Archived News for Green Sector Professionals
A life-saving solar-powered toilet has been developed for a UN-backed project to improve global sanitation.
Over-powered nation blamed on all sources
South-eastern Australia won’t need any more generators for at least 10 years, according to new analysis.
People power could get corporate face
Studies have been undertaken to look at Australia's first community owned electricity retailer.
Super sponge soaks up old energy issues
A spongy plastic that soaks up carbon dioxide could ease the transition away from polluting fossil fuels and toward new energy sources, researchers say.
Uranium could be slowed by global moves
Australian authorities have warned that they may ban the export of local uranium to Russia.
Backroom deals run deep at Living Victoria
An ombudsmen’s report has detailed the dodgy practices at a state government water authority.
Big Pilbara water find could bring flow of funds
A new study say there are huge untapped water reserves in the Pilbara, which could drive a massive agricultural expansion in WA.
Bins fed well in Australian food-waste binge
The humble household is a major source of wasted food, with millions of tonnes ditched in Australia each year.
El Nino on watch as Pacific chills
The chance of El Nino developing later this year has been lowered, according to the authorities.
Even small logging slugs species
Taking a just a few trees from a tropical forest reduces biodiversity, a study shows, suggesting that “selective logging” may not be a sustainable practice.
Glaciers give mixed response to Ice Age questions
Climate change may not always be a global phenomenon, or at least not a uniform one.
Wild Rivers ditched for protection from red tape
The Queensland Government has successfully repealed the state's Wild Rivers Act - a move conservationists say will take a major toll on some of the world’s last free-flowing rivers.
Cheap fuel fumes assessed for safety
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) says it will investigate the risks that come with diesel fumes from coal ships.
Garbage-loving techno-shell takes a bite of waste
A large shell-shaped structure is sucking tonnes of rubbish out of a river for free.
Government drops explosive sand bomb on rural towns
Some West Australian residents are not keen on having an unannounced explosives storage facility and sand mine in their backyards.
Breeze of uncertainty holds back green tide
With the results of a review still looming, insiders say Australian renewable energy is “dead”.
Damning data cover-up shows silent human rights
Groups representing virtually all of the Australian medical community say that the health issues affecting asylum seeker children are out of hand.
Nuclear nods for good source of green
Australian nuclear is being boosted this week with the re-animation of Queensland’s uranium industry, and some encouraging words from a former Prime Minister.
Well worries given weight in gas study
Research says leaks from Australian coal seam gas (CSG) wells are much less severe than leaks in the US, but they are still a major source of carbon emissions.
Big blow-hole could mean methane rising
A second massive hole in the earth has opened up in Siberia, which some say marks a tipping point in carbon-driven climate shifts.
Coal cooling as green commodities soar
Just days after the Federal Government’s approval of a massive new coal mine, it looks like rough times ahead for the classic source of fuel.