Archived News for Green Sector Professionals - April, 2018
The CEFC has given $5 million in support for a company that makes energy-saving thermostats.
Experts want different waste focus
An expansion of waste-to-energy projects is on the way, but experts say we cannot burn out problems away.
Floating nuclear giant sets sail
Russia has sent its controversial floating nuclear power plant out to sea.
Hazelwood health effects checked
A new study suggests the 2014 Hazelwood mine fire led to a spike in doctor visits by Latrobe Valley residents.
New reef funds aimed at adaptation
The Federal Government has announced a $500 million package to help deal with the problems facing the Great Barrier Reef.
Plans to deal with China ban
Local government lobbies say China’s ban on imports of recyclable waste should be used as an opportunity for change.
Research shows local risks
Ten Australian birds and seven mammals are likely to become extinct over the next twenty years ...
Sea ice traps plastic
New research shows sea ice can trap large amounts of microplastics and transport them across the Arctic Ocean.
Warning signs for small community
Notices to stop drinking water have been posted in a community that sits 70km downstream from a lead, zinc and silver mine.
'Super-gonorrhoea' on local shores
A British man’s ‘super-gonorrhoea’ has been cured, but two more cases have popped up in Australia.
Call for coal fund re-jig
Environment Victoria wants a $90 million “clean coal” fun to be spent on the transition away from reliance on coal.
Frack ban lifted in NT
The NT Government has announced it will lift its moratorium on fracking, triggering almost immediate protests.
Katherine keeping PFAS restraints
Water restrictions in Katherine will stay for several more years, with progress on a solution to PFAS contamination still a long way off.
NEG chats to continue
State and territory energy ministers have agreed to continue discussions on the National Energy Guarantee (NEG).
Tassie getting solar boost
One large solar farm has been approved and another proposed for Tasmania’s north coast.
Waste repurposed for spill sponge
Engineers have made a new oil spill sponge out of common waste products.
City dumps recycling
Ipswich City Council is scrapping its recycling service and will simply dump the waste instead.
Marine heatwaves longer and stronger
Decades of data shows marine heatwaves have increased in number, length and intensity as a result of warming oceans.
NSW backs green flow
The NSW Government has promised to keep a major release of environmental water into the Barwon-Darling system away from irrigators.
TasWater defends Tassal
TasWater says salmon company Tassal should not be blame for water restrictions at Orford and Triabunna.
Waste sector wants local effort
Authorities want Australia to take a more circular approach to recycling.