery of potentially toxic chemicals has brought the Gloucester coal seam gas (CSG) project to a halt.
High tech gene study finds key to mustard life
Supercomputers have been brought in to identify how plants survive a changing climate.
Quest for cold killers gets going
Australian researchers are going on a voyage to look at top predators in the Antarctic.
Climate outlook says all sectors must respond
Australia’s top national science agencies say looming climate change will hit the nation hard, and the chance to do anything about it is slipping away.
Local energy cred slammed
A government report has flung a scathing condemnation at Australia’s building industry energy performance.
Nuclear ties made between two majors
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US president Barack Obama have reached an agreement to move ahead on a civilian nuclear power agreement.
Solar slug held up to Senate's light
A senate inquiry has been launched to find why so many are hit with high costs and hidden fees after switching to solar power.
Stealing the secrets of self determination
Nature has long held the engineering secrets to power the future, and researchers are now looking to pinch another one – the power of self-assembly.
Bosses dodging fallout from Fukushima
Executives from the nuclear power company at the centre of the 2011 Fukushima disaster won’t face charges.
Australia seeks to jump shark responsibility
The Australian Government wants to back out of a scheme it previously supported, by removing protections on five local shark species.
CSG checks slammed for missing toxic spot
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has been criticised for missing a key factor in tests for dangerous chemicals around CSG sites.
Runoff money takes Reef fight to farms
Funding is open for projects to help reduce destructive runoff from farms to the Great Barrier Reef.
Sawfish study to strike at future effects
A new research project will plot the effects of climate change on a very rare local aquatic creature.
Solar and students charge top green school
A Melbourne school has won a global award for its broad range of renewable energy measures.
Wind turbine health study brings breeze of proof
A study in which 6 people reported their own observations of wind turbine effects is being used as an argument against the wind energy industry.
Futuristic fungi dome takes bite out of waste
A suitably sci-fi looking device can turn plastic into edible mushrooms.