Archived News for Green Sector Professionals - November, 2016
The most advanced weather satellite ever built has been fired into space.
Treasurer says waste advocates 'silent'
SA’s Treasurer says a “silent majority” want the state’s nuclear waste dump ...
Macfarlane's mining leap criticised
Former federal resources minister Ian Macfarlane has defended his career change to lobbying for mining industry.
Global river gaps revealed
Researchers have created the world’s first global assessment of gaps in protection of the world’s rivers.
Power plays on coal closure
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce says “cheap power means jobs”, and renewable energy is not cheap.
QLD bill kills looming water rort
Queensland has tightened groundwater licence requirements for mines, without angering Adani.
Weatherill wants dump put to people
SA Premier Jay Weatherill wants a referendum on a nuclear waste dump.
Big trade left at wayside
The US Government has effectively buried the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.
Charges laid on Linc leaders
Five former Linc Energy executives have been charged with environmental offences.
Experts make coastal power claim
Engineers say wave power along the southeast coast of Australia is a viable source of renewable energy.
Fires to rise but clouds unclear
Experts forecast increasing heatwaves and extreme bushfires, but the future of storms and rainfall is less clear.
NT chief talks pipe plans in China
Many Australians know about a pipeline dispute in Dakota, but ...
Shark net plan sped up
New South Wales is fast-tracking the rollout of shark nets on its far-north coast.
Study plots ancient DNA disappearance
It is well known that modern humans interbred with Neanderthals, but ...
More foam at old flight sites
Sites around RAAF Base Tindal near Katherine in the Northern Territory have tested positive for toxic firefighting chemicals.
Alarm sounded on local brain drain
Scientists say our “innovation nation” could be turning into a wasteland.
Jury votes down nuclear dump
A citizens’ jury has voted strongly against a large nuclear waste facility in South Australia.