Archived News for Green Sector Professionals - September, 2014
The plan for what to do with tonnes of dredge spoil from the Abbot Point port expansion has changed, and gained the backing of one of the state’s least environmentally-friendly groups.
Flood of unanswered questions over Nimmie-Caira
A community group in New South Wales has opened fire on the state’s water authorities, saying they have shown a shocking lack of transparency around a major wetlands preservation project.
Japan continues trashing whale numbers and science
Japan has continued its “scientific” whale-hunting program, setting sail in Pacific waters this week.
Locals' wild device bites water weeds for birds
A snarling mechanical behemoth has knocked crocodiles off their spot as the scariest thing inthe Northern Territory.
Self-assured city has no love for its stream
Metropolitan living is taking a toll on the residents of Melbourne’s Yarra River.
Space mining defined for age of meteoric profit
The ASTEROIDS Act has been tabled in the US House of Representatives, seeking to define the rules for a new era of resource exploration in space.
Broad boost marked from big vax plan
The HPV vaccine has been linked with a 61 per cent reduction in cases of genital warts among young Australian women.
Gene ruling could limit treatment
Australia’s Federal Court has ruled that private companies can patent human gene mutations.
Soft glow lights path to safer crossings
One New South Wales council is striding into a safe and stylish future, installing 400 metre glow-in-the-dark path over its railway.
States take lead on lunge for clean power
State governments and small communities are filling the gap left by a Federal Government that seems unwilling to change.
Uni to boost best parts of regional life
A new research project is seeking the source of strength and cultural heritage to improve regional communities.
Big jump in extinction estimate paints dire picture
Evidence is mounting for the notion that humans are causing a mass extinction event.
New green fuel for short path to power
Researchers in the US are working on designer bacteria that eat sunlight and can be burned for fuel.
Queensland sets scene for new drilling means
The Queensland Government is getting into newer, deeper forms of gas and oil drilling, which could bring big risks for water supplies.
Small beads bring big worries
New South Wales may fight the use of tiny plastic particles common in beauty products, after a study found widespread pollution from ‘microplastics’ in Sydney Harbour.
Study maps origin of sea debris
Australian mathematicians and oceanographers may be able to work out which bits of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch came from where.
Four deaths pinned on Labor's hasty negligence
A damning review has found the so-called ‘pink batts scheme’ sacrificed safety for speed, for which four young men paid with their lives.
Jobs drift on gas inaction, Combet says
A former climate change minister says coal seam gas is the solution to soaring energy costs and carbon reduction needs.